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Compromises on the Pharma Package provide balance, say MEPs ahead of ENVI vote [Advocacy Lab Content]

Mon, 2024-03-18 23:23
The European Parliament's ENVI committee is scheduled to convene today, 19 March, to discuss the new pharmaceutical framework and vote on the compromised text regarding the draft regulation and the revised directive.
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Bulgaria tries fighting corruption with mobile access to personal health files [Advocacy Lab Content]

Mon, 2024-03-18 23:01
Bulgarian health authorities are preparing to introduce permanent fast access for citizens to their health files via mobile phones, as a measure to combat widespread corruption and healthcare budget abuses.
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EHDS is not just an agreement; it’s a promise to patients and researchers, says Vandenbroucke [Advocacy Lab Content]

Mon, 2024-03-18 22:50
Belgian Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke and MEP Tomislav Sokol have brought Europe's ambition to establish a European Health Data Space (EHDS) to a pivotal moment, with a provisional agreement empowering patients and researchers.
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Reducing regulatory data protection isn’t a successful strategy, says Roche Netherlands GM [Advocacy Lab Content]

Mon, 2024-03-18 18:46
Reducing regulatory data protection and limiting intellectual property rights isn’t a successful strategy, says Roche Netherlands' General Manager, while encouraging the Dutch government to follow Germany with a pharma strategy summit.
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Investigation into Slovak pandemic management tainted by anti-vaxxer leadership [Advocacy Lab Content]

Mon, 2024-03-18 18:30
The Slovak National Party (SNS) has initiated a probe into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the investigation enters its second month, led by a prominent anti-vaccination proponent, many procedural details remain unknown.
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Swedish doctors push medical limits to save Ukrainian soldiers’ limbs [Advocacy Lab Content]

Mon, 2024-03-18 18:18
Ukrainian soldiers evacuated to Sweden often face amputation as a result of trauma from artillery shells and mines, but Swedish doctors are going the extra mile to save and restore the function of patients’ limbs.
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Council strengthens call to make influencers accountable for their actions

Mon, 2024-03-18 17:12
The Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU is taking a stronger position on the accountability of influencers for content shared online, according to a draft document dated 13 March and seen by Euractiv.
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New law to protect European energy consumers from market manipulation

Mon, 2024-03-18 16:58
On Monday 18 March, the Council adopted a new law to protect wholesale energy markets from manipulation. The new regulation aims to strengthen market surveillance and guarantee open and fair competition in the European Union.
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Is the European media sector ready for AI? [Advocacy Lab Content]

Mon, 2024-03-18 15:55
The rapid rise in artificial intelligence led to the first-ever legal framework on AI at the end of 2023, the EU's AI Act. This report explores the role of media in today's new AI landscape.
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AI won’t replace quality journalism, but sector needs safeguarding, says socialist think tank head [Advocacy Lab Content]

Mon, 2024-03-18 15:41
Despite the rapid rise in Artificial Intelligence and large social media platforms, the President of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) Maria João Rodrigues believes that quality journalism still has a clear role in Europe.
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Renew’s chief Valérie Hayer confirmed as EU liberals’ lead candidate 

Mon, 2024-03-18 15:39
French President Emmanuel Macron's closest ally in Brussels, Valérie Hayer, has been confirmed as the third Spitzenkandidat of a Franco-German team that will guide the EU liberals throughout the campaign for June's EU elections.
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New packaging rules set to become law despite Commission objections [Advocacy Lab Content]

Mon, 2024-03-18 15:20
EU national governments agreed on Friday (15 March) to a new regime of packaging waste rules, following a dramatic few weeks during which the European Commission threatened to veto an agreement reached between governments and the European Parliament.
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The Brief – The budding ‘peace camp’ for European elections?

Mon, 2024-03-18 15:16
The war in Ukraine is laying the ground for a divide between “war” and “peace” camps at the national and European level which may replace the usual political division between left and right.
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EU gives final green light to critical raw materials strategy

Mon, 2024-03-18 15:03
The Council of the EU gave its final approval on Monday (18 March) for a strategy to secure a sustainable supply of raw materials critical for the green transition, digital industries, and defence sectors, it said in a press release.
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Polish farmers launch new blockade on Germany border

Mon, 2024-03-18 15:02
Polish farmers blocked two major border crossings with Germany on Monday in a protest against farm imports from outside the European Union and the bloc's environmental red tape.
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Industrial Competitiveness [Advocacy Lab Content]

Mon, 2024-03-18 14:45

Despite the passing of the Critical Raw Materials Act in 2023, Europe's reliance on importing critical raw materials remains a concern. In this series, Euractiv explores the EU's different routes to close the competitiveness gap in raw materials and decrease reliance on unpredictable suppliers.

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Industrial competitiveness, the mantra of a von der Leyen second term?

Mon, 2024-03-18 14:43
As she closes out her first term, Ursula von der Leyen’s Commission has seen industrial competitiveness come into sharp focus with new initiatives to better connect industry to the European Green Deal, but what effect will they have?
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Women’s rights and gender equality in the EU [Advocacy Lab Content]

Mon, 2024-03-18 14:40

On International Women's Day, the European Commission released its 2024 Report on Gender Equality in the EU, offering insights into the advancements made in implementing the Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025. This report looks at women's rights and gender equality in the EU.

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Diversity and representation centre-stage at European Free Alliance assembly

Mon, 2024-03-18 14:29
Heralding a manifesto steeped in diversity and regional representation, the European Free Alliance (EFA) General Assembly 2024, held on International Women’s Day in Brussels was presented by co-spitzenkandidaten, Maylis Roßberg, and Raül Romeva.
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Campaigners take legal action against the Commission over animal cages

Mon, 2024-03-18 14:08
The promoters of the citizens’ initiative ‘End the Cage Age’ on Monday (18 March) filed a case at the European Court of Justice against the EU executive for failing to deliver a promised proposal to phase out cages for farm animals by the end of 2023.
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