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Despite strong pressure from the right and far right, S&Ds secure ambitious gender equality agenda

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Today, the European Parliament adopted a report drafted by S&D MEP Marko Vešligaj, setting out an ambitious agenda for women’s rights and gender equality.

FuelsEurope Welcomes Parliament Vote Advancing Smarter Sustainability Rules

FuelsEurope
Brussels, 13 November 2025:
 
The European Parliament’s vote on Omnibus I is a key step towards regulatory simplification. FuelsEurope welcomes the European Parliament’s agreement on Omnibus I, which marks an important milestone in advancing towards a simpler corporate sustainability framework in the EU.
 

S&Ds secure majority in environment committee for 90% emissions cut by 2040

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

The Socialists and Democrats Group have once again delivered on Europe’s climate ambition. Thanks to the leadership and bridge-building efforts of the S&Ds, the European Parliament’s environment committee today voted in favour of a 90% reduction in climate-harmful emissions by 2040, compared to 1990 levels.

Time for the EU to deliver bold legislation to stop tax avoidance by big companies

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Today, the European Parliament adopted a bold position on new EU legislation to curb tax avoidance by large companies operating within the EU, known by its acronym BEFIT - Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation. Its main goal is to simplify tax rules and to ensure a level playing field for businesses across the EU. 

EPP Group teams up with the far right to kill sustainability reporting obligations for companies and due diligence rules

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Today, in a vote on the so-called Sustainability Omnibus, the conservative European People's Party Group (EPP Group) and far-right groups in the European Parliament joined forces to erase the main pillars from a law to ensure companies are made responsible for the damage they cause to people and the planet.

S&Ds: the long-term budget fails to address current and future challenges

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

During the plenary debate on the next Multiannual Financial Framework 2027-2034 (MFF), the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament reiterated that the current proposal fails to address both present and future challenges.

A good day for social Europe as EU minimum wage law upheld by Court - but stronger rules needed to ensure fair pay

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Today, the European Court of Justice confirmed the validity of a large part of the EU’s milestone minimum wage law on adequate minimum wages. This is a good day for workers, for social Europe, and for the progressives and trade unions who were the driving force behind the law. 

On the vote on the EU Omnibus Sustainability Package: ‘Cosmetic relief measures do not help small and medium-sized industrial companies!’

VDMA - Mechanical Engineering Industry
Frankfurt/Brussels, 12 November 2025 – Ahead of the upcoming second vote on the Omnibus Sustainability Package in the European Parliament, VDMA’s Executive Director Thilo Brodtmann calls for:
 

EU’s choice for clean fuels should not be an ‘either/or’

FuelsEurope

Brussels, 12 November 2025: IRU and FuelsEurope warn that the omission of road transport from the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP) undermines the availability of sustainable fuels. With STIP presented last week, the European Commission is committing almost EUR 3 billion for sustainable aviation and maritime fuels by 2027. More importantly, it signals political endorsement for serious investment in clean fuels.

Interconnected sustainability and financial information vital for resilient organisations says new report

ACCA

As this month’s COP 30 conference in Brazil begins, new research from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has revealed that insights on how business operations impact stakeholders are essential for organisations to be resilient and thrive.

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