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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...
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A shift to lightweighting demands heavyweight political support

17 April 2018

Lighter vehicles offer the opportunity to reduce CO2 emissions from all vehicles. However, continuing to focus on a mass-based approach is an opportunity lost, writes Patrik Ragnarsson.

Unleashing Big Data’s Potential for journalism, economy and research

4 April 2018

The extent to which Text and Data Mining is revolutionising the way both public and private sector researchers work has yet to be fully realised by EU policymakers, argue data mining experts.

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 the coming decades, write Ivan Solovic and Raquel Duarte.

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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.

Pakistan’s gender discrimination in law is a violation of GSP+
25 April 2018

Pakistan's constant gender discrimination is in direct violation of its GSP+ obligations, explains Jude-Kirton Darling, so why is the Commission turning a blind eye to the country's lack of equality?

5 questions with... Biljana Borzan
25 April 2018

Biljana Borzan (S&D, HR) is a member of Parliament’s environment, public health and food safety committee

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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 rare disease and organ failure, MEPs have been told.

Bulgaria: Dynamic, innovative and entrepreneurial

9 April 2018

Bulgaria is dynamic, innovative and entrepreneurial, has a higher percentage of women working in ICT than any other EU member state and is at the forefront of Europe’s digital transformation.

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 for their outstanding work over the last year.

Stakeholder Reports

Transforming the vision: Giving chronic intestinal failure patients the care they need - a call to action

20 April 2018

ATLAS Programme Policy Paper on Chronic IF- download the report below.

The Green G-nome's guide to GM crops and policies in the EU

12 September 2017

Download EuropaBio's report below or click here.

Cancer medicines shortages in Europe

23 May 2017

Policy recommendations to prevent and manage shortages.

Download ESMO's report below.

Movers and Shakers

Movers and Shakers | 23 April 2018

23 April 2018

Keep track of developments in the European institutions and public affairs with our movers and shakers column.

Movers and Shakers | 16 April 2018

16 April 2018

Keep track of developments in the European institutions and public affairs with our movers and shakers column.

Movers and Shakers | 9 April 2018

9 April 2018

Keep track of developments in the European institutions and public affairs with our movers and shakers column.

Latest Blogs

ShiFt happens, but it's not always good science

brian.johnson
10 October 2016

Scientific revolutions may be on the horizon, but most of this shift isn't credible science or a step forward, argues Christopher J. Borgert.

It’s time to put meat on the climate negotiating table

brian.johnson
25 November 2015

A global reduction in meat consumption could bring a quarter of the emissions reductions needed to meet the two degree target at which dangerous climate change can be avoided, writes Laura Wellesley.

Ukraine’s Humanitarian Crisis: The Psychosocial Dimension

brian.johnson
14 October 2015

The sooner Ukraine's conflict-affected population receives psychological support the better, writes Olesia Ogryzko.

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