Latest industry data on glass recycling show that the average glass recycling rate in the EU28 is steady at 74%. This means that over 11.6 million tons of glass bottles are collected, and recycled into food grade quality material for the production of new glass containers.
The S&D Group today welcomed a new package of proposals from the European Commission to strengthen consumer rights in Europe. In particular, the Group supports the proposals on collective redress, which would allow EU consumers to bring lawsuits collectively against large companies.
S&D spokesperson for legal affairs, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann said:
The S&D Group today called for an urgent plenary debate next week in Strasbourg on the misuse of millions of Facebook users’ data. The Group is also calling for Mark Zuckerberg to come before the European Parliament's civil liberties, justice and home affairs committee and explain exactly what took place and how EU citizens have been affected.
The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament welcome today’s approval of new rules for posted workers by member states. The introduction of equal pay for equal work at the same place for workers temporarily posted in other EU countries is essential to ensure fair conditions and fair competition for all workers and companies in the EU. The Socialists and Democrats led the fight to revise the Posting of Workers Directive to better protect posted workers from day one.
UK financial services increasingly feel risks outweigh opportunities as Brexit draws nearer, according to the latest snapshot member survey by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).
This Thursday, 12 April, the S&D Group, together with its partners, will organise its next #EuropeTogether event in Hamburg focused on ‘Managing Migration & Supporting Refugees in a Globalised World’.
The conference will gather citizens, politicians and progressive partners with the participation of high-level speakers from Africa, Europe and the United Nations to discuss about global migration policy and the EU-Africa cooperation.
The S&D Group is calling for the European Union to put improving the lives of Roma people at the heart of its political agenda. The call came during the EU’s annual Roma week, from 9 to 13 April 2018, and alongside the launch of a new Group publication on what the EU needs to do to tackle anti-Gypsyism.
S&D Group spokesperson for Roma issues, Soraya Post said:
Latest industry data on glass recycling show that the average glass recycling rate in the EU28 is steady at 74%. This means that over 11.6 million tons of glass bottles are collected, and recycled into food grade quality material for the production of new glass containers.
