Socialists and Democrats spell out demand for a new direction for Europe

On 13th July the leader of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament set out forceful demands for the Presidency of the European Commission in a letter welcoming his newly-elected Euro MPs to their first parliamentary session in Strasbourg.

Martin Schulz informed S&D Group members – the only European Parliament group to represent all 27 EU countries -- that he and his vice-presidents “believe that Europe needs a new impetus and a new direction.”

Calling on the Commission Presidency candidate to “enter immediately into a serious and intensive political dialogue with our Group”, Mr Schulz set out 11 key issues that “correspond to the urgent expectations of our citizens towards the European Union”.

The key issues