BREAKING - The S&D Group nominates Israeli and Palestinian peace organisations Women Wage Peace and Women of the Sun for the 2024 #SakharovPrize. Their relentless efforts to promote peaceful dialogue between 🇮🇱 and 🇵🇸 communities beam light into the darkness of war and endless…
The condition of women in Afghanistan worsens daily, while the world looks the other way. We must put pressure on the Taliban regime to ensure human rights are upheld for all women! Gender apartheid is a crime against humanity. Let’s recognise it as such! Home | Plenary | European Parliament
The concerning Mpox outbreak in Africa requires global cooperation to save lives & limit the spread. COVID taught us the importance of solidarity. We must do so while working to make the Pandemic Agreement a reality, rooted in public health interest. 🔴…
Same job, same pay. It should be as simple as that. We continue to fight for #EqualPay ✊♀️
We're calling on member states to not make major cuts to EU programmes in EU budget 2025. @negrescuvictor EU budget 2025: S&Ds call on member states not to…
What's up with @PM_ViktorOrban? He, who has always been so prone to reject migrants, is now welcoming Russians and Belarusians with open arms. Hungary's National Card Scheme poses a threat to Europe's security and is yet another slap in the face of brave Ukrainians fighting for…
The latest disasters in Central & Eastern Europe are a stark reminder that the climate crisis is, first and foremost, a social one. This should not become the new normal. Nor should the climate denial of the far right! Check out @IratxeGarper's full intervention in #Eplenary
The Socialists & Democrats Group nominates Israeli and Palestinian peace organisations Women Wage Peace and Women of the Sun for the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. Their relentless efforts to promote peaceful dialogue between 🇮🇱 and 🇵🇸 communities beam light into the darkness of war…
Europeans are exposed to fake news, misinformation, hatred and violence. This divides our society and affects people’s mental health. The Digital Services Act (DSA) is the first step in protecting our Union from the threats posed by social media platforms. Now, it's time for global standards to…
They call themselves “freedom fighters”, but all they really fight for is greed and hatred. Hard-right social media like Gettr, Rumble, Truth Social and now X are in no way promoting freedom of speech. Their algorithms are designed to only amplify hateful content, slander and lies to grab users’…
Solidarity with the victims of floods in Central & Eastern Europe. Another stark reminder of the dire social impacts of the climate crisis. Our Group will call for a #Eplenary debate on the Urgent need of mobilisation of EU emergency responses for the affected areas of the ciclon Boris (in PL SK…
Who needs democracy anyway? World Democracy Day is a useful reminder of that pesky inefficient method of governance. Thankfully, a thing of the past. Our great, god-like leaders, do wonderful things for their people ….. anddd so on. Of course, the above is a joke. But it really is World…
European citizens must not become collateral damage in governments’ fight to cut the EU Budget for 2025! Next week, in Plenary, we’ll be hearing the position of the Member States how much and and on what the EU has to spend in 2025. But make no mistake - any major cuts in next year’s budget for…
