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Maintaining the Union at the UPU

European Postal Operators welcome the decision taken on International Postal Rates 
 

S&Ds: It is Europe’s responsibility to lead climate action and speed up implementation of SDGs

It is up to the European Union to take charge and ensure that the proper action is taken to actively address climate change. This is the key message delivered by the Socialists & Democrats delegation in New York who have actively participated at the 2019 Climate Action Summit, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Summit and the High-Level Dialogue Financing for Development.

Leading S&D MEPs and progressive Commissioners-designate discuss future Commission structure and roadmap

Today the president and the vice-presidents of the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament met with the progressive Commissioners-designate.* Ahead of the hearings of all candidates, there are still some pending issues for which the S&D Group expects further clarification from the Commission president-elect Ursula von der Leyen.  
 
S&D Group leader Iratxe García said:
 

Immediately calls on new President of EU Commission to prioritise Healthcare

  • Christoph  Stoller  (General  Manager  Germany/Austria  for  Teva  Pharmaceuticals)  announced as President of Medicines for Europe for a two-year mandate
  • Priority to address the issue of essential medicines shortages across Europe
  • First action to call on newly appointed President of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen to establish a new pharmaceutical forum focused on sustainable access to medicines for all EU citizens

TRINITY project to help SMEs to benefit from robotics, IoT and cybersecurity technologies

Brussels, 25 September 2019 – Robotics, automation and cybersecurity technologies are critical to the factories of the future. The TRINITY opening event on “Robotics for agile and competitive manufacturing” gave concrete examples of how these technologies can help to increase productivity, agility and make lot size one economically feasible.

ACCA explores the power of ethics, trust and sustainability in its latest global initiative

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is highlighting the ‘power of ethics, trust and sustainability’ in its latest global project, launched today. This global theme will showcase how digital advances, tightening regulation and changing consumer behaviour have introduced new ethical complexities to the ever-changing business world. As a result, the need for the ethical leadership that professional accountants are best placed to deliver has never been greater.
 

UNESDA appoints Nicholas Hodac as Director General

Brussels, 23 September 2019; UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe has appointed Nicholas Hodac as Director General.  He will take up his role on 14th October.  
 

A DIGITAL FUTURE FOR VALUE ADDED MEDICINES – IQVIA publication shares the future of the sector

The value added medicines sector group of Medicines for Europe welcomes the publication from IQVIA’s Thought Leadership “A Digital Future for Value Added Medicines”.
 

No time to lose as Parliament can get back to work on scrutinising Brexit, say S&D MEPs

The Supreme Court in the UK ruled today that the UK Government's suspension of Parliament was unlawful and that the decision is now void and without effect. The S&D Group welcomes the fact that Parliament can get back to work to ensure that a no-deal is ruled out and discuss all options to find a solution for Brexit.  
 
S&D MEP Pedro Silva Pereira, interim member of the European Parliament Brexit Steering Group said:

Starbucks ruling shows EU needs sharper tools to ensure tax justice

Reacting to today’s ruling of the European General Court to annul the Commission's landmark decision qualifying a tax ruling granted to Starbucks as an illegal subsidy, Jonás Fernández, MEP and S&D Group spokesperson on economy, said:
 

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