The Conference on the Future of Europe shouldn't degenerate into political theatre. Instead, politicians need to listen and give a voice to citizens If the Covid-19...
The Socialists and Democrats Group welcomes the European Parliament’s adoption of the ‘New EU-Africa Strategy’ report. This own-initiative report is a response to the...
Today, the plenary of the European Parliament will agree on stricter rules for the export of dual-use goods, which can be used for both civilian and military ends. Up...
The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament and the Party of European Socialists jointly welcome today’s Commission proposal for a Council Recommendation to...
We seek to discuss more thoroughly the financing of political activities by foreign donors; describe explicit cases of foreign interference; to identify and shed light on...
In the last years, we have seen many attempts by foreign actors, most often from Russia, to destabilise our democratic processes by direct or indirect financing of...
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Heléne Fritzon MEP, S&D vice-president responsible for health, on the proposals for Digital Green Certificates. “This proposal can improve coordination...
“This conference is long overdue. It was proposed before the Covid-19 outbreak and now it makes even more sense to think together how to reshape our Union to make it fit...
Media and artistic freedom are not empty phrases. They are the cornerstones of a healthy society and a functioning democracy, while the emphasis here is on functioning...
In a single-line statement, the European Parliament is declaring the European Union an ‘LGBTIQ Freedom Zone’. This sentence captures the positive and inclusive message S...