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Conservatives and liberals block vote on coordination of social security systems that would have been beneficial to millions of mobile workers! The S&Ds fight goes on

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Today, the conservatives and liberals showed their true face by killing the last chance for this European Parliament to make any real progress towards a social Europe. They blocked the vote on new updated rules on social security coordination, including unemployment benefits, long-term care and family benefits, as well as better rules for posting and applicable legislation.

European Parliament approves measures to protect workers and crackdown on letterbox companies in the EU

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
The European Parliament today backed new rules governing how companies relocate offices between EU member states. The S&D Group ensured that these new rules will stop companies artificially moving to another member state to avoid taxes or social legislation.
 
S&D MEP and chief-negotiator for the European Parliament for the company mobility rules, Evelyn Regner, said:

S&Ds say: EU Commission wake up! Endocrine disruptors must be regulated to protect citizens’ health

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Today, the European Parliament has once again stood up for citizens’ health and the environment. In the motion for resolution approved in plenary, we have launched a clear message to the European Commission: it is no longer acceptable letting citizens be exposed to endocrine disrupting chemicals - substances found in daily life products such as food packaging, clothing, cosmetics, children's toys and crops grown with certain pesticides.

At last, lorries will also contribute to lowering CO2 emissions, say S&Ds

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Heavy-duty vehicles produce around 6% of total EU greenhouse gas emissions, and the EU will soon enforce a new legislation aiming at drastically reducing these emissions. Today the European Parliament backed a deal reached with the Council that aims to reduce 54 million tonnes of CO2 reduced by 2030 and to incentivise the zero and low-emission vehicles in a technology-neutral way.

If Brunei’s inhuman new stoning law is enforced, EU should impose tough sanctions

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
At the initiative of Socialist and Democrats, the European Parliament condemned today Brunei’s new penal code which made adultery and gay sex punishable by death from stoning, and allows for the amputation of limbs for theft. 
The resolution adopted by overwhelming majority calls for consideration of sanctions such as asset freezing and visa bans in the event of implementation of the Sharia penal code.
 

Former Maltese President elected President of European children’s rights network

Eurochild
(17 April 2018, Brussels) Her Excellency Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, Former President of Malta has been elected President of Eurochild, a children’s rights advocacy network with 176 members in 34 countries. The elections took place during the meeting of the Eurochild General Assembly held in Brussels today.

EPP and far right vote against restricting the spread terrorist content online

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
The European Parliament yesterday evening backed new rules to force social media companies to restrict content that could promote terrorism on their platforms. The new rules passed despite many MEPs from the centre-right EPP Group and extreme right ENF Group voting againstthese measures to combat terrorism.
 
S&D Group vice-president and spokesperson on the issue, Josef Weidenholzer said:

We have shielded the European Food Safety Agency against pressures from the industry, say S&Ds

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
After a long political battle, today the European Parliament backed a deal reached with the EU Council to adopt a new regulation that will ensure transparency in the EU food chain risk assessment procedure.
Since the scandal around the chemical industry’s pressure to get market approval of glyphosate-based pesticides broke, Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament have been calling for a more transparent and independent system.

New rules on short-stay visas will boost EU tourism while cutting down on abuses

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
The European Parliament today voted on an updated EU visa code, to modernise the granting of short-stay visas to the EU for third-country nationals.
The new rules will help boost tourism, trade and business in the EU while also improving security and cutting down on possible abuses.
 

European Parliament backs extra 10,000 staff to strengthen EU’s external borders

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
The European Parliament today voted in favour of significantly expanding the European Border and Coast Guard Agency. The expansion will include the creation of a standing corps of up to 10,000 operational staff to help better manage the EU’s external borders.
 
S&D Group MEP, Péter Niedermüller who negotiated the new rules on behalf of the Parliament said:

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