Martin Schulz, President of the Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, talks about his priorities for the next five years.

The Political Groups: S&D

Apart from a few exceptions   there were few reasons for Socialists

to celebrate the last European elections.

They recorded losses   in all big Member States.

But their group   remains the second strongest in the EP,

who did not belong   to the Party of European Socialists.

But it had to change   its name accordingly.

The regulation of financial markets   is a legislative priority

in order to avoid a repeat   of the catastrophic crisis.

The Socialist group   in the European Parliament -

Socialists and Democrats,   with 184 MEPs from 27 countries -

are the 2nd group and the only one   with members from all countries.

We are fighting for more social justice   in this parliament,

for more democracy   and more efficiency in Europe,

as we believe this to be   what the citizens need the most.

Socialists and Democrats in the EP   fight for more social justice.

Europe is a super-rich continent   but the riches aren't shared.

We have more and more super-rich   and very poor people on this continent.

We aim to defend what Europe   had to fight to achieve:

prosperity for all, not great riches for the   few, this is our main duty.

We want to make Europe   more democratic

so the decision-making has to be more   transparent and clear for everyone.

Europe's decisions cannot be   made in back rooms.

The European Parliament   is the place of public democracy.

Therefore, we Socialists want to   strengthen the European Parliament,

If we want to rise to the challenges   that this continent is facing

We won't solve the crises of climate,   finance and jobs

by lengthening decision-making   but by shortening it.

The quicker we can decide, with   democratic majorities, the better it is.