How to stamp out cigarettes for good
07 Sep Opinion

How to stamp out cigarettes for good

The European Commission has registered a European Citizens’ Initiative to create the bloc’s first tobacco-free generation. The Spanish NGO behind the bid makes its case for banning the sale of cigarettes to those born after 2010
by Ubaldo Cuadrado
Data is crucial in the joint fight against antimicrobial resistance Partner Content
17 Nov Opinion
Data is crucial in the joint fight against antimicrobial resistance
Nutrition access is the cornerstone of healthy convenient nutrition Partner Content
16 Nov Opinion
Nutrition access is the cornerstone of healthy convenient nutrition
Widespread misinformation about vaping hurts public health Partner Content
26 Oct Opinion
Widespread misinformation about vaping hurts public health
An F-gas free future in power grids? Partner Content
05 Apr
An F-gas free future in power grids?
As European action ramps up against harmful F-gases and toxic PFAS substances, the industry is using clean F-gas free alternatives for electrical switchgear that will allow the EU to achieve its climate objectives
On this year’s World Autism Day, let’s shift the focus away from awareness to acceptance
31 Mar Opinion
On this year’s World Autism Day, let’s shift the focus away from awareness to acceptance
Awareness is fine, argues Julie Ward, but without acceptance it risks being contaminated by ableist paternalism
Setting Maximum & Minimum Levels of Vitamins & Minerals for Food Supplements: The EHPM Model Partner Content
15 Mar
Setting Maximum & Minimum Levels of Vitamins & Minerals for Food Supplements: The EHPM Model
In 2021, the Commission resumed work on setting harmonised maximum intakes for vitamins and minerals to ensure consumer safety and smooth functioning of the internal market, but this will not be an easy task, explains Dr Michele Sadler
Uneven progress in contraception protection across Europe Partner Content
01 Mar
Uneven progress in contraception protection across Europe
Europe has among the highest use of contraceptives and the lowest abortion rates in the world, but progress is still uneven among member states especially in Eastern Europe
Orphan medicinal products: onwards and upwards
28 Feb
Orphan medicinal products: onwards and upwards
The Orphan Medicinal Products regulation delivered impressive results for rare disease patients, but the pending revision can move it up a gear, argues Stelios Kympouropoulos
Tackling rare diseases through enhanced coordination Partner Content
28 Feb
Tackling rare diseases through enhanced coordination
European Reference Networks, support for research, and the revision of EU medicines legislation, is key to the Commission’s plans for helping people suffering from rare diseases
Rare Diseases Day: How the French Presidency can change the rare disease landscape Partner Content
28 Feb
Rare Diseases Day: How the French Presidency can change the rare disease landscape
The Parliament Magazine spoke to French and European policymakers to find out.
Learning from the rare disease community Partner Content
25 Feb
Learning from the rare disease community
Europe’s pharmaceutical entrepreneurs are taking the lessons learned from this community to develop health innovation which would not have been dreamt of a few decades ago
Rare Diseases: Towards a patient-centred EU Blood Directive Partner Content
24 Feb
Rare Diseases: Towards a patient-centred EU Blood Directive
For rare disease patients who rely on plasma-derived medicinal products, supply has become the major safety issue
Rare Diseases: EU Orphan Regulation, backing innovation to address unmet needs Partner Content
23 Feb
Rare Diseases: EU Orphan Regulation, backing innovation to address unmet needs
Our capacity to keep on developing new treatments for people living with rare disease depends on Europe’s research ecosystem
Partnerships are at the Heart of Future Innovation for Rare Diseases Partner Content
22 Feb
Partnerships are at the Heart of Future Innovation for Rare Diseases
Rare disease treatment is entering a new era thanks to new partnerships unlocking innovative ways of working
Transforming Rare Diseases Partner Content
21 Feb
Transforming Rare Diseases
A special supplement looking at how Europe can come together to find solutions for people suffering from a rare disease
Europe’s time to act on rare diseases Partner Content
21 Feb
Europe’s time to act on rare diseases
Renewed collaboration at EU level for a new joint strategy on rare diseases could transform the rare disease landscape for patients
Why we need civil society in global health management Partner Content
18 Feb
Why we need civil society in global health management
As negotiations on the International Pandemic Agreement start, honouring the diversity of experiences is the only way to help the world become better prepared for future pandemics, write MEP Juozas Olekas and AHF Europe
We can fight childhood cancers
15 Feb
We can fight childhood cancers
Paediatric cancers are a tragedy, but the BECA committee recommendations on strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer can make a difference, believes Ewa Kopacz
Eliminating cervical cancer is a global priority
04 Feb
Eliminating cervical cancer is a global priority
If we are to eliminate cervical cancer - and the inequalities that allow it to persist - then we need a coordinated, global approach, writes Loucas Fourlas.
Not just a woman’s disease
04 Feb
Not just a woman’s disease
The fight against cervical cancer is making progress, but we must ensure we keep the momentum going, urges Sara Cerdas.
Issue 547 | 31 January 2022
31 Jan
Issue 547 | 31 January 2022
The latest edition of The Parliament Magazine is now available to read online for free.
Time for closer collaboration in food safety assessment? Partner Content
31 Jan
Time for closer collaboration in food safety assessment?
After 20 years of successful implementation of the EU General Food Law, Dr Bernhard Url reflects on how to best address the increasing complexity underlying food safety assessment
Why we need an EU Childhood Cancer Advisory Board Partner Content
28 Jan
Why we need an EU Childhood Cancer Advisory Board
The European childhood cancer community is calling for the creation of a multi-stakeholder body to help cure more children, cure them better and reduce inequalities say Carmelo Rizzari President of the European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOP Europe) and Gilles Vassal Board Member of SIOP Europe and Chair of ACCELERATE
MEPs renew demand for Covid-19 vaccine patents to be lifted
14 Jan
MEPs renew demand for Covid-19 vaccine patents to be lifted
DEVE Committee deputies back calls for more local vaccine manufacturing in move to help increase global vaccination rates
The revolution in HIV demands an EU response, explains Frédérique Ries
20 Dec
The revolution in HIV demands an EU response, explains Frédérique Ries
We should celebrate the stunning progress in HIV survival rates, while putting health-related quality of life at the centre of policy, says Belgian Renew Europe Group MEP
40 years of HIV pandemic: key learnings for the future of global health Partner Content
17 Dec
40 years of HIV pandemic: key learnings for the future of global health
AHF Europe’s Zoya Shabarova reflects on the lessons learned fighting the AIDS/HIV pandemic and how these can be applied to a future international pandemic agreement
This week in the European Parliament
13 Dec
This week in the European Parliament
The last European Parliament plenary session of the year has traditionally often focused on Human Rights, as Parliament’s spokesperson Jaume Duch reminded the press at Friday’s pre-session briefing