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EU wind installations up by a third despite challenging year for supply chain

The EU installed 15 gigawatts (GW) of new wind farms in 2022. That’s one third more than 2021. This increase in new installations is an encouraging result given the overlapping challenges the industry faced in 2022.  And the 15 GW installed are an important contribution to strengthening Europe’s energy security ahead of next winter. But Europe must continue to simplify permitting and invest heavily in its wind energy supply chain to deliver its energy and climate targets.

We call on Turkish authorities to stop the crackdown on the opposition party, HDP, ahead of the elections

The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament condemn the latest crackdown on the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), reacting to yesterday’s news that Turkey’s chief prosecutor submitted his final case to the Constitutional Court to shut down this opposition party. Already last week the court froze the HDP’s access to a bank account through which it received state funding.

S&Ds: We will miss David Sassoli forever but his legacy of being a true European is strong in our hearts and commitments

Today, one year after his departure, in a solemn commemoration, the Socialists and Democrats remembered and paid tribute to the late President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, who passed away when he was in office, on 11 January 2022, aged 65. His premature death spurred deep emotions among the whole European family and the international community.

Yara is speeding up the hydrogen economy in Germany

Yara International plans to modify its ammonia terminals in Germany and will enable handling of up to 3 million tons of ammonia. This equates to roughly 530.000 tons of hydrogen and will help speed up the hydrogen economy in Germany.

A Dangerous Game in the EU Bubble

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ETS revision sets stronger incentives for clean technologies uptake, but €45 bn EU steel exports are still at risk, says EUROFER

Brussels, 18 December 2022 – On Saturday night EU institutions agreed on the revision of the Emissions Trading System following an earlier agreement on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.

Statement from the S&D Group Bureau following an extraordinary meeting: Zero tolerance for corruption

Today, the S&D Group held an extraordinary Bureau meeting to put the S&D Declaration adopted last week on Mon

S&Ds: Great news from COP15 on Biodiversity: 30% of terrestrial and marine areas will be conserved and protected by 2030

Great news from Montreal, Canada. An important global agreement on biodiversity has just been reached at the COP15 on the Convention on Biological Diversity to protect the earth and its biodiversity.

Parliament agrees on immediate action to improve transparency and accountability

Today the Socialists and Democrats voted in favour of a series of measures aimed at improving transparency and accountability in the EU in light of allegations of corruption that emerged last Friday. This week the S&D Group expressed its shock and dismay at the allegations and underlined the group’s zero tolerance approach to corruption. 

EUCO: Iratxe García tells EU national leaders to urgently act to bring down energy prices

The leader of the Socialists and Democrats, Iratxe García, regrets that the European Council to be held tomorrow forgot an important point in their agenda: how to help European citizens cope with the social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine.

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