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African Union-EU Summit: Parliaments and people must stay at the heart of Africa-EU relations

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Brussels, 28 November 2017

On the eve of the African Union and European Summit, a strong S&D delegation took part in Abidjan at the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and the European Parliament Summit, which adopted today an appeal to reaffirm the importance of the role of national and transnational parliaments, as well as of the parliamentary assemblies, in the democratic process and a renewed co-operation between EU and Africa.

The S&D Group president Gianni Pittella MEP said:

Energy efficiency is the key to a new European economic and social model, say S&Ds

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Brussels, 28 November 2017

Socialists and Democrats today successfully pushed for a 40% energy efficiency target by 2030 during a vote in the parliamentary committee on energy and industry. A progressive coalition was able to ensure an ambitious binding target contrary to conservative attempts to water it down.

Using phosphates in frozen meat misleads consumers and endangers their health, say S&Ds

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Brussels, 28 November 2017

Today phosphate is being used to increase the weight of meat, due to its water-binding properties, mainly in frozen vertical meat spits, such as doner kebabs. Since this meat is not consumed at home, this meat is not labelled and consumers are not informed. It is misleading consumers by selling water for the price of meat.

S&Ds lead the European Parliament’s call for a 35% share of renewable energy by 2030

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Brussels, 28 November 2017

Following lengthy negotiations, the S&D Group in the European Parliament secured cross-party support for a binding target of 35% share of energy coming from renewable sources by 2030. The S&D author of the parliamentary report, José Blanco MEP, succeeded in uniting the Parliament behind a strong shift-up from the 27% proposed by the European Commission.

Traceability of tobacco will contribute to health and undermine smuggling, say S&Ds

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Brussels, 28 November 2017

Today Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament voted to urgently introduce an independent traceability system for tobacco products. Some members of the parliamentary committee on health and environment had introduced an objection that would have delayed the adoption of the traceability system, thus again benefiting the tobacco industry. The S&Ds want to guarantee full implementation by 2019.

Europe’s life science industry urges the UK and EU27 to safeguard patients’ access to medicines with a clear transition period and a future cooperation agreement after Brexit

Medicines for Europe
 
 
 
 
The associations representing the European and British life science industry (AESGP, EFPIA, EuropaBio, EUCOPE, Medicines for Europe, ABPI, BGMA, BIA, PAGB) have today underlined the importance of securing cooperation between the UK and EU on medicines regulation. 
 
Whilst we respect the phased approach of negotiations, we urge progress to be made in the negotiations as soon as possible. 
 

CCCTB: GUE/NGL-study exposes major loopholes in Commission's corporate tax proposals

DIE LINKE. im Europaparlament

Member of the European Parliament Martin Schirdewan (DIE LINKE. / GUE/NGL) and Member of the Bundestag Fabio De Masi (DIE LINKE.)

Brussels, 28/11/2017

It’s disgraceful that member states turn a deaf ear to citizens on glyphosate, say S&Ds

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Brussels, 27 November 2017

The Group of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament today strongly criticised the decision by member states to extend the licence of glyphosate, a pesticide which the WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer considers “likely carcinogenic to humans.”
The S&D Group strongly backed the demand by the European Parliament to just phase out glyphosate instead of renewing its licence.

S&D vice-president for sustainability Kathleen Van Brempt MEP said:

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