This week in the European Parliament
18 Oct Health

This week in the European Parliament

The European Parliament’s second October Strasbourg session is not only packed with key issues coming to fruition, but also comes with quite a few potential moments of reckoning and could turn out to be action packed
by Andreas Rogal
Why the EU and US shouldn’t follow the green groups advice on PFAS
13 Oct Health
Why the EU and US shouldn’t follow the green groups advice on PFAS
Better care for carers is badly needed, argues Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan
06 Oct Health
Better care for carers is badly needed, argues Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan
PCR tests vs Covid-19 sniffer dogs
06 Oct Health
PCR tests vs Covid-19 sniffer dogs
Issue 539 | 05 July 2021
05 Jul Health
Issue 539 | 05 July 2021
The latest edition of The Parliament Magazine is now available to read online for free.
Rare diseases: Tackling unmet needs and evolving the orphan drug environment Partner Content
05 Jul Health
Rare diseases: Tackling unmet needs and evolving the orphan drug environment
A ‘Rare Conversation’ with EURORDIS’ Yann le Cam, Alexion’s Camilla Harder Hartvig and MEP Pernille Weiss.
Why Big Data should have patients’ welfare at its heart Partner Content
05 Jul Health
Why Big Data should have patients’ welfare at its heart
Europe can reach consensus on its European Health Data Space strategy if patients’ data rights are kept at its core.
European Parliament row over MEP's refusal to wear face mask escalates
29 Jun Health
European Parliament row over MEP's refusal to wear face mask escalates
Right-wing German deputy Christine Anderson says she’s being wrongly targeted in a ‘pointless abuse of power’.
“The first real resistance to a regressive agenda”: Parliament adopts SRHR report
24 Jun Health
“The first real resistance to a regressive agenda”: Parliament adopts SRHR report
Predrag Fred Matić’s report on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights was adopted on Thursday, with 378 votes in favour, 255 against and 42 abstentions.
Next generation livestock farming Partner Content
24 Jun Health
Next generation livestock farming
The animal health sector supports an integrated, digital approach to increase efficiency and production in farm management, yet incentives for innovation are needed, Marta Pacheco reports.
Farming 2.0: How new technology is changing farming Partner Content
24 Jun Health
Farming 2.0: How new technology is changing farming
New technological advances in animal health are transforming livestock farming for the better, writes Roxane Feller.
ECR group wants SRHR debate to be scrapped; says issue 'overreaches' EU's competence
23 Jun Health
ECR group wants SRHR debate to be scrapped; says issue "overreaches" EU's competence
The European Parliament is due to debate and vote on a controversial report urging Member States to protect and further enhance women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Medical Device Regulation: a lack of clarity and too much freedom of interpretation
23 Jun Health
Medical Device Regulation: a lack of clarity and too much freedom of interpretation
As breakthrough innovations for wellness-related applications become increasingly ubiquitous, the path for the future regulation of innovation in Europe must be planned carefully, says Susana Solís.
MEP Daniel Freund welcomes the European Commission’s pledge to ‘learn lessons’ from COVID crisis
21 Jun Health
MEP Daniel Freund welcomes the European Commission’s pledge to ‘learn lessons’ from COVID crisis
Commission says ‘ten lessons’ should be drawn from the pandemic.
International ALS Day: Knowing is strength
21 Jun Health
International ALS Day: Knowing is strength
It’s time for the EU to rethink its strategy on Lou Gehrig's disease and promote better Europe-wide harmonisation on genetic testing, argues Cyrus Engerer.
Vaping: Part of The Solution Partner Content
21 Jun Health
Vaping: Part of The Solution
Considering the Commission’s recent proposals for its ambitious Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and the revision of the Tobacco Products Directive, Rajnish Singh reports on the World Vapers’ Alliance event that discussed how vaping can help people quit smoking.
Issue 538 | 21 June 2021
18 Jun Health
Issue 538 | 21 June 2021
The latest edition of The Parliament Magazine is now available to read online for free.
Online Harassment: Breaking cyber violence
16 Jun Health
Online Harassment: Breaking cyber violence
More than ever, Europe needs a legal definition for online harassment and other forms of cyber bullying, urges Maria Walsh.
Plasma-derived Medicinal Products: It’s in us all to save a life
16 Jun Health
Plasma-derived Medicinal Products: It’s in us all to save a life
EU policymakers must do more to ensure better patient access to plasma-derived medicinal products, writes Manuel Pizarro.
EU civil society committee warns of a “cancer tsunami” unless urgent action is taken to tackle the deadly disease
14 Jun Health
EU civil society committee warns of a “cancer tsunami” unless urgent action is taken to tackle the deadly disease
EESC's warning comes as the EU officially adopts new Coronavirus vaccine certificate - designed to ease travel within the bloc for people who have been fully vaccinated.
European Parliament calls for new EU biodiversity law
11 Jun Health
European Parliament calls for new EU biodiversity law
MEPs also want a ‘Paris agreement’ style deal for biodiversity at an upcoming UN conference in October, that will set global biodiversity priorities to 2030 and beyond.
Von der Leyen says 50 percent of EU’s adult population now vaccinated at least once
10 Jun Health
Von der Leyen says 50 percent of EU’s adult population now vaccinated at least once
Speaking on Thursday, the European Commission President also said that 100m people in Europe are now fully vaccinated.
New EU digital COVID certificate paves way for Europeans to get freedom back, says MEP
08 Jun Health
New EU digital COVID certificate paves way for Europeans to get freedom back, says MEP
Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Parliament’s rapporteur on the issue, said the certificate means that after severe restrictions caused by the crisis, the EU’s much-vaunted Schengen free travel area will be “back on track.”
Socialist leader calls for special committee to learn lessons from pandemic
08 Jun Health
Socialist leader calls for special committee to learn lessons from pandemic
Iratxe García Pérez said the parliamentary committee would be open to all experts and last up to one year with the possibility of extension.
Why the Dutch vaping flavour ban won’t drive down underage smoking rates Partner Content
07 Jun Health
Why the Dutch vaping flavour ban won’t drive down underage smoking rates
Although noble in intent, the ban would have the opposite effect, argue the Consumer Choice Center’s Maria Chaplia and World Vapers Alliance’s Michael Landl.
Few MEPs set to attend European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg
07 Jun Health
Few MEPs set to attend European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg
Continued COVID concerns mean only a third of MEPs expected to travel to French city.
S&D leader throws weight behind growing demands to scrap next Strasbourg plenary
02 Jun Health
S&D leader throws weight behind growing demands to scrap next Strasbourg plenary
The intervention by Iratxe García Pérez comes amid confusion as to whether the so-called “hybrid” session will take place in the French city.
Access to healthcare: EU health inequalities persist
02 Jun Health
Access to healthcare: EU health inequalities persist
The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the inequalities in our healthcare systems; we should prioritise these, not pharma profits, writes Michèle Rivasi.