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The GSMA Welcomes the European Commission Recommendation on Connectivity

The European Commission published the Digital Decade package today, including a Connectivity Recommendation that should accelerate the deployment of 5G.

S&Ds back affordable, green, efficient buildings in the EU

Ahead of the European Commission’s Renovation Wave initiative, members of the European Parliament voted, during this week’s plenary session, on a report that will ensure the cost of renovating buildings all over the EU should not lead to unbearable costs for the owners and tenants. As the need for energy-efficient buildings increases, the S&Ds have made sure that proposals aiming to lift millions of citizens out of energy poverty were introduced in the final text.

STANDARDS ARE KEY FOR THE GREEN DEAL: SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOP ORGANISED BY THE GERMAN PRESIDENCY OF THE EU COUNCIL

On 16 September, CEN and CENELEC officers participated to the virtual workshop “Empowering European Standardisation for a Successful Green Deal”, organised by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) in the framework of the German Presidency of the EU Council.

S&Ds: The SDG clock is ticking. 10 years left to achieve sustainable development

The COVID-19 pandemic is still holding the world under its spell. Inequalities are worsening worldwide and putting many achievements of recent years in danger. The UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are key in the struggle for amelioration. Today, Friday 18 September, marks an important day in this struggle.

Packaging value chain calls on EU to protect the Single Market to deliver on the Green Deal and circular economy

Brussels, 17 September 2020 – Following the commitment by European Commission President von der Leyen to deliver on the Single Market in her State of the Union address, the packaging value chain calls upon the EU institutions to live up to this promise, prioritising the defense of the Single Market as the cornerstone of the European Green Deal and economic recovery.

Decisive action on medicines shortages should be included in pharmaceutical and industrial strategies

Medicines for Europe applauds that the European Parliament has clearly recognised the key role that off-patent medicines bring to patient access to essential medicines and have called to examine measures aimed at stimulating healthy competition for generic and biosimilar medicines.

Green Postal Day: How PostEurop supports the EU Green Deal

In the spirit of the 2020 EU Mobility Week themed 'Zero-emission mobility for all' aimed to achieve ambitious targets of a carbon-neutral continent by 2050, PostEurop joins forces with IPC to promote the essential role of postal operators in the fight against climate change on Green Postal Day this 18 September 2020.  This is a unique occasion to underline the concrete actions taken by its members to protect the environment and support the EU Green deal.  

S&Ds: Hands off Dr. Mukwege. We have the moral duty to ensure protection and call for justice in Congo DRC

Following the call put forward last week by Dr. Mukwege during an exchange of views in the subcommittee on human rights (DROI), and on an initiative of the S&D Group, the European Parliament has today adopted an urgency resolution demanding protection for Dr. Mukwege, the founder of Panzi Hospital, and call on the international community to ensure justice is done for the crimes against humanity committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

S&Ds: Dialogue is the only way forward. Turkey needs to refrain from any further illegal and unilateral action in Eastern Mediterranean

Following the escalation of the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Socialists and Democrats Group has requested and obtained a debate with resolution in the European Parliament. Today's vote in Plenary has reiterated our condemnation for the illegal actions put forward by the Turkish government, our full solidarity with Greece and Cyprus and our call on Ankara to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes.

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