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Toy safety: we cannot put our children’s health at risk, say S&Ds

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Today, the European Parliament’s committee on the internal market and consumer protection voted the EU Toy Safety Regulation.

The future regulation will lay down the safety requirements that toys placed on the EU market must meet, whether they are manufactured in or outside the EU. Among the main priorities, this legislation includes a ban on the use of chemical substances that have proven be toxic for children.

CO2 Emission Performance Standards for HDVs political agreement vote

A missed opportunity to recognise renewable fuels and speed up transport decarbonisation
 

New EU steel safeguard investigation is welcome step to continue addressing global overcapacity, says EUROFER

EUROFER
Brussels, 09 February 2024 – The initiation of a new steel safeguard investigation announced today by the European Commission is a pivotal step that could ensure the continuation of current measures beyond June 2024. This welcome move comes in response to worsening challenges in the global steel market, where carbon-intensive steel imports originating from excess capacity are inundating the EU market, posing a risk to the sustainability of the European steel industry, says the European Steel Association.

Europe could play a key role in restoring Venezuelan democracy

Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom

In recent months, Venezuelan citizens and politicians have used every resource at their disposal to hold free elections within the country and re

S&Ds delivered a historic deal to over 30 million platform workers

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

The Socialists and Democrats are extremely proud of today’s historic deal on the protection of platform workers, reached by negotiators from the European Parliament led by the S&Ds and EU member states.

S&Ds welcome agreement on new EU law on disability cards to help millions

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament are proud of today’s agreement on a new EU law that will significantly improve the lives of over 100 

Wind energy permitting is improving but Governments still have work to do

WindEurope
Permitting remains a bottlenecks to the expansion wind energy in Europe. However, things are improving. Europe approved significantly more permits for new onshore wind farms in 2023 than in previous years. This is largely thanks to the new EU rules on renewables permitting. That said, Europe is still not permitting enough new wind farms to meet its ambitious 2030 targets. Governments need to continue to simplify and speed up their permitting.
 

Agreement on Construction Products Regulation (CPR): A major improvement for contractors, a massive cost and time saving for businesses

FIEC (European Construction Industry Federation)

On 13 December 2023, EU lawmakers reached a provisional agreement on the revised Construction Products Regulation (CPR). In recent years, the European Commission had identified numerous shortcomings in the "old" framework for construction products, in particular the lack of updated harmonised standards and of environmental and sustainability performance criteria for products. The Commission's original proposal of March 2022 also included new requirements for the on-site manufacture of products and for their dismantling.

S&Ds call for expert mission to assess and address systemic rule of law issues in Serbia

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Following the Serbian elections, which were marred by reports of widespread and systematic fraud, the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament call 

Persisting downside factors deepen downturn in 2023 and curb steel demand rebound in 2024

EUROFER
Brussels, 08 February 2024 – Lingering adverse conditions are set to exacerbate the recession in 2023 while slowing down the anticipated steel market recovery in 2024. Ongoing conflicts, prolonged uncertainty in energy prices and monetary tightening due to persistent inflation, combined with a bleak economic outlook, have further impacted apparent steel consumption (-6.3%) over the past year.

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