REPowerEU

The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament have welcomed REPowerEU – the European Commission’s plan to reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels and fast forward towards the green transition. S&Ds call for a new recovery plan to finance the energy transition, similar to the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), created for the purpose of…

Data Governance Act

Data Governance Act

The report on European Data Governance (also known as the Data Governance Act) has been adopted by the European parliament’s committee on industry, research and energy. The Socialists and Democrats included their key objectives in the document. These include a push towards fair European data spaces that enable the use of data for players of…

Renovation Wave for EU Buildings

As one of the largest consumers of energy in the EU, building stock has a big impact on the EU’s climate goals. Buildings are responsible for 40% of energy consumption in the EU and contribute 36% of total emissions. This is why the S&D Group in the European Parliament has issued a position paper today,…