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Parliament backs reform to make EU elections more transparent and democratic

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Today, the European Parliament with an absolute majority of its component members passed a reform of EU electoral law, strengthening the European dimension of EU elections and rendering them more transparent and democratic.
 
S&D Group spokesperson for constitutional affairs and Parliament negotiator for the reform, Jo Leinen, said:
 

"The UK must finally present a clear offer"

VDMA - Mechanical Engineering Industry

Berlin/Brussels, July 4, 2018 - Industry in Germany and Europe urgently needs clarity on future relations between the EU and the United Kingdom. With regard to Prime Minister Theresa May's visit to Berlin, the German mechanical engineering association VDMA calls on the British side to finally state a clear and realistic offer for the time after the Brexit.

S&Ds: high time to stop the violation of the rights of indigenous peoples around the world

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Today the European Parliament voted with a huge majority its first ever report devoted to indigenous peoples. Although its population is estimated to be over 370 million people in over 70 countries worldwide, their rights to land, territories and resources are too often violated, especially in the context of globalisation. The S&Ds call on the EU to promote the rights of indigenous peoples in the dialogue with all third countries, including in trade and cooperation agreements.  
 
S&D MEP and the EP rapporteur, Francisco Assis, said:

S&Ds call on the Venezuelan government to urgently accept a humanitarian aid plan

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
During a plenary debate in Strasbourg tonight, Socialists and Democrats will urge the EU to continue its financial support to Venezuela, and to increase it if needed. They will also urge the Venezuelan government to accept an immediate agreement to urgently provide humanitarian aid.
 
The S&D Group expresses its solidarity with the Venezuelan people, and regret the grave crisis it is going through. According to the UN, 61.2% of Venezuelans live in extreme poverty; mortality has raised 60% and child mortality 30%.
 

Udo Bullmann to Sebastian Kurz: Don’t let the xenophobes and populists of FPÖ divide our Europe!

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Speaking in the European Parliament in Strasbourg today with Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on the start of the Austrian EU Presidency, S&D Group president Udo Bullmann, said:
 
“Presiding over the European Council is an honour and a big responsibility - we call on the Austrian Government to live up to that.
 
“The Austrian Government has to make the unity of Europe and the wellbeing of the European people a priority of its EU Presidency.
 

Unpaid internships in the European Parliament and elsewhere must be banned, say S&Ds SALI

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
On the S&Ds initiative, last night the European Parliament’s Bureau adopted principles on the framework reform for internships. Under the new rules, MEPs would be able to offer three types of traineeships in Brussels: a traineeship for university graduates for a period of six months; a training placement for a period of one to five months; and, study visits for a duration of up to six weeks. For the first two, fixed remuneration will be provided, whereas for the latter no remuneration is foreseen. 
 

European Federation of Building Societies

López Obrador abre una etapa de esperanza para reducir la violencia y las desigualdades en México, afirma el Grupo S&D

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Los Socialistas y Demócratas en la Eurocámara han felicitado hoy al presidente electo de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, por su clara victoria en las elecciones celebradas ayer tras una  campaña en que se ha comprometido la luchar contra la pobreza, el crimen y la corrupción.
 
El coordinador socialista para la Asamblea Parlamentaria UE-America Latina (Eurolat), Francisco Assis, ha declarado:
 

European Geothermal Energy Council

EU Company law “upgraded" Package: making the best of digital solutions and cross-border mobility

ACCA

EU decision-makers and key stakeholders discussed how to improve the new Company law package and strike the right balance, at recent joint ACCA-BusinessEurope- UEAPME event, with the support of EY.

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