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Hybrid Heating Europe consortium formed to support EU Green Deal

Hybrid heating solutions can be accelerated to support the EU’s energy and climate agenda.

European Parliament and EU Council reach a deal on stronger, more resilient European Globalisation Fund

The European Parliament tonight struck a deal with the EU Council on the funding for the European Globalisation Fund (EGF) for the next seven years. With an annual financial ceiling of €186 million, the EGF will help workers who lose their jobs as a result of restructuring in a company or economic sector.

Following the outcome of the negotiations, S&D MEP and negotiator for the European Parliament Vilija Blinkevičiūtė stated:

Press S&Ds on migration and asylum votes: evidence shows we need long-term solutions based on solidarity

Today the Socialists and Democrats are leading a progressive majority on two resolutions which confirm that the EU’s migration and asylum policies need long-term solutions based on solidarity and respect for fundamental rights. The S&D Group is supporting the report on the Implementation of the Dublin III Regulation that calls for responsibility for asylum applications to be fairly shared across the EU member states.

S&Ds call for safe Covid-19 vaccines, rapidly available for all who need them and not only those who can afford them

The S&D Group urges the EU Commission and EU Council to facilitate the production of a safe vaccine to be made available and distributed in a rapid, equal, accessible and affordable manner to all. The Covid-19 pandemic has clearly shown the need to not only strengthen all member states’ healthcare systems, but also to have a better coordinated and solidary European approach that could improve patient safety and bridge national shortcomings.

S&D nominees, the women-led democratic opposition in Belarus, honoured with Sakharov Prize 2020

The European Parliament awarded today its most distinguished Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to the democratic opposition in Belarus*, who, under the leadership of the country’s brave women, have for the past four months been tirelessly protesting against the dictatorship, violence and repression of Alyaksandr Lukashenka and the stolen presidential election of 9 August.

The Digital Services Act acknowledges gap in the online product supply chain

The Digital Services Act is a unique opportunity to upgrade our EU rules for eCommerce and make them fit for today’s market reality. The current legal framework does not ensure that always within the online product supply chain there is an economic actor who is established in the EU jurisdiction and can be held liable for the breach of EU rules.

Mehrjähriger Finanzrahmen: Qualitätsmängel mit Aufpreis

Zur heutigen Debatte zum Mehrjährigen Finanzrahmen, dem Corona-Wiederbelebungsfonds und dem Rechtsstaatlichkeitsmechanismus, erklärt Martin Schirdewan, Ko-Vorsitzender der EP-Linksfraktion THE LEFT:

S&Ds: CAP transitional measures and €8bn under the Christmas tree for EU rural and agri-food sector this year

The European Parliament has adopted the transitional regulation that will prolong the Common Agricultural Policy support measures for two more years to help the rural and farmer sector across Europe. This vote also gives the green light for the allocation of over €8 billion from the European Recovery Instrument (ERI) starting from 1st January 2021.

A Digital Constitution for Europe that’s 20 years overdue. People must come before profit!

Reacting to the European Commission’s much-awaited proposals on the Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts, S&Ds demand stricter rules when it comes to transparency, targeted online advertisement and enforcement of rules in the digital sphere.

Tiemo Wölken, S&D negotiator on the Digital Services Act initiative report in the committee for legal affairs, said:

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