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EU to finally have its own tool to combat violence against women, including cyber violence

After a decade of calls and insistent pressure and campaigning done by the S&D Group, the EU will finally have the first-ever law to combat violence against women – a solid first step to eradicate the pandemic of gender-based violence. 

EP to give consent for EU’s withdrawal from the outdated Energy Charter, the S&Ds’ long time request

Tomorrow, the European Parliament is set to approve the EU’s withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT)*.

We took steps that seemed impossible, defeating those who do not believe in the European project - the extreme right and those who normalise it, such as the EPP, says Iratxe García

Today, during a plenary debate in Strasbourg on the conclusions of the recent European Council meetings, S&D Group leader Iratxe García stressed the need to put the European Union at the forefront of leading a new era of global progress. 

S&Ds support new EU fiscal rules with strong social imprint, determined to fight for a permanent investment tool

The Socialists and Democrats recognise the importance of reforming EU fiscal rules – long 

‘Right to repair’: S&Ds extend consumers’ rights whilst protecting the environment

Today, the European Parliament is voting on new rules 

Progressive majority endorses new EU ethics body

The socialists and democrats in the European Parliament led a progressive majority endorsing a new EU ethics body in a vote in the constitutional affairs committee this evening.

EU to ban products made with forced labour - a progressive tool against modern slavery

Tomorrow, the European Parliament will put the final seal on the first EU law to ban products made with forced labour from reaching the EU market, regardless if they were made in the EU or any third country. Shirts, shoes or cars, made by enslaved Uyghurs, Turkmens, or forced workers anywhere, should not be sold in our shops or online anymore.

S&Ds: “Less air pollution will save lives and safeguard public health”

On Wednesday, the European Parliament is ready to give its approval to the agreement forged with the EU Council on the revised Ambient Air Quality Directive, establishing more stringent regulations to combat air pollution. 

With the ecodesign of products, sustainability is set to become the norm, thanks to S&Ds

Tomorrow, the European Parliament - under S&D leadership - is set to give its final consent to the agreement on the revised Ecodesign Regulation, which aims to make sustainable products the norm in the European Union.

S&Ds contest harmful deal on the new EU retail investment law, brokered by liberals in cooperation with the far right

Next Tuesday, the European Parliament will vote on its mandate to negotiate the new European rules on retail investment with EU member states. The vote will take place because the Socialists and Democrats challenged the harmful mandate agreed on by the conservatives and liberals, who joined forces with the far right.* 

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