8th March is International Women’s Day, so it’s a good time to have a look at how women in Europe are doing. 

Last week the Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament launched our Manifesto for International Women’s Day.  …

“At last – a glimmer of hope for Britain’s lost youth,” said Glenis Willmott MEP, Leader of Labour’s MEPs, after an agreement last week by EU governments to bring in an EU-wide ‘youth guarantee’

The youth guarantee will ensure that …

Glenis Willmott has criticised the government for trying to defend the bankers’ bonus culture.

New pan-European rules were finally agreed yesterday, with the UK being the only member state to try to defend the status quo by maintaining the current …

“The European Commission’s response to the horsemeat scandal has been totally inadequate,” said Glenis Willmott, Leader of the Labour MEPs, after a high-level meeting in Brussels scheduled by Labour MEPs to discuss the horsemeat scandal today.

“The horsemeat scandal should result …

It is scandalous that leading food manufacturers and retailers have been selling us food containing horsemeat without our knowledge. As the affected meat had travelled around various EU countries before reaching the UK, and sixteen different EU countries are now …

New proposals for testing drugs and medical treatments will be debated by Euro MPs for the first time in Brussels tomorrow (Tuesday)

The Environment & Public Health Committee of the European Parliament will be discussing proposals put forward by local …

Speaking after yesterday’s emergency meeting of EU ministers on the horsemeat scandal, Glenis Willmott, Leader of Labour MEPs and spokesperson for the Socialists and Democrats group in the European Parliament on food labelling, said:

“Owen Paterson is now saying that …

The illegal horse-meat found in burgers, lasagnes and spaghetti Bolognese, without any labelling, shows that there are loopholes in the EU legislation and in the food traceability chain, according to Labour’s Public Health spokesperson Glenis Willmott.

She has called for the …

MEPs yesterday voted in support of far-reaching reforms to end over-fishing and help preserve our fish stocks, and the fishing industry, for future generations.

The reforms adopted in Strasbourg aim to restore fish stocks to sustainable levels, and will also …

Three types of neonicotinoid pesticides are harmful to bees, the European Food Safety Authority has said, after evaluating all the available evidence. The recommendation is that these pesticides should not be used on flowering crops. Worryingly, however, the British …