The S&D Group welcomes the Commission proposal for a new EU battery regulation, shaped by the commitment of our Commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič. This proposal is important as it has huge environmental value as well as great industrial and strategic potential. A sustainable and responsible European battery market could create up to 5 million jobs and be worth 250 billion euros by 2025. 

The S&D co-ordinator in the environment committee, Jytte Guteland MEP, said:

An unprecedented agreement was reached this evening between the European Parliament and the Council on the Just Transition Fund (JTF), totaling 17.5 billion euros. The JTF will be used to support regions in the EU that are most fuel-dependent in their transition to a net-zero-carbon economy, in order to limit the social and economic impact.

Auf dem Gipfel der EU-Staats- und Regierungschefs bzw. -Chefinnen in Brüssel soll heute und morgen auch über mögliche Sanktionen gegen die Türkei beraten werden. Dazu erklärt Özlem Alev Demirel, stellvertretende Vorsitzende der Delegation des Europäischen Parlaments für die Beziehungen zur Türkei:

Biosimilar medicines have multiple long term benefits, but policy makers need to act immediately to maximise these, according to new IQVIA data.