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Plenary Times - What's on the S&Ds' agenda for Strasbourg
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Join us, the S&D Group, on 17 May, for Europe Day in the European Parliament in Strasbourg
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Follow us(opens in a new tab)How did China get its head start in e-commerce? What can be done to better protect 🇪🇺 consumers? How do digital trade & logistics innovations shape consumer access and choice? @SchaldemoseMEP and @PJouvet are on a mission to answer these questions. S&D Times – Weekly Update. This week's highlights…
There can be no compromise between the protection of children online from sexual abuse and the e-privacy of citizens. Any claims suggesting that one must come at the expense of the other are misleading and made in bad faith. No trade-off for S&Ds: Safeguarding children’s…
✅ APPROVED - The 🇪🇺 Parliament approved today the first ever EU Directive on fighting corruption. This is a breakthrough and a victory for European citizens and the rule of law. The Directive sets out common, ambitious rules to prevent, detect and sanction corruption crimes.
Today, we voted in favour of a strong EP mandate for trilogue negotiations on the EU–US tariff deal, addressing the significant shortcomings of the unbalanced Turnberry deal. This is not a green light for the final agreement. @berndlange @brandobenifei EU–US trade: Green light for negotiations, but no…
Big win for our water! Under our lead, the EU Parliament just passed a law to slash pollution in rivers, lakes, and groundwater. Water quality is just as vital as quantity. By setting stricter standards, we’re protecting our ecosystems and securing cleaner drinking water for
“Europe cannot be held hostage by external autocrats or internal accomplices. This union was not born to bow to the powerful. If we stop defending our principles, we become less of what we claim to be.” All politicians should be this clear! 👏 @IratxeGarper
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Follow us(opens in a new tab)Pride marches are back! The season kicks off with Brussels Pride and its 2026 theme: When times get darker, we shine brighter. We’ll never stop supporting the LGBTI+ community and its fight for equality, justice and human rights. Happy Pride season, everyone🏳️🌈🤍🏳️⚧️ #pride #orgullo #europe …
Russia’s most prestigious engineering university may also be training future spies. An investigation based on leaked documents obtained by a consortium of journalists from the Guardian, Der Spiegel, Le Monde, the Insider, Delfi, and VSquare alleges links between a secretive faculty at Bauman…
EU foreign ministers’ sanctions against Israeli settlers and leading Hamas figures are a first step in the right direction. But much more needs to be done. We call for sanctions against Netanyahu and his government, who bear responsibility for the devastating violence in Gaza, Lebanon, and the…
This year, Spain ranks first in the annual ILGA Rainbow Index - a report that tracks the progress (or regression) of LGBTIQ+ rights in Europe 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Spain is followed by Malta, Iceland, Belgium and Denmark - a strong sign that, when in government, the socialist family puts human rights of…
A tangible way to improve press freedom is stopping the lawsuits thrown at journalists and activists. Powerful organisations and people often use lawsuits to silence people criticising them or shining a light on their practices. We proudly led the charge for the EU to act, with the Anti…
Shell reported a massive increase in their first quarter profits. BP doubled their profits compared to Q1 last year. The cause? The USA and Israel’s war on Iran has severly reduced the ships that can pass the Strait of Hormuz. Back in the pandemic, society collectively realised that it wasn’t…
What would you do with 2 trillion euros? Here’s Mohammed Chahim on what we want in the EU budget.
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Follow us(opens in a new tab)We welcome the long-awaited Passenger Package, adopted today by the College of Commissioners. This package is aimed at improving cross-border rail travel and strengthening passengers’ rights across Europe. @chahim.bsky.social Johan Danielsson www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/newsroom/sds...
First a WhatsApp chat, then a public event on a future coalition. Tomorrow's event organised by the 'Charlemagne Club' is the latest warning that the EPP is stepping away from the democratic centre and towards structural cooperation with the extremist right.
Doors are open - come and join us! Until 18h00 today we’re in Brussels, in the 🇪🇺 Parliament, together with our progressive family, to tell you all about our work for the people. We’ve got games, quizzes, music, balloons and a lot of interesting information to share. 🌹🇪🇺✊
Happy 🇪🇺Europe Day! Come greet our team in the European Parliament. We’ll be here all day, happy to discuss with you, sing along, play games and talk about Europe and how the EU budget influences your daily lives! Join us! 🇪🇺🌹✊
The multiannual financial framework (MFF) is more than a budget. It’s a vision for Europe’s future. @iratxegarper.bsky.social sets the stage for the main theme of this year’s Europe Day - A budget that works for the people. Join us today in the 🇪🇺Parliament in Brussels to find out more!