The people of Ukraine are S&Ds’ candidate for the 2022 Sakharov Prize
In times of the most brutal attack on peace in Europe since World War II, the people of Ukraine are a natural choice for the 2022 Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought*. The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament decided to nominate them with a clear message: Ukrainians are fighting for our democracy and freedom and thus deserve our wholehearted support.
Since Russia launched its war of aggression against Ukraine, at least 1 million Ukrainians* have been deported to the Russian Federation and the occupied territories of Ukraine. Among them, thousands of innocent Ukrainian children have been abducted by Russian forces to be adopted to Russian families. This is a clear violation of human rights and international law, including the Geneva Convention and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
16 September 2022 – Today, FIA Region I launches the Drive with Care road safety campaign. The campaign calls for road users to respect each other by minding all traffic regulations such as speed limits, traffic lights, and right of way.
The Coordination and Support Action “4.UNCAN.eu” had its official kick-off on September 8-9 2022 with a public event hosted by Inserm at les Cordeliers, Paris, France. The event agenda can be viewed by clicking here .
The S&D Group in the European Parliament has regularly called out conservative governments in the EU for their attacks on the media and their attempts to dismantle independent journalism.
Brussels, 14 September 2022 – Today, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen delivered a powerful State of the Union addressing the necessity for European solidarity in the face of hostility.
In a European parliamentary debate on Hungary’s democratic demise, S&D MEPs criticised the European Commission and the Council for its inaction against Viktor Orbán’s government.
During today’s debate on the State of the Union, Iratxe García, the leader of the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament said:
“We are facing historic challenges. First the pandemic and now a war started by Vladimir Putin that threatens our values and the multilateral global system.
The Socialists and Democrats today called on the European Commission and the Member States to come up with bold decisions, such as a price ceiling on energy imports. This took place during a plenary debate in the European Parliament on the eve of legislative proposals expected from the European Commission to tackle the energy price crisis. The S&Ds also called for a fair redistribution of energy companies’ huge profits to support citizens as well as small and medium businesses.