The European Parliament will tomorrow vote on a resolution on post-pandemic youth, which contains an S&D amendment on banning unpaid internships. In the afternoon, members will debate on youth questions in the framework of the European Year of Youth 2022. The Socialists and Democrats call on all political groups to walk the talk, and deliver real progress and hope for young people, who were hit hardest by the pandemic and its fall-out.

After a week of intense, constructive and fruitful debates, the fifth edition of ‘Africa Week’, organised by the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, has come to an end. True to tradition, we hosted a fully-fledged event on EU-Africa relations with European and African personalities, politicians, young people and representatives of civil society.

Global and EU experts discussed how to contribute to the UN SDGs and enhance public trust in tax through taxpayer education at a webinar jointly organised by ACCA and IFAC in collaboration the OECD, attended by over 1,200 participants from over 110 countries globally.

To make responsible tax decisions, people need to have the knowledge, skills and confidence in tax systems.