EURACTIV PR

An easy way of publishing your relevant EU press releases.

Publish a Press Release

S&Ds on new Green Claims Directive: No more misleading claims and greenwashing for eco labels

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Today, MEPs in the European Parliament’s committee on the environment, public health and food safety, and the committee on the internal market and consumer protection adopted their position on the Green Claims Directive, which sets out rules requiring companies to substantiate the voluntary green claims they mak

EU Internal Market Report - "Radical master plan needed to deepen the Single Market"

VDMA European Office
Frankfurt/Brussels, 14 February 2024 - Commenting on the EU-Commission's report on the EU Internal Market and the competitiveness of industry, VDMA Executive Director Thilo Brodtmann says:
 

    S&Ds pave the way towards cheaper and safer payments for all Europeans

    S&D - Socialists and Democrats

    Today, the European Parliament’s committee on economic and monetary affairs voted on the payment services legislation that will bring tangible benefits to all Europeans.

    S&D Group supports reliable and workable EU asylum reforms

    S&D - Socialists and Democrats

    Today, the Socialists and Democrats voted in favour of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum in the civil liberties, justice and home affairs committee (LIBE) in the European Parliament.  

    Green Claims Directive: will the EU lose its fight against greenwashing?

    TIC Council

    Brussels, 13 February – The European Parliament's upcoming vote on the Green Claims Directive may potentially create a framework that allows companies to make environmental claims without rigorous verification, derailing thus the very purpose of the Green Claims legislation and undermining its raison d’être. 

    Toy safety: we cannot put our children’s health at risk, say S&Ds

    S&D - Socialists and Democrats

    Today, the European Parliament’s committee on the internal market and consumer protection voted the EU Toy Safety Regulation.

    The future regulation will lay down the safety requirements that toys placed on the EU market must meet, whether they are manufactured in or outside the EU. Among the main priorities, this legislation includes a ban on the use of chemical substances that have proven be toxic for children.

    CO2 Emission Performance Standards for HDVs political agreement vote

    A missed opportunity to recognise renewable fuels and speed up transport decarbonisation
     

    New EU steel safeguard investigation is welcome step to continue addressing global overcapacity, says EUROFER

    EUROFER
    Brussels, 09 February 2024 – The initiation of a new steel safeguard investigation announced today by the European Commission is a pivotal step that could ensure the continuation of current measures beyond June 2024. This welcome move comes in response to worsening challenges in the global steel market, where carbon-intensive steel imports originating from excess capacity are inundating the EU market, posing a risk to the sustainability of the European steel industry, says the European Steel Association.

    Europe could play a key role in restoring Venezuelan democracy

    Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom

    In recent months, Venezuelan citizens and politicians have used every resource at their disposal to hold free elections within the country and re

    S&Ds delivered a historic deal to over 30 million platform workers

    S&D - Socialists and Democrats

    The Socialists and Democrats are extremely proud of today’s historic deal on the protection of platform workers, reached by negotiators from the European Parliament led by the S&Ds and EU member states.

    Pages

    Subscribe to EURACTIV PR RSS