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The International Probiotic Association (IPA & IPAEurope) is returning with the 3rd Science & Business Symposium during the 12th Probiotic, Prebiotics, and New Food Congress

IPA Europe

(Rome 16-19 September 2023)

IPA with IPAEurope is returning with the 3rd Science & Business Symposium during the 12th Probiotic, Prebiotics, and New Food event in Rome. The IPA Day will take place on September 18, from 10:00 to 15:00, featuring sessions covering significant initiatives of IPA and IPA Europe.

S&Ds push for the first EU legislation to protect traditional crafts and industrial products

S&D

Today, the European Parliament will adopt a new set of rules to make a step forward in the protection of European traditional crafts and industrial products. The new regulation will make sure that products such as the Albacete knife, Murano glass or porcelain de Limoges will be protected within the EU and globally.

EU Parliament to make aviation fuel more climate-friendly

S&D

On Wednesday, the European Parliament is set to give its approval to the final agreement on ReFuelEU reached by the Commission, the Parliament and the Council.

European Parliament set to improve water quality standards, thanks to S&Ds

S&D
Tomorrow, the European Parliament is set to endorse its negotiation position on an S&D-led directive aiming to clean up our water in line with the EU’s zero-pollution goal by 2050, ahead of negotiations with the Council.
 

The European metals sector embarks on Transition Pathway to enable the EU Green Deal and Digital Agenda

EUROFER
Brussels, 11 September 2023 – The European metals industry, including both ferrous and non-ferrous metals, has initiated the process to establish its own EU Transition Pathway* in collaboration with the European Commission. The metals sector plays a pivotal role in facilitating the EU’s green and digital transitions by enabling several strategic value chains at the core of the clean tech economy.

European Media Freedom Act: Governments must not use national security as an excuse for pressuring journalists

S&D
The Socialists and Democrats today voted in favour of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) adopted in the European Parliament’s committee on culture and education. S&D MEPs managed to include a number of improvements in the text. Firstly, provisions aiming at the effective protection of journalists and other media professionals from surveillance and making sure journalists have the highest possible level of protection of their sources and communications.

Despite EPP voting against more transparency, MEPs support ambitious rule changes for Parliament

S&D
Despite strong resistance from the conservative EPP Group, Members of the constitutional affairs committee (AFCO) have voted to amend the European Parliament’s rules governing its Members' conduct.
 
Throughout the process, the Socialists and Democrats have fought for meaningful and ambitious changes to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure with a view to strengthening integrity, independence and accountability.
 

10th edition of European Urban Resilience Forum calls city leaders to Cascais

ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability - EUROPE
From 18 - 20 October, the European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO) will bring leading city representatives and resilience professionals together in Cascais (Portugal) to mark the flagship event’s 10th anniversary. Through interactive sessions, study visits and discussions, the 2023 edition aims to take stock of urban resilience in Europe and to answer the question: What is needed to help local and regional governments address resilience challenges towards 2030 and beyond?
 

Current head of cabinet of Iratxe García, Laura Ballarín, to become MEP

S&D
Following the general elections held in Spain on 23 July, S&D MEP Adriana Maldonado left the European Parliament to take a seat in the Spanish Congress. She will be replaced in the S&D Group by Laura Ballarín, who was the following candidate in the PSOE electoral list. Ballarín has a degree in political science and has been a member of the Catalan Socialist Party (PSC) since 2003, where she has been the Secretary for International Policy and European Affairs since 2019.
 

SOTEU: Iratxe García outlines S&D priorities by letter to Ursula von der Leyen

S&D
Ahead of the State of the Union debate in the plenary session next week, the chair of the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, Iratxe García, along with S&D Group Parliamentary Secretary, Elisabetta Gualmini, has sent a letter to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stating the Group's priorities for the coming months.
 

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