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Ambitious 8 GW of offshore wind planned that will put Poland back on wind energy map

WindEurope

BRUSSELS, 11 APRIL 2018 – State-owned Polish Transmission System Operator, PSE, has said that as much as 8 GW of offshore wind capacity could be installed in Poland.
 

New consumer rights must be "effective, practical and proportionate"

ECR Group - European Conservative and Reformist Group

ECR Internal Market co-ordinator Daniel Dalton MEP today welcomed the European Commission's New Deal for Consumers.

Mr Dalton, who will pilot proposals through the European Parliament as a rapporteur, said:

"It is good to see the Commission coming forward with ideas to address problems exposed by issues such as the vehicle emissions scandal, the lack of transparency in some online sales and the 'dual food' question. 

Europe must do more to get child refugees back to school, a new study reveals

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
EU countries fail to adequately integrate child refugees into their school systems, according to a new comparative study presented today at by the Global Progressive Forum (GPF), ahead of next month’s European Parliament debate with the EU Commission and Council on protection of child refugees.
 

Decent work for all - S&Ds call for ban of zero-hour contracts in new rules on working conditions

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
At a conference on Decent Working Conditions hosted by the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament today, S&D MEPs called for setting new rights for workers, especially to better protect workers in precarious jobs. They welcomed a proposal put forward by the Commission on the revision of the Written Statement Directive, a follow-up on the declaration of the Social Pillar in Gothenburg in November 2017, for which the S&D Group has been campaigning for years and continues to push for its implementation.
 

EU glass packaging closed loop recycling steady at 74%

FEVE - The European Container Glass Federation
Latest industry data on glass recycling show that the average glass recycling rate in the EU28 is steady at 74%. This means that over 11.6 million tons of glass bottles are collected, and recycled into food grade quality material for the production of new glass containers.
 

Dieselgate and Facebook scandal show EU citizens need to be able to bring lawsuits collectively

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
The S&D Group today welcomed a new package of proposals from the European Commission to strengthen consumer rights in Europe. In particular, the Group supports the proposals on collective redress, which would allow EU consumers to bring lawsuits collectively against large companies.
 
S&D spokesperson for legal affairs, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann said:
 

Mark Zuckerberg must now testify in front of the European Parliament

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
The S&D Group today called for an urgent plenary debate next week in Strasbourg on the misuse of millions of Facebook users’ data. The Group is also calling for Mark Zuckerberg to come before the European Parliament's civil liberties, justice and home affairs committee and explain exactly what took place and how EU citizens have been affected.
 
S&D Group leader Udo Bullmann said:
 

Member states back S&D’s demand for equal pay for equal work

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament welcome today’s approval of new rules for posted workers by member states. The introduction of equal pay for equal work at the same place for workers temporarily posted in other EU countries is essential to ensure fair conditions and fair competition for all workers and companies in the EU. The Socialists and Democrats led the fight to revise the Posting of Workers Directive to better protect posted workers from day one.
 

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