The Socialists and Democrats have led the way in updating internal rules to allow Parliament to function as normal and ensure people’s voices are always represented, even under extraordinary circumstances. The final vote on the update to the Rules of Procedure in extraordinary circumstances took place earlier today. 

Gabriele Bischoff, leading the update to the Rules of Procedure, said:

At the initiative of the Socialist and Democrats, the European Parliament is voting today on a resolution condemning the Chinese government led system of forced labour. There is credible evidence that hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs and other minorities are being detained in camps, or used as forced labour in factories, with the unacceptable involvement of well-known European brands and companies.

Tremend, a dynamic software company entering four times in a row the FT1000 ranking of the fastest-growing players in Europe, becomes a major technology service provider for the European Commission and other EU institutions. Through its advanced software engineering expertise, Tremend supports international public organizations in the digitization and innovation of areas such as education, finance, public government, and relationship with citizens.

Angesichts der gegenwärtigen Wirtschafts- und Gesundheitskrise ist die Debatte um die Finanztransaktionssteuer (FTS) aktueller denn je. Die Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung und Martin Schirdewan, Mitglied im ECON-Ausschuss und Ko-Vorsitzender der EP-Linksfraktion THE LEFT, haben dazu eine Studie in Auftrag gegeben: Sie kommt zu dem Ergebnis, dass durch die Einführung einer umfassenden Finanztransaktionssteuer in der EU jährlich Einnahmen in Höhe von 41,5 Milliarden Euro generiert werden könnten. Martin Schirdewan, kommentiert die Ergebnisse:

The Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA) has been officially launched on 14 December 2020. The newly created association already counts 137 members from the European Battery community willing to contribute to the ambitious upcoming Research & Innovation Partnership on Batteries under Horizon Europe, the next Framework programme for Research and Innovation of the European Union