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ACCA backs the Flag It Up campaign

ACCA
Complying with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations is high on the agenda for the accountancy and legal professions, but the majority are worried about becoming a target for criminals looking to exploit their professional skills and services to enable money laundering. 
 

Agreement on European Labour Authority - a major success for the S&D Group

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
The negotiators of the European Parliament and the Council struck today a deal to set up a European Labour Authority (ELA) in order to end labour exploitation, tackle undeclared work in Europe and ensure fair mobility of workers across the EU. The Socialists and Democrats, who have been calling for such a body for many years, welcomed the outcome of the negotiations.
 
S&D negotiator on the European Labour Authority, Georgi Pirinski MEP, said:

European Parliament backs free trade and investment protection agreements with Singapore

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
The European Parliament today backed a wide-ranging free trade agreement with Singapore and an agreement on investment protection, as well as a series of other reports on EU - Singapore relations. Singapore is a gateway for EU businesses to the Southeast Asia region. The ASEAN region as a whole is a $3 trillion economy and a market of over 650 million consumers. The EU - Singapore agreement will eliminate virtually all tariffs on all qualifying goods over a five-year transition period from the date of entry into force.

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S&Ds: EU must be at the forefront of new global initiatives for arms control

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
At the initiative of the Socialists and Democrats, the European Parliament is holding today a debate, followed by the adoption of the resolution on the future of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), an agreement between the US and the Soviet Union that since 1987 has banned all land-based missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 kilometres. 
 

S&Ds: Great success on cohesion policy with almost €380 billion for innovation, youth employment and child guarantee

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Following the positive vote today in plenary on the common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, and financial rules for those and for the Asylum and Migration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Border Management and Visa Instrument, the co-rapporteur and S&D coordinator, Constanze Krehl, stated:

European Parliament outlines its priorities for the future of Europe

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
The European Parliament today backed a report outlining its vision for the future of Europe ahead of the meeting of EU Heads of States and governments in Sibiu (Romania) in May 2019.  It builds on the series of debates held in the European Parliament with national leaders over the last year.
 
S&D Group MEP and author of the Parliament’s report Ramón Jáuregui Atondo said:

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Eurogas recognises pragmatism of Gas Directive compromise, but calls for clarity on application of laws

eurogas

Brussels, 13 February 2019. Eurogas identifies the compromise text, as agreed by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on 12 February, as a pragmatic solution to the negotiations on the Gas Directive Amendment.

S&D Group leader Udo Bullmann: No more time for procrastination – sustainable development goals have to be our compass!

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
On January 30, the European Commission published a long-awaited reflection paper on sustainable development in the EU and beyond, developing three different scenarios for the way forward. Commenting on today’s debate on the paper in the European Parliament, S&D Group leader Udo Bullmann said:

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