Udo Bullmann
The importance of engaging with Africa
To paraphrase the words of the American political activist Ralph Nader – if you’re not turned on to Africa, Africa will turn on you. Udo Bullmann is the S&D group Coordinator on the European Parliament’s Development Committee. Carlos Zorrinho is...
The free and democratic Europe: a death by a thousand cuts?
The Hungarian parliamentary elections in April 2010 changed the country – for worse. Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz took power for the second time. Today, ten years later, we can see how the prime minister has turned his country into an illiberal state, ignoring the basic principles of the rule of law, writes MEP Udo Bullmann.
Europe needs a new Social Contract for Sustainability and Just Transition
What happens after the European elections will determine the future of Europe. The next European Commission must support a new European Social Contract, writes Udo Bullmann.
A socialist-led Spain can be at the heart of the sustainable revolution
Spain's socialist-led government can help re-start Europe by pushing its alternative to economic austerity and prioritising the fight against climate change, writes Udo Bullmann.
Why the hysterical reaction to the UN migration and refugee compacts matters
Right-wing leaders are guilty of an hysterical reaction to the UN migration compact, writes Udo Bullman MEP.
EU finance ministers need to deliver: Digital companies must pay tax
When European finance ministers meet on Tuesday (4 December), they should swiftly adopt the digital service tax, say Udo Bullmann and Paul Tang.
Fighting digital authoritarianism: three proposals on how to tackle online interference
Our democracies in Europe are under attack from all sides – and online manipulations through fake news are at the heart of this threat.
