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The Data Act must not become a Drama Act for the industry

VDMA - Mechanical Engineering Industry

Brussels/Frankfurt, 6 February 2023 - Commenting on the planned vote on the EU Data Act in the European Parliament's Industry Committee (ITRE), Hartmut Rauen, Deputy Executive Director of VDMA, says:

Udo Bullmann elected unanimously as Chair of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

The subcommittee has to bring its focus back to the core task of its work - human rights.

Industrial trade unions united for stronger collective bargaining

industriAll Europe

130 delegates and trade union leaders from industriAll Europe’s affiliated unions, met in Milan on 2 and 3 February to define their strategy to meet the current challenges of 'Bargaining for a just transition in times of cost of living and energy crises'.

S&Ds condemn inflammatory statements on North Macedonia by ECR MEP, Angel Dzhambazki

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

S&D MEPs Andreas Schieder, Chair of the Delegation of North Macedonia, Tonino Picula, the Group’s foreign affairs coordinator, and Matjaž Nemec, the Group’s shadow rapporteur on North Macedonia, issued a joint statement condemning the inflammatory political campaigning and hate speech by ECR MEP Angel Dzhambazki against North Macedonia:

Hydrogen is a key pillar of Green Deal Industrial Plan

Hydrogen Europe

On Wednesday 1st of February, in Brussels, European Commission President, Ursula Von der Leyen, and the Executive Vice President for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, announced the launch of an ambitious Green Deal Industrial Plan, and a Member States consultation on the revision of the state aid framework for net-zero technologies. Those with an interest in the hydrogen value chain will be encouraged to see that hydrogen is now unequivocally a strategic technology for reaching the EU’s net-zero target by 2050.

2022 negative trends deepen despite economic resilience, steel demand to contract also in 2023

EUROFER

Brussels, 02 February 2023 – All downside factors that have materialised in the first half of last year have persisted, continuing to impact the European steel market. Apparent steel consumption is forecast to see a deeper-than-expected drop of -4.6% for 2022 (previously set at -3.5%). The outlook for 2023 also remains negative (-1.6%), paving the way for the fourth steel demand recession in five years. A modest recovery will be in sight in 2024 (+1.6%), though subject to high uncertainty.

The EU-Ukraine summit: the EU prays Ukraine will give purpose to its directionless security policies

MCC Brussels

Brussels, Belgium

Liberal Impulses for Europe's Future: Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Celebrates its New Year's Reception in Brussels

Friedrich Naumann Foundation

At the Bibliothèque Solvay, the dignified stronghold of knowledge on the hill of the royal Leopold Park in the European capital of Brussels, the New Year's reception of the European Dialogue Program of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom took place on January 31, 2023, with approximately 200 guests. The range of topics at the gathering of European liberals was broad from questions about the expansion and deepening of European integration to a discussion of the role and responsibility of the EU in the world.

Green steel as key driver to Net-zero industry: the EU must adopt and implement a value chain approach if clean tech investment is to stay in Europe, says EUROFER

EUROFER

Brussels, 01 February 2023 – The foundations of the Net-zero Age are made of steel, from wind turbines to electric vehicles. Steel is essential to makes these clean tech value chains circular and carbon neutral. This is why the new EU Industrial Plan must have an overall vision, while its implementation will be crucial to adopt a value chain approach focusing on all key upstream and downstream sectors that are indispensable for reaching the EU’s climate and circular economy objectives.

S&Ds urge a swift update of the EU anti-money laundering list by adding the United Arab Emirates

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Today, the European Parliament discusses the need for an urgent update of the EU list of high-risk third countries for anti-money laundering and terrorist-financing purposes. The S&Ds asked for this debate because we want to highlight the importance of this process for our common efforts to protect the integrity of the EU financial system.

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