Brussels, April 9, 2024 - The intersection of LGBTQIA+ rights and legislative reform took centre stage at a landmark event held in Brussels on April 9th, 2024.
The S&D Group has given its approval on how the European Commission spent the EU budget in 2022. According to the Socialists and Democrats, the EU successfully overcame multiple challenges in 2022 by implementing a joint response, primarily through the EU budget.
Despite opposition from the right and the far-right, the European Parliament called today for the right to legal and safe abortion to be included in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Yesterday, the European Parliament endorsed the provisional agreement on the new Regulation on CO2 Emission Standards for Heavy-Duty vehicles. The new law expands the scope of the existing regulation to cover almost all new heavy-duty vehicles and will push the transport sector to decarbonise by setting the following CO2 emission reduction targets:
The Socialists and Democrats today led the drive in the European Parliament to adopt the updated EU legislation on common rules for the internal markets on renewable and natural gases and hydrogen. This is a major step towards reaching the EU goal of climate neutrality by 2050.
Today, the European Parliament adopted its position on the Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive, with the aim of having all EU soils healthy by 2050.
The Socialists and Democrats (S&Ds) in the European Parliament have secured significant victories in the overhaul of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive, championing measures that promise to revolutionise wastewater management across the European Union.
