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Declaration on the Porto Social Summit: Making social rights a reality for all Europeans

Ahead of the Porto Social Summit, on 7 May 2021, the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, together with social partners and civil society, endorsed a joint declaration strongly calling on EU governments to turn the European Union into an engine of social progress.

SGI Europe comments on the EU Taxonomy Delegated Act

On Wednesday 21 April 2021, the European Commission presented its new Sustainable Finance Package, including the EU Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act completing the Taxonomy Regulation adopted in 2020.

FINANCING A GREEN ENERGY TRANSITION: A PUZZLE WITH MANY MISSING PIECES

The Taxonomy Delegated Act adopted today has the intention to direct investments towards climate-friendly solutions, yet its patchy scope risks delaying urgent investments in a cost-effective decarbonisation of the entire economy. Large segments of the energy sector are excluded at this stage.

No Big Brother in Europe! AI rules must defend citizens’ private lives and data, say S&Ds

Reacting to the European Commission’s proposal for new regulations in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Socialists and Democrats demand legislation that is at least as groundbreaking as the regulation on Data Protection (GDPR).

While the current proposal is a good start, the S&D Group will work hard to defend fundamental rights, such as privacy in particular, when it comes to facial recognition in public spaces.

CCIA Welcomes the EU’s Risk-Based AI Proposal, Urges Further Clarifications

Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission today presented its Artificial Intelligence (AI) framework which includes an AI-specific Regulation.

ACCA welcomes the publication of the EC package on Directing finance towards the European Green Deal

  • ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) welcomes the objectives of the new proposals to drive a greener, fairer, and more sustainable Europe and support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. 

"AI in machinery is no high risk"

Brussels/Frankfurt, 21 April 2021 Artificial Intelligence (AI) in industry will be regulated according to the EU’s plans.

European Parliament leaders call for solidarity over Russian attack in the Czech Republic

“We are shocked by the recent reports of the involvement of Russian GRU intelligence services in the 2014 explosion of an arms depot in the Czech Republic, in which two Czech citizens were killed. The same GRU agents are linked to the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in the United Kingdom in 2018. This is another attack by people affiliated to the Russian state on a sovereign territory in the European Union.

European refurbished high-tech players join forces in new business association: The European Refurbishement Association (EUREFAS)

Brussels, April 21st, 2021 - Refurbishment players fenix.eco, Foxway, Recommerce Group, Reware and Tech2com are launching Eurefas, a business association whose main mission is to advocate and promote the interests of a virtuous industry in Europe to build the sector and to share best practices. Eurefas aims to improve EU policies towards a fair and sustainable market and the building of a circular economy.

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