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PostEurop and CEOs of 20 European Postal Operators met Commissioner Breton to discuss recent developments

Brussels, 18 November 2021

Plenarfokus November 2021 - Vorschau auf die Plenarwoche des Europäischen Parlaments

- Martina Michels, MdEP, Sprecherin von DIE LINKE im EP, und Helmut Scholz, MdEP, handelspolitischer Sprecher von DIE LINKE im EP:
‚Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik (GAP)‘

Debatte Dienstag, 23. November, ab 9.00 Uhr

EU Waste Shipment Regulation should not incentivise landfills capacity.

To safeguard sustainable treatment of waste in Europe, the proposed new waste shipment Regulation needs clear rules for intra-EU shipments.

ESWET welcomes the Commission’s proposal to revise the waste shipment Regulation to reduce waste exports and treat municipal waste in Europe under EU standards, but calls for coherent and clearer rules for intra-EU shipments.

Tear gas and water cannons will do nothing to solve the humanitarian crisis unfolding at EU’s borders

S&D MEPs call on the Commission and the Council to use every opportunity to remind Poland of its EU and international legal obligations to grant the right to asylum and the principle of non-refoulement. It is essential that Poland ensures transparency at its border region and allows access to civil society, international organisations and EU agencies.

Finance teams urged to embrace change and be the leaders of transformation

ACCA, CA ANZ and Generation CFO join forces to help finance teams navigate disruption, risks and continuous change

Insights from NTT DATA explain that transformation is a series of strategic, incremental, changes that improve the business model.

EU legislation against deforestation: the EU grain and oilseed chain flags wrong approach as the proposal only focuses on cleaning up domestic supply chains from deforestation

Brussels, 17 November 2021 – The European Commission released today its proposal for a Regulation covering certain commodities associated with deforestation, demonstrating that Europe is serious about fighting the issue. COCERAL, FEDIOL and FEFAC, together representing the EU grain and oilseed trade, crushing and animal feed industry, support the EU Commission’s ambition in taking a leading role in the fight against deforestation.

Progressives from around the world gather to discuss global problems in a forum hosted by the S&D Group in the European Parliament

The Progressive Alliance of the Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament is hosting the Global Progressive Forum (GPF) together with other progressive partners from 17 to 19 November 2021. The event is an online three-day series of panels where global problems will be discussed.

Adjustments to IP framework needed to improve access to medicines in Europe

Brussels, 16 November 2021

Access to generic and biosimilar medicines can be improved with coherent proposals for IP and pharmaceutical reform in Europe that encourage Day 1 launch.

This has been echoed in the recent European Parliament report, which supports finetuning the IP system towards higher quality and timely access to generic and biosimilar medicines.

New report underpins CO2 reduction benefit of aluminium recycling

Brussels, 16 November 2021 – A new report by the industry association European Aluminium shows that the European aluminium refining industry is an excellent example of a modern circular economy business model thanks to its ability to recycle aluminium from multiple scrap streams efficiently. The report further highlights substantial improvements in the sector’s carbon emission performance.

Iratxe García: “Progressives in Europe and Latin America are united in their fight against inequalities and the extreme right” (EN/PT)

Today, the Socialists and Democrats Group adopted a declaration on strengthening relations between Europe and Latin America, on the occasion of the first Latin America Day hosted by the S&D Group in the European Parliament, in the presence of former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.

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