This evening we celebrate 7 decades of fighting the good fight. For the people✊

On our 70th anniversary, we join president Iratxe Garcia and five of our former leaders in reminiscing and setting out priorities for the future.
Join our festive Group meeting live on www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu

More details: https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/newsroom/sds-celebrate-today-70-years-social-progress-people

It was great welcoming our Ukrainian friends of SD Platform in Brussels, a few weeks after our first visit to Kyiv. We had a chance to discuss progressive politics in post-war Ukraine, as well as priorities for a fair and inclusive reconstruction on the country. Together we will work to help rebuild Ukraine's future, all the way to EU accession. Here's to a long and fruitful partnership!

Було дуже приємно вітати наших українських друзів СД Платформa у Брюсселі, через кілька тижнів після нашого першого візиту до Києва. Ми мали нагоду обговорити прогресивну політику в післявоєнній Україні, а також пріоритети для справедливого та інклюзивного відновлення країни. Разом ми працюватимемо над тим, щоб допомогти відбудувати майбутнє України, аж до вступу до ЄС. Cподіваємось на довге та плідне партнерство!

Our weekly newsletter is out. On next week's #EPlenary agenda:
🤝EU-China relations
🟢Fit for 55 package
🟰Combatting discrimination in the EU
and more.

Check out our priorities, the members involved and our press contacts below. And don’t forget to subscribe👇
https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/content/news-european-parliaments-plenary-session-strasbourg-17-20-april-2023

With the adoption of #CBAM, the European Parliament is set to take a significant step in its fight against climate change.

Polluters must pay for their CO2 emissions, regardless of where they are produced in the world! 🌍✊

More from S&D vice-president Mohammed Chahim 👉 https://t.co/NZW525f80r

Tomorrow, the European Parliament is set to approve the Social Climate Fund, a critical component of the FitFor55 package designed to align climate action with social justice.   As part of its commitment in combating climate change and promoting social justice, the S&D Group has made significant contributions to this ambitious protective instrument to assist the most vulnerable citizens in transitioning to climate neutrality.

See more from Petar Vitanov, S&D negotiator for the committee on environment, public health and food safety 👇

https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/newsroom/sds-strong-social-climate-fund-needed-support-vulnerable-citizens-transition-climate

Faced with unprecedented global challenges such as climate emergency, the pandemic and war in Europe, the EU must avoid the trap of ‘power bloc logic’. Instead, it must define its own strategy towards China; one based on EU Open Strategic Autonomy, which ensures safe trade while defending multilateralism, highlighted Iratxe García at today’s plenary session in Strasbourg.
The S&D Group leader also underlined the fact that the EU should enhance dialogue with China to reduce risks and cooperate as much as possible, while clearly drawing red lines in defence of its values, principles and interests. For example, arms delivery to Russia and a forced change of status quo in Taiwan would be unacceptable.

Read more from Iratxe García 👇

https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/newsroom/xi-jinping-must-put-pressure-putins-russia-says-iratxe-garcia-calling-effective-and-united

Under our leadership, a deal has been reached on the European Chips Act, creating better conditions for the production of semi-conductors in the EU.

🖋️ Dan Nica

https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/newsroom/sds-increased-investment-european-strategic-autonomy-eu33bn-microchips-made-eu

Today we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, and its heroic Jewish fighters.

They knew victory was impossible. And survival unlikely. Yet, they stood up and fought for human dignity.

We will never forget them.

#WeRemember ✊
#WarsawGhettoUprising