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CumEx scandal: It is high time to end the impunity of corporate crimes

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
The S&Ds called today for a thorough inquiry by the European Supervisory Authorities into dividend arbitrage trading schemes such as ‘Cum-Ex’ or ‘cum-cum’ and their impact on the integrity of financial markets, during a vote in the plenary on the CumEx scandal.

The Gruevski affair undermines credibility of EU enlargement policy: Orbán must extradite him to Skopje

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
At the initiative of the Socialists and Democrats, the European Parliament called today on Hungary to extradite to Skopje Nikola Gruevski, the former Macedonian Prime Minister who fled to Hungary after being sentenced to prison in Skopje on corruption charges, and was granted asylum by the Hungarian government. For the S&D Group, it is the only possible way to proceed if the EU wants to remain credible towards countries aspiring to join. The EU cannot have one rule for them and another rule for us.

European Parliament rejects EPP attempt to make internal borders within the Schengen area permanent

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
The European Parliament today backed proposals to update the rules governing the EU’s Schengen border free travel zone. An attempt by the supposedly pro-European EPP Group to add amendments that would have allowed permanent internal border controls fortunately failed.
 
S&D Group vice-president and Parliament negotiator for the revision of the Schengen border code, Tanja Fajon said:

The European Union must lead drive for a reformed WTO

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
The European Parliament today backed a report calling for the EU to lead the drive for a reformed World Trade Organization (WTO). S&D MEPs stressed the need for the EU to continue to stand up for a rule-based multilateral system in the face of attacks from a protectionist US President.
 
S&D MEP Bernd Lange, Chair of the European Parliament International Trade Committee and author of the report said:

The Progressives will be in Kraków this Friday: Social Europe has to be at the heart of European elections

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Socialist and democrat politicians will gather with academics and civil society activists in Kraków on Friday to discuss what we can do better to win back our citizens’ trust and pave the way for a stronger united social Europe that works for all.
Former Polish president Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Maroš Šefčovič, vice-president of the European Commission, and Marek Belka, former Prime Minister of Poland will give keynote speeches during the event.

European Citizen Action Service - ECAS

S&Ds support a net zero-carbon economy by 2050 but demand actions for a just transition

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Socialists and Democrats welcome the European Commission proposal to end greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. However, S&Ds want to make sure that the transition to a net zero-carbon economy will benefit all citizens and it will not create new inequalities. On the contrary: it should contribute to bridging the growing gap between rich and poor and reinforcing social cohesion among citizens and among regions.
 

CEEP reacts to the European Commission's plan "A Clean Planet for All"

CEEP - European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing public services
The European Commission published today [28 November 2018] its “Long Term Strategy for a Clean Planet for All”. This long-term strategy focuses on greenhouse gas emissions’ reduction and is the first step towardsthe implementation of the UN Paris Climate Agreement. Commenting on the report, Valeria Ronzitti, CEEP General Secretary, said:

New 2050 climate strategy can have aluminium value chains as a role model to achieve targets

European Aluminium
Brussels, 28 November 2018 – European Aluminium welcomes the European Commission’s new plans to secure a long-term decarbonised economy by 2050.
 

Wind energy ready to step up to Europe's decarbonisation challenge

WindEurope
The European Commission today called for the bloc to aim for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in its new decarbonisation strategy.
The EU’s newly-agreed renewable energy and energy efficiency targets put the bloc on track to cut emissions in 2050 by 60% compared to 1990. But that will still not be enough to meet the Paris target of keeping temperature rises to well below 2 degrees.
 

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