The European Parliament has just approved, with an overwhelming majority, a resolution on COP26 that our S&D delegation will take to the upcoming UN Conference in Glasgow. We will work hard to raise ambition to make sure we meet the 1.5 degree target set in the Paris Agreement. The EU has translated into legislation our ambitious goals in order to become the first continent to be climate neutral by 2050 at the latest. It’s high time everyone, National governments, industry and civil society, come together to save our planet.

Brussels, 20 October 2021 - Thanks to aluminium’s unique and permanent properties, aluminium has been on a steady growth path since large-scale industrial aluminium production started in 1886. It is now the fastest-growing metal and the second most used metal in the world. Since 1981, the European aluminium industry’s growth has been supported by the industry association European Aluminium.

The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament succeeded in obtaining more money for employment, youth, education, health, research and innovation, agriculture and sustainable transport among others in the negotiating position of the EP on the EU budget for next year. As a result of the vote in plenary, the Parliament goes into negotiations with a strong position, reinforced by the S&D Group, asking for social recovery to be among the top priorities when the new EU budget 2022 is decided together with the member states in the Council.

Brussels/Frankfurt, 19 October 2021 – On the occasion of the EU Commission's 2022 work programme published today, VDMA Executive Managing Director Thilo Brodtmann demands:

In the presence of Polish Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, the S&Ds today stood up for Polish people, who in an overwhelming majority want to remain part of the EU family.