S&D Group

A historic moment: the first Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly took place in Eswatini and 41 countries adopted a blueprint for a shared future. For equal partnership, peace, youth mobility, education, women’s empowerment and resource community rights 🌍🤝🇪🇺 @MaritMaij

We welcome the US court’s decision to suspend sanctions against @FranceskAlbs.   We ask the @EU_Commission to activate the Blocking Statute to protect ICC judges from unlawful foreign sanctions.   The strength of the rule of law should prevail over the law of the strongest.

- Single market for EU businesses and quality jobs - Closing the gender pay gap - Revising the Victims’ Rights Directive All this and more on our agenda for next week’s plenary. More here 👇 socialistsanddemocrats.eu/content/plenar…

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. @MChahim @johandanielsson socialistsanddemocrats.eu/newsroom/sds-e…

Pro-European groups will NOT take part in the politically oriented witch-hunt to NGO’s. EPP-far right alliance to extend the so-called scrutiny group is nothing else than an attack on civil society. All allegations were already investigated and dismissed in the 2023 discharge.

Happy to welcome @etuc_ces Secretary General Esther Lynch to our Group meeting today. Together with trade unions, we’ll push for a 28th company law regime that doesn’t leave workers stranded, sets out strong social safeguards, and strengthens competitiveness in the 🇪🇺 economy.

Sanctioning settlers and Hamas is a first step But no more double standards: Netanyahu’s government must also be sanctioned for the massacres in Gaza, the West Bank & Lebanon Real accountability means suspending the Agreement. Palestinians & Israelis deserve peace and freedom

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. 🌹🇪🇺✊

What would you do with 2 trillion euros? Check out what our vice-president @MChahim says about the next 🇪🇺 budget. And in case you missed it - that’s this year’s topic for Europe Days. So, join us in the European Parliament, to talk about what Europe does for you! 🌹🇪🇺✊

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 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!

The European Parliament’s mandate was adopted by a broad majority, and we will continue to defend and shape it on that basis.

We will not be swayed by external pressure, from any side. The events of recent days have once again demonstrated the need for a clear, stable, and reliable safeguard framework. That is what we are committed to delivering.

We firmly reject any attempt to exert pressure on the legislative work of our rapporteur and INTA Chair, @berndlange, regarding the EU–US Turnberry tariff deal. His work is guided solely by due diligence, democratic legitimacy, and the interests of EU citizens & businesses.

No plans for this Saturday? We've got you covered. Join us in the 🇪🇺Parliament for this year's Europe Day! The topic? How the EU budget works for you✊ Check out details on the (fun) activities we've prepared, and on our upcoming work in the S&D Times 👇 socialistsanddemocrats.eu/newsroom/sd-ti…

A tangible way to improve press freedom is stopping the lawsuits thrown at journalists. We proudly led the charge for the anti-SLAPPs directive to protect activists & journalists when speaking the truth. We call on all member states to transpose this essential law. @woelken

We welcome the political agreement on the AI Omnibus. A ban on nudifier apps is good news for citizens. And simpler rules with safeguards mean there’s no excuse on implementation - AI companies must respect rights, protections, accountability in the EU.

We welcome today’s Social Package, including 🇪🇺 first-ever anti-poverty strategy. It contains promising proposals, giving us hope. But hope and promises are not enough. 93M people who live at risk of poverty need strong action today, says @gabischoff socialistsanddemocrats.eu/newsroom/europ…

Congratulations, @gabischoff for this excellent result! Another important step towards ensuring greater legal clarity and stronger social rights for more than 14 million Europeans who live, work, or retire in an EU country other than their own. Next and final step: the plenary vote, expected before the summer.