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S&Ds sound alarm over lack of social focus in the EU’s economic governance

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Yesterday, the European Commission launched the new annual European semester – a cycle of fiscal, economic, and social policy coordination within the EU, introduced in 2010 in response to the financial crisis. Its purpose is to ensure coordinated action to address common European priorities and challenges, and to prevent similar crises in the future. 

Iratxe García: Not one more victim. Only Yes means Yes

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

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.

European Parliament stands up for itself and will take action against the European Commission on Standard Essential Patents

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Today, the European Parliament decided to follow the committee on legal affairs (JURI) decision to sue the European Commission over the withdrawal of the Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) proposal.

COP30: S&Ds urge global commitment to fossil-fuel phase-out ahead of crucial last-mile negotiations

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

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.

Military Mobility Package acknowledges fuel supply constraints

FuelsEurope
Brussels, 24 November 2025:
 
The Military Mobility Package issued last week by the European Commission identifies the challenge outright: projected declining civil fossil fuel demand and refinery closures are creating new security of supply risks and import dependencies. Yet, it falls short of providing concrete solutions.
 

EU deforestation law: S&D Group urges EPP to back a centrist deal

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Ahead of next week’s decisive European Parliament vote on the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), the S&D Group expresses disappointment at the European People’s Party (EPP) walking away from a centrist compromise aimed at safeguarding the timely implementation of the landmark law*.

S&Ds welcome signing of two EU-South Africa agreements to advance mutual sustainable development

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament welcome the signing today – ahead of the G20 Summit – of the Clean Trade and Investment Partnership (CTIP) and the Memorandum of Understanding on a strategic partnership on sustainable minerals and metals value chains between the European Union and South Africa.

Anchoring Renewable Fuels in the CO₂ Regulation for Passenger Cars and Light Commercial Vehicles

FuelsEurope
The 30 signatories support the objectives of the Paris Agreement and achieving net greenhouse gas neutrality in the European Union (EU) by 2050. Meeting this goal will require decisive action to decarbonise road transport, supported by policy improvements that encourage innovation and further unlock investments in clean technologies. The CO₂ regulations for passenger cars as well as light-duty vehicles (LDVs), the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), and the ETS II are central instruments in this regard.
 

On the EU's Digital Omnibus: "The AI Act, Data Act and Cyber Resilience Act must be fundamentally revised!"

VDMA - Mechanical Engineering Industry
Frankfurt/Brussels, 19 November 2025 – VDMA Executive Director Thilo Brodtmann says of the European Commission's Digital Omnibus:
 

    S&Ds: Don’t deregulate and weaken the EU’s digital legal framework that protects people

    S&D - Socialists and Democrats

    Today, the European Commission published the Digital Omnibus which aims to change the EU’s digital legal framework including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), e-Privacy Directive, the Free Flow of Non-Personal Data Regulation, the NIS 2 Directive, the AI Act, the Data Act, the Data Governance Act (DGA), and the eIDAS Regulation.

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