A year ago, many people hadn't heard of this neighbourhood of Brussels. Since then we've seen a lot of stories about Molenbeek, the majority of which haven't portrayed a...
After a strong campaign by the Socialists and Democrats, the European Parliament today adopted a new law to exclude conflict minerals from the European market. The law...
S&D MEP Iratxe García Pérez comments on the European Parliament's decision to punish MEP Janusz Korwin-Mikke for his declarations against gender equality.
Until women and men can share the responsibilities of family life, true gender equality can never be achieved. Currently only 3% of men in Europe take parental leave...
S&D Iratxe García Pérez respond to the misogynistic comments of Polish MEP Janusz Korwin-Mikke. “And of course women must earn less than men. They are weaker, they are...
Today, the European Parliament approved the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada in a final vote in Strasbourg. Following strong pressure from...
The European Parliament held a plenary debate on Israel and Palestine today, focusing on settlements in the West Bank. S&D Group vice-president Victor Boştinaru MEP said...
Being right is not enough. We also have to be loud! In these times of increasing radical right populism, we need to get together in order to fight the hate speech, the...
Tanja Fajon on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Socialists and Democrats led a solid progressive majority today in the European Parliament in support of a major report on the European Pillar of Social Rights. The...