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electric car charging

S&Ds regret Commission's lack of ambition on the Mobility Package

MARTIN DE LA TORRE, Victoria
08/11/2017
Environment, health, agriculture & fisheries, Industry, research & energy, Transport, tourism & the regions
The second set of proposals for the Mobility Package presented today by the European Commission lacks ambition regarding CO 2 targets for cars and vans, according to the Socialists and Democrats in...
computer and person typing

E-Privacy: A victory for citizens’ interests over lobbying efforts of big business

SALI, Evangelia
26/10/2017
Industry, research & energy, Internal market & consumer protection, Justice, liberties, citizenship & home affairs
The European Parliament in Strasbourg today voted in favour of starting negotiations with the Council and Commission over new rules to give citizens control over how their confidential information...
man spraying glyphosate herbicide

S&Ds win a big parliamentary victory to phase out glyphosate

MARTIN DE LA TORRE, Victoria
24/10/2017
Environment, health, agriculture & fisheries, Industry, research & energy
Led by the Socialists and Democrats, the European Parliament today passed a resolution refusing the 10-year glyphosate licence renewal proposed by the European Commission. Instead, the European...
Man spraying Glyphosate herbicide on fields

S&Ds make public health the priority and want the EU to phase out glyphosate

MARTIN DE LA TORRE, Victoria
19/10/2017
Environment, health, agriculture & fisheries, Industry, research & energy, Internal market & consumer protection
The Socialists and Democrats in the environment and health committee in the European Parliament today voted on a resolution to phase out glyphosate within three years. This substance is the most...
Smart buildings energy graph

S&Ds push for smart buildings that will save energy and contribute to clean transport

MARTIN DE LA TORRE, Victoria
11/10/2017
Environment, health, agriculture & fisheries, Industry, research & energy
Buildings eat up around 40% of the total energy used in the European Union and a big part of it still relies on fossil fuels. Improving building energy performance would lead to lower energy bills...
china flag with factory in black

Pittella: A great victory for Europe. The S&Ds succeeded in building up strong trade defence instruments to protect European workers and industries

BERNAS, Jan
PELZ, Silvia
03/10/2017
Employment, social affairs & gender equality, Industry, research & energy, Internal market & consumer protection, International trade & globalisation
Today the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament secured a major victory on modernizing the EU’s trade defence instruments. At a meeting this afternoon between the Parliament, Commission...
Globe and telecoms arrows pointing out of globe

Competition and consumer rights must be ensured by new EU telecoms rules, say S&Ds

MARTIN DE LA TORRE, Victoria
03/10/2017
Industry, research & energy, Internal market & consumer protection
Sweeping innovation keeps changing the telecoms landscape and demands an urgent update of the EU regulatory framework, which was last revised in 2009. Yesterday evening the industry and research...
2 workers in a metal based industry factory

EU industrial policy: S&Ds call for a coherent, future-oriented and socially and environmentally sustainable strategy

MARTIN DE LA TORRE, Victoria
28/09/2017
Economic affairs, tax & the EU budget, Employment, social affairs & gender equality, Industry, research & energy, International trade & globalisation
Speaking at a high-level seminar today in the European Parliament, Martina Werner MEP, S&D spokesperson for industrial matters , said that the Commission's communication on future industrial...

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