The advent of permanent structured cooperation in defence is a clear example of European solidarity, with countries voluntarily accepting both the responsibilities and the benefits of defence cooperation. This was the view of Party of European Socialists prime ministers at their coordination meeting ahead of the European Council today.

The assembled prime ministers jointly praised the work of Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign & Security Policy and a member of the socialist family, in securing the historic agreement.

ECR MEPs' call for an inter-governmental summit to end the ongoing persecution of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims was backed today by the European Parliament.

Over 600,000 Rohingyas have been forced to flee their homes and seek refuge in neighbouring Bangladesh and at least 6,700 Rohingya were killed in August alone. The crisis has been called a textbook example of ethnic cleansing by the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Mountain View, California & Brussels, Belgium – December 13 2017 – Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), the global advisor on staffing and workforce solutions, and the World Employment Confederation (W.E.C.), the authoritative voice of the employment industry, have today announced a global alliance.

Strasbourg, 13 December 2017

In the aftermath of the Social Summit which took place in Gothenburg on November 17, where EU leaders endorsed the Proclamation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, the European Parliament asked the European Commission and Council to participate in a plenary debate in order to explain how they will proceed with the implementation of the Social Pillar.