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With two new building blocks of the European Health Union set and ready, the EU now better equipped to face pandemics

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

The European Parliament today endorsed two new building blocks of the European Health Union* - the enhanced European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), and the reinforced legislation on serious cross-border health threats. The S&Ds underline that both will significantly strengthen the European Union’s capacity to prepare for and cope with health crises, notably pandemics such as Covid-19.

Sándor Rónai MEP, S&D’s shadow rapporteur on the ECDC file, said:

Not tackling the veto on minimum tax for multinationals is simply outrageous, deplore S&Ds

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

More than three months have passed since the last failed attempt to agree on transposing the global deal on a minimum effective tax rate for multinationals into European legislation*. Then, the Hungarian government led by Viktor Orbán vetoed it, despite having initially agreed to it on a global stage. And now when the EU finance ministers meet today, this burning issue is not even on the agenda.

S&Ds: Russia, and only Russia, is responsible for its war of aggression. EU’s unity is our strongest weapon!

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

As Russia is escalating its war of aggression against Ukraine, and ahead of the EU summit in Prague on Friday, the Socialists and Democrats urged today the member states to remain united, increase their assistance to Ukraine, including military, and swiftly impose a new package of economic sanctions against Russia to cut its ability to continue the war.

S&Ds to member states: Put an end to speculations on the energy market now and cap gas prices!

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament ask the European Commission and the member states for an investigation on market abuse and manipulation with energy commodities and electricity prices. This is stated in a resolution adopted by the European Parliament on the EU’s response to the increase in energy prices.

Putting workers and environmental rights at the core of our trade policy - consistent S&D advocacy gets results

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Following an in-depth consultation, the European Commission has delivered a review of the Trade and Sustainable Development chapters (TSD) in EU trade agreements, which is being debated today in plenary and will be voted tomorrow.

S&Ds call on the EU to sanction Iran’s morality police

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

S&Ds call on the European Union to sanction Iranian officials, including all those associated with the morality police, who are found complicit in or responsible for the death of Jina Mahsa Amini and the killings of the protesters against the mass violations of women’s rights in Iran. We express full solidarity with the brave Iranian women and men who fight against the oppression and discrimination inflicted by the authorities of the Islamic Republic.

ECPC participation at the 5th Gago Conference 2022

ECPC - European Cancer Patient Coalition

The 5thGago Conference on European Science Policy will be held on October 6, 2022, in Heidelberg. Since its first edition, which was held in Porto, Portugal on 14th February 2018, the European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC) has been an active part of this forum to include patients in Policy and Research and to empower them in becoming co-creators of their own health.

The conference is an international platform to debate on emerging issues of research and innovation policy in Europe.

Professionalizing the medicinal aromatic plants sector: the WildMAPsFit project

Fundación Emnpresa-Universidad Gallega (FEUGA)

The WildMAPsFit project and its partners have focussed their efforts on study the medicinal aromatic plants sector and develop tools that can help farmers and new professionals to better understand this specific field.

Iratxe García: “Progressives in the EU and Brazil must work together to fight right-wing populism and reduce inequalities” (EN/PT)

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Ahead of Sunday’s elections in Brazil, and one month after her meeting with presidential candidate and former President Lula da Silva, today the president of the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, Iratxe García Pérez, announced the joint signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the S&D Group, the Party of the European Socialists (PES) and Brazil’s Workers’ Party (PT).

Energy Council (TTE) – Medicines for Europe Open letter to European Energy Ministers and responsible European Commissioners on inflation and energy costs impacting the supply of essential generic medicines

Medicines for Europe

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