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S&Ds carry through new EU legislation on digital services replacing the current 20-year-old rules

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament’s committee on internal market and consumer protection (IMCO), led by S&D MEP Christel Schaldemose, voted in favour of the new legislation that will regulate the services provided to Europeans on digital platforms. The S&D Group is unanimous on the need to update the rules, more than twenty years after the adoption of the current European legislation in the year 2000.

S&Ds: with the Health Technology Assessment, we take another step towards a European Health Union

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Another important step to shape the European Health Union has been taken. Today, the European Parliament has endorsed the agreement with the EU Council on the Health Technology Assessment (HTA). This new European tool will strengthen the cooperation among member states allowing the setting up of a permanent structured framework to facilitate the joint work on, and uptake of, the HTA. This will also contribute to better access to safe, effective and high quality health technologies.

TRADE BODY CALLS FOR EU TPD IMPROVEMENTS

ITSA - International Tax Stamp Association

The International Tax Stamp Association (ITSA) is calling for improvements to a directive that controls the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products in the European Union.

ITSA - International Tax Stamp Association

Pressemitteilung Europaabgeordneter Martin Schirdewan (DIE LINKE.): Digital Services Act: EP-Ausschuss für Verbraucherschutz baut Mist

DIE LINKE. im Europaparlament

Martin Schirdewan, Ko-Vorsitzender der Linksfraktion THE LEFT im Europäischen Parlament, erklärt zur heutigen Abstimmung über den „Digital Services Act“ im EP-Ausschuss für Binnenmarkt und Verbraucherschutz (IMCO):

Commission study highlights market framework conditions are main driver for medicines shortages

Medicines for Europe

Brussels, 9 December 2021

At any time, discontinuations in the supply of medicines are of great concern because they disrupt the normal course of a patient's treatment. Shortages may affect patient access and burden healthcare professionals. Today, the European Commission has published a study:

Global Aluminium Associations Welcome Renewal of the US-Japan-EU Trilateral Partnership to Address Non-Market Policies and Practices

European Aluminium

(Washington DC, Brussels Belgium, Montreal Canada, Tokyo Japan — 9 December 2021)

The aluminium associations of the United States, Europe, Canada and Japan welcome the commitment of Ministers to “…renew their Trilateral partnership to address the global challenges posed by non-market policies and practices of third countries that undermine and negatively affect our workers and businesses.

HR Services Industry Calls For Correct Classification Of People Providing Services Through Platform Work

European Employers Institute

Brussels, 9 December - The World Employment Confederation-Europe (WEC-Europe), the voice of private employment services industry, supports the European Commission’s proposal to regulate platform work. While platform work is not a new form of work but a new way of organising work, it creates unfair competition from platforms using bogus self-employment. The Commission’s proposal rightly aims to tackle this by creating a level playing field for providers of flexible work solutions like agency work.

SGI Europe comments on the Social Economy Action Plan and the proposal for a directive on Platform Work

SGI Europe

On Thursday 9 December 2021, the European Commission has jointly presented its proposal for a directive on improving working conditions in platform work and its action plan for the social economy “Building an economy that works for people”.

Commenting on the proposals, Valeria Ronzitti, SGI Europe General Secretary, said:

On the social economy action plan:

Looking at AI through an ESG lens: how do ethical issues interconnect with ESG issues?

ACCA

Global and EU experts  discussed the impact of large-scale adoption of artificial intelligence on ESG priorities and ethical issues to consider in navigating this journey at recent joint ACCA-EY event, attended by over 300 participants

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