The European Parliament today backed two reports on the collaborative economy and online platforms such as AirBnB, Uber, Facebook or Amazon marketplace. The S&D Group...
Kathleen Van Brempt on Trump's Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
Today in Strasbourg, the European Parliament approved clearer rules on energy efficiency labelling. Current A+++ labels no longer reflect the technological advances made...
S&D Jeppe Kofod comments on the presentation of the Commission’s second reflection paper on globalisation and the future of Europe.
The Socialists and Democrats welcome today’s formal approval of lower inter-operator roaming charges by the European Parliament, the last piece of legislation needed to...
The European Parliament today approved a report calling for the sustainable use of palm oil, which is extensively used in food, cosmetics and biofuels. Over the past 20...
After 12 months and 47 hearings in the Dieselgate inquiry committee, the European Parliament will next week draw the lessons from the scandal. On Tuesday, Parliament will...
Miapetra Kumpula-Natri on End Roaming
Today, over 50 million Europeans are forced to live their lives in energy poverty. This means that they are not able to pay for the electricity and gas they need, which...
Today, key elements of plans to reform the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) were voted down by the EPP Group in the European Parliament. The EU is the world's third...