The Socialists and Democrats played a leading role in adopting today a resolution by the European Parliament to condemn the killings and the injuring of many Palestinians by the Israeli army at the border with the Gaza Strip over the past three weeks.
The European Parliament today passed a resolution on the protection of investigative journalists, following the murder of Ján Kuciak and his partner Martina Kušnírová in Slovakia. The resolution calls for the EU to do all it can to support the investigation into the murder and for new protections for journalists.
S&D MEP and chair of the parliament’s civil liberties, justice and home affairs committee, Claude Moraes, who co-chaired a recent fact finding mission to Slovakia, said:
S&Ds: The newly approved regulation on organic production and labelling of organic products is a key step forward for organic farming and for all consumers
Following the approval, by a significant majority, of the new regulation on organic production and labelling of organic products today in the Plenary, the S&D Group underlines how we would have liked to have gone further with this new regulation but, nevertheless, we recognise the very substantial progress made for organic farming and for the consumer.
The Strategic Plan of Eurochild for 2019-2021 commits to help bring a children’s rights perspective into policies and legislation in EU member states, accession countries and neighbourhood region, by leveraging EU influence.
Speaking after a debate and vote on the implementation report on the European Protection Order, Soraya Post, MEP and S&D spokesperson on human rights said:
(Brussels, 19 April 2018) FoodDrinkEurope welcomes the announcement of the European Commission that it will facilitate an EU discussion on front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling involving Member States and stakeholders, including the industry, starting with a first joint meeting on 23 April 2018.
The EU must secure its future through reforms and set fresh priorities. The debate on this must be held now. The mechanical engineering industry not only wants to set an example against EU scepticism and populism, but also wants to show where Europe can do more than it does today. The VDMA is therefore expanding its initiative #europeworks to include new topics under the motto "Promoting Europe" (www.europeworks.de).
MEPs have today backed a resolution likening the actions of the Commission to a coup, in an appointment process that saw Martin Selmayr named Secretary General of the European Commission in an unprecedented double promotion that was shrouded in secrecy.
APEAL (the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging) has welcomed the formal adoption today by the European Parliament (EP) of the Circular Economy Package (CEP) after more than two years of negotiations.
APEAL (the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging) has welcomed the formal adoption today by the European Parliament (EP) of the Circular Economy Package (CEP) after more than two years of negotiations. 
