After two days of meetings between EU and African leaders, the S&D Group in the European Parliament reiterates the need for a new equal partnership that allows African countries to develop sustainable and decent jobs, investing in health and education. Our Group remains at the forefront in the effort to strengthen democracy, rule of law and human rights across the whole continent.

The S&D coordinator in the committee on development, Udo Bullmann MEP, said:

Özlem Alev Demirel, friedenspolitische Sprecherin von DIE LINKE im Europaparlament, erklärt zur französischen Ankündigung, seine Truppen aus Mali abzuziehen:

The vote today is the final step on a long march started by the EU Commission in 2017 with the proposal to amend the Eurovignette Directive, the new rules on charging heavy goods vehicles for using Europe’s roads. This did not sufficiently take into account the need to go for a more green and sustainable European transport system, based on the ‘polluter pays’ principle, which could also be applied for negative effects of road transport, such as air pollution, noise and congestion. This revolution is now reality.