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S&Ds urge EU leaders to find consensus on true solidarity in migration and asylum

Ahead of the Special European Council meeting on 9-10 February, socialists and democrats are urging EU leaders to commit to finding an agreement on new EU migration and asylum rules before the current term of the European Parliament ends in 2024. 

S&Ds: Let’s take a historic step to better protect gig workers!

Tomorrow, the European Parliament will vote on its position on the landmark new EU legislation aiming to significantly improve the social and labour rights of gig earners working for Uber, Deliveroo, Helpling, and similar platforms. At the same time, it aims to protect the genuinely self-employed and good employers. 

The Commission’s industrial policy paper falls short, it doesn’t address the real needs, says Iratxe García

Today, the European Commission presented its Communication entitled “Green Deal Industrial Plan for a Net-Zero Age”, which falls short of what is needed.

Making industrial policy broadly effective

"High energy prices and the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act have led the EU to finally return its attention to the international competitiveness of European industry. However, the debate about the attractiveness of Europe as an industrial location must not be limited to somehow mirroring the subsidies promised by the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act in Europe.

E-evidence marks a significant turning point in European police and judicial cooperation

Following a provisional agreement between the Council and the European Parliament last week, the committee on justice and home affairs has signed off on new EU rules on cross-border access to electronic evidence.

S&Ds: The time is ripe for online Schengen visas

In a first step to modernise the Schengen visa process, MEPs in the justice and home affairs committee have approved replacing the visa sticker with a digital visa and given the green light to a single European online platform for all Schengen visa applications.

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

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:

Chancellor's trip to South America

Frankfurt, 27 January 2023 – On the occasion of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's trip to Argentina, Chile and Brazil, Ulrich Ackermann, Managing Director of VDMA’s Foreign Trade Department, says:

No time to lose on new Pact on Migration and Asylum

The Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union must deliver progress on the EU migration deal, as mandated in the Roadmap on the Pact on Migration and Asylum agreed by EU co-legislators. This was the demand from today’s Migration and Integration Network (MIN) of the Party of European Socialists (PES).

PES Social Europe Network presses for strong platform work Directive

Protect gig workers from exploitation by urgently adopting a strong Directive on platform work – this was the message sent to the EU Council and Parliament today by socialist member parties, MEPs, trade unions and civil society organisations meeting in the Social Europe Network of the Party of European Socialists (PES).

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