Today the Council, Commission and European Parliament’s negotiators reached a final agreement on rules to exclude so-called 'conflict minerals' or 'blood minerals' from...
The aim of the donor conference is to obtain funding from the participating countries and organisations for the stabilisation and economic development of the Central...
The Socialists and Democrats (S&Ds) are pushing for a new dynamic in trade, so that international trade agreements contribute to sustainable economic growth and jobs...
The S&D Group believe that the electoral process in the Democratic Republic of Congo must go ahead in respect of the country's constitution. Commenting on the tragic...
European Socialists and Democrats condemn any use of the EU Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) for financing border management and controls, underlining the need for using the...
The S&D Group has called for immediate action to prevent a devastating humanitarian disaster in Nigeria. Around 4.4 million people in the Lake Chad region are in need of...
Following today's discussion in the European Parliament on a new strategy on China, S&D vice-president, Victor Boştinaru MEP said: “China is a key player in the...
During a debate in Plenary on the massacres in Eastern Congo, S&D Group president Gianni Pittella called for an international inquiry. President Pittella said: "This...
With rising tensions in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ahead of planned elections, the president of the Socialists and Democrats Group in...
Today representatives of the European Parliament met with the negotiators of the member states to try to find a compromise on the Regulation on Conflict Minerals. The aim...