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May offers no way out of Brexit deadlock - time to put it back to the people

S&D MEPs are disappointed by the latest proposals put forward by UK Prime Minister Theresa May that fail to break the deadlock on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. The new proposals follow the historic defeat of the Conservative government last week over the withdrawal agreement and political declaration on future UK-EU relations.
 
S&D Group president Udo Bullmann and S&D Group spokesperson for Brexit Roberto Gualtieri said:

Udo Bullmann: Congratulations Stefan Löfven and Good luck!

S&D Group leader Udo Bullmann today congratulated Stefan Löfven who has been confirmed as Prime Minister of Sweden after a vote in the Riksdag.
 
Udo Bullmann stated:
"This is good news not only for Sweden but for the whole of Europe: I am happy that Stefan Löfven succeeded in building a new progressive government after four months of political deadlock. We send him our congratulations and wish him good luck!
 

Speech Frans Timmermans, PvdA party conference, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, 19.01.2019

In Den Bosch, in the Netherlands, the Dutch Labour Party adopted yesterday its candidate list for the European elections. The Party confirmed Frans Timmermans as the head of the national list. Timmermans will also represent the Party of European Socialists as our political family’s common candidate to be the next President of the European Commission.

Congratulations to Maroš Šefčovič on his decision to run for Slovakia’s presidency

Reacting to Maroš Šefčovič’s announcement that he will run for Slovakia’s presidency in March, the S&D leader Udo Bullmann said:
 

S&D: We stand by Ghanaian citizens and media freedom after the murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale

Following the murder of the investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale in Ghana, the chair of the development committee and S&D member, Linda McAvan, said: 
“The murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale in Ghana is shameful. We are deeply sorry for this tragedy and strongly condemn this ruthless attack against media freedom and democracy. We are confident that the national authorities will soon bring to justice the person responsible for this crime. 

Élections en RDC : Les citoyens congolais ont droit á la vérité, disent les sociaux-démocrates européens

Les récentes élections en République Démocratique du Congo ont constitué un enjeu majeur pour le destin du peuple congolais et de l’Afrique centrale. Nous saluons la mobilisation massive des Congolais pour ces élections.

Eurogas calls for reflection on security of supply in the context of the Gas Directive

Brussels, 18 January 2019. In relation to the amendment of the Gas Directive, under the Romanian presidency, Eurogas expresses the need for more reflection on the implications for security of supply for the EU.
 

Time is not ripe for EU-US trade talks, say S&Ds

Speaking ahead of the expected adoption of the draft mandates on EU-US trade talks by the European Commission today, S&D spokesperson for EU-USA trade relationships and chair of the European Parliament’s trade committee, Bernd Lange, said: 

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