Health
Policymakers call for greater investment in fight against malaria
25 April 2018
On World Malaria Day, MEPs have called on the international community to increase their efforts to tackle this oldest of diseases.
How the EU is leading the polio endgame
24 April 2018
With the continued support and leadership of the European Union, the eradication polio is within...
eCigarettes are safer than smoking tobacco
23 April 2018
Electronic cigarettes are safer than smoking tobacco, writes Riccardo Polosa.
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eCigarettes are part of the solution to one of Europe's most serious health problems: tobacco smoking
23 April 2018
eCigarettes are redefining how we should think about public health policy, writes Giovanni La Via.
Issue 474 | 23 April 2018
23 April 2018
Antanas Guoga interview, Blockchain, State of the Energy Union, intestinal failure, Circular...
Vaccination is Europe's greatest public health asset
23 April 2018
Falling immunisation rates across the EU require common action, writes Xavier Prats Monné.
Europe needs a vaccination action plan
23 April 2018
The rise vaccine hesitancy across Europe is extremely concerning, and could lead to the return of...
Improving standards of care in Chronic Intestinal Failure
20 April 2018
Much more needs to be done to reduce inequalities of care for people suffering from Chronic IF, a...
World Animal Vaccination Day: Prevention is better than cure
20 April 2018
Brussels, 20 April 2018; Vets and the animal medicines industry join forces on World Animal...
EU must reinstate science in GMO safety assessment and eliminate unnecessary animal testing
17 April 2018
Beat Späth, Director of Agricultural Biotechnology at EuropaBio, calls for an end to unneeded...
Antimicrobial resistance is an inevitable part of evolution
11 April 2018
Antimicrobial resistance is a natural, inevitable process, but changing our behaviour and adapting...
Trust in food risk assessment essential for innovation
11 April 2018
EuropaBio's reaction to the EC proposal for a regulation on the transparency and...
Commission outlines new legislation to combat occupational cancer
9 April 2018
The EU has made a fresh attempt to combat the leading cause of work-related deaths in Europe.
Vytenis Andriukaitis: Big Data has enormous potential to advance medical research
4 April 2018
European health and food safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis has said precision medicine holds...
Time to consign TB to the history books
23 March 2018
TB is far from being consigned to the history books, but there is real hope for a TB-free world in...
MEP awards 2018: A word from the winners
22 March 2018
Greek deputy Eva Kaili hosted the Parliament Magazine's annual MEP awards ceremony recognising MEPs...
New rules breaking down barriers to innovation in animal health
21 March 2018
As trilogue negotiations progress, there are numerous ways in which the new rules on animal...
Issue 472 | 19 March 2018
19 March 2018
Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov interview, ePivacy, Copyright, Fire Safety, Online Gambling, CAP Post-...
Science and Democracy: safeguarding the right to science, also in agriculture
19 March 2018
The upcoming World Congress for Freedom of Scientific Research will help raise awareness of the...
Fire safety: Every fire victim is one too many
19 March 2018
Every fire victim is one too many, writes Quentin de Hults.
Fire safety: Prevention needs to be a priority for EU policymakers
19 March 2018
Emma McClarkin explains why we need further action from the EU on fire safety in buildings.
EU Parliament approves new Brexit resolution, EMA Amsterdam relocation
15 March 2018
MEPs have voted to endorse a resolution laying out a possible association framework for future EU-...
Society must accept mental illness as the equal to physical disease
13 March 2018
Mental health should be considered on a par with physical health and this should be reflected in...
GMOinfo.EU brings you factual information on GMOs in your language
9 March 2018
EuropaBio, together with partners in 11 countries, is launching the GMOinfo.eu website, which...
UK would seek to remain part of European Medicines Agency under socialist government
7 March 2018
British shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth warns Brussels audience that pledge to stay in...
Rare disease research: Why EU countries must pool their resources
6 March 2018
Research has increased over the last two decades, but, there is a lack of research to cover every...
Alignment on animal health rules essential post-Brexit
5 March 2018
Brussels, 5 March 2018; Following the publication of the draft Withdrawal Agreement between the...