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S&Ds: We need the short-term rental market to protect affordable housing for everyone

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Today, the European Parliament’s committee on internal market and consumer’s protection gave the greenlight to better regulate short-term rental companies like Airbnb and Booking.com.

FIA Region I launches road safety campaign on mobile distraction

FIA Region I
18 September 2023 – Drivers are up to four times more likely to get in an accident using their smartphone while driving. The FIA Region I Road Safety Campaign calls for reflection on mobile distraction while driving. 
 
We increasingly cannot live without our smartphone, so why would we risk an accident or life for it?  
 

Iratxe García to visit flood-affected areas of Thessaly, Greece, on Monday

S&D
The President of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, Iratxe García, will visit the areas of Thessaly affected by the floods on Monday, September 18, together with the President of Pasok Kinal Nikos Androulakis and S&D MEP of Pasok Kinal Nikos Papandreou.
 
The delegation will examine and propose financial resources to address the impacts of the floods and the reconstruction of the affected regions.

S&Ds: Critical Raw Materials Act ensures access to resources from abroad and their substitution where possible

S&D
The Socialists and Democrats voted in favour of the Critical Raw Materials Act in the plenary of the European Parliament in Strasbourg today. The final text includes provisions introduced by the S&D Group to ensure an uninterrupted supply of these crucial resources from third countries for the EU industry.
 

European Commission President’s State of the Union Address: Health needs to remain high on the EU’s political agenda

MedTech Europe

Brussels, 13 September 2023 – In her State of the Union Address, President von der Leyen addressed the important need for Europe to maintain its competitive edge but fell short of giving health the priority it needs.

Iratxe García to von der Leyen: The Tunisia Memorandum is a mistake and must be withdrawn

S&D
 
Following the decision of Tunisian authorities to refuse entrance to a Parliamentarian delegation of MEPs, S&D Group leader Iratxe García this morning will request a declaration of the European Parliament's Conference of presidents asking for the immediate suspension of the Memorandum of Understanding between the EU and Tunisia.
 
S&D President Iratxe García said:
 

Under S&D leadership, EP to call for EU-wide approach on prostitution to cut demand and help women to leave it

S&D

Today, the European Parliament will vote on a report calling for a Europe-wide approach to prostitution, putting women’s rights, protection against violence, and gender equality at its heart.

S&Ds candidate for the 2023 Sakharov Prize is Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life and Freedom Movement in Iran

S&D

Exactly one year ago today, the 22 year old Kurdish-Iranian, Jina Mahsa Amini, was arrested for allegedly disobeying Iran’s strict dress code for women. Three days later, she died in custody, after being brutalised by Iran’s morality police. This triggered civil unrest and protests against the regime of Iran, mainly led by women fighting for their rights and freedoms:

Inaction by coffee companies threatens the global supply of coffee, farmers’ livelihoods and nature, reveals 2023 Coffee Barometer

Solidaridad
Despite the passage of anti-deforestation laws by the EU, the clearing of forests is set to continue apace with coffee companies not prepared to comply with the regulation, reveals the 2023 Coffee Barometer, an in-depth report on the state of sustainability in the coffee sector. Roughly 130.000 hectares of forest have been lost annually over the last 20 years due to land being cleared for coffee cultivation as farmers attempt to make ends meet. At the same time coffee income remains at or below the poverty line in eight of the ten largest coffee producing countries.

Single Market Emergency Instrument: workers’ rights will be preserved even in times of crisis, thanks to S&Ds

S&D
Today the European Parliament gave the greenlight for the creation of the Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI). The instrument aims at ensuring the free movement of goods, services, and people in the single market in the context of an emergency, like the one of the coronavirus pandemic.
 

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