Starting on the 3rd and then from the 8th until the 10th February 2022, the S&D Group is going to host the fifth edition of ‘Africa Week’, a fully-fledged event on EU-Africa relations with European and African personalities, politicians, young people and representatives of civil society joining us to discuss and outline our common future.
The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament welcome the EU’s decision to launch a World Trade Organisation (WTO) case against China for discriminatory trade practices against Lithuania.
S&D MEP Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero, responsible for trade relations with China, said:
The global body for professional accountants ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that creates an integrated pathway programme for IBO students towards a professional accountancy career.
Brussels, 25 January 2021 – European Aluminium, the voice of the European aluminium value chain, published today the outcome of the mid-term review of the sector’s Sustainability Roadmap Towards 2025. Highlighting the relevance of continuous improvement, innovation and cross-industry initiatives, the mid-term review generated new industry commitments and paved the way for the region’s common understanding of ‘sustainable aluminium’.
Today, the members of the European Parliament special Committee on Foreign Interference and Disinformation (INGE)* - set up on the S&Ds’ initiative in 2020 - voted on its final draft report on how to protect the democratic process from hostile foreign interference.
Brussels/Frankfurt, 25 January 2022 – The European Parliament is discussing future legislation on sustainable corporate governance. VDMA President Karl Haeusgen comments:
Over 15 years ago, the world’s first biosimilar was launched. This was very much a European success story, with the European Medicines Agency leading the way to bringing more affordable biologics to patients.
Biosimilar medicines have had a tremendous impact on: