For the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, peace in Ukraine is only acceptable if it is grounded in international law – in full respect of Ukraine’s territorial integrity, independence, and sovereignty. Until now, none of this has happened.

Today, the European Parliament adopted Christel Schaldemose’s own-initiative report Protection of Minors Online, which calls on the European Commission to strengthen the protection of minors online through implementing and enforcing existing legislation and to review consumer legislation, and where appropriate, present new legislative proposals aiming to close the existin

According to the UN, one woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes, a total of 140 women a day; and almost one in three has suffered physical or sexual violence in their lives. In Europe, the numbers are just as discouraging: one in three women has experienced gender-based violence.

Ahead of the decisive phase of COP30 negotiations in Belém, the Socialists and Democrats are sounding a clear warning against any attempt to weaken key commitments painstakingly secured in previous international climate conferences, particularly concerning the phase-out of fossil fuels – the single greatest cause of the climate crisis.