On Tuesday 3 October in Strasbourg, MEPs and the European Commission stressed the need for action to tackle shortages of certain medicines in Europe, albeit with different ambitions and sensitivities.
In a plenary debate introduced by the Commission, MEPs welcomed the fact that the Commission will be presenting a communication on the availability of medicines on 24 October.
Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health, defended her reform of pharmaceutical products and listed...