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On 14 September, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen took the floor in the European Parliament to deliver her third State of the Union address. As expected, solidarity with Ukraine and the energy crisis were key elements of her speech, and the year 2023 was proclaimed the European Year of Education. However, the Commission […]

In an interview with the newspaper Público I analyse the mental health situation of young people in the aftermath of the pandemic. I focus on working conditions, which are fundamental for the promotion of well-being and the prevention of mental disorders in young people.

The strategy encourages an integrated and person-centred approach, which implies improving the transition from institutional care to home care and community-based services. But deinstitutionalisation can only succeed with the professionalisation of care, including personal and domestic services. The social impact of the pandemic on the residential sector for older people has opened a debate on

Covid-19 has revealed another type of pandemic that has been years in the making, affecting people’s mental health. An unprecedented health crisis, directly linked to the precariousness of the labour market, job instability and digitalisation of the economy. We already have data in this regard: according to EUROFOUND, 20% of jobs in Europe were of

The European Parliament has adopted the report “Mental health in a digital world of work” for which I was rapporteur for the Socialists and Democrats group. The report includes a number of socialist priorities such as legislation on the use of AI in the workplace. The European Parliament adopted a resolution setting out the challenges

In the European Parliament we have approved the first package of legislative measures of the Fit For 55 programme. With this programme, the EU proposes a series of concrete measures to achieve a 55% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990, with the ultimate goal of achieving zero net emissions by

The European Parliament approved, on 19 May 2022, a resolution on the “Economic and social consequences of the war in Ukraine for the EU: strengthening the EU’s capacity to act”. In it, we underline the need to take measures to protect European citizens – especially the most vulnerable – from the consequences of Russia’s aggression

Estrella Durá: “Good mental health is essential for the well-being of individuals and society as a whole”. The Group of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament has called for a European Mental Health Strategy to address and mitigate the problems arising from mental disorders, and to do so, it must focus on prevention in

On March 15, 2022, the Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) and the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) committees of the European Parliament undertook the preparation of an own-initiative report (INI) entitled “Towards a European action common on care”. Sirpa Pietikäinen MEP (EPP, Finland) and Milan Brglez MEP (S&D, Slovenia) are the co-rapporteurs of the

After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, the European Parliament adopted a Resolution on 1 March, fervently condemning the attack, showing its support to the Ukrainian people and demanding to isolate Russia financially, economically and diplomatically. The Russian invasion is an unjustified brutal aggression that violates international law and the UN Charter, and constitutes