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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11239
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EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) morocco

Protests against agreement signed with EPO

Brussels, 26/01/2015 (Agence Europe) - Moroccan civil society is rallying against the agreement on generic medicines reached in mid-January between the European Patents Office (EPO) and its Moroccan counterpart, the Moroccan industrial and commercial property office (OMPIC). The associations that have rallied criticise the effects on the health sector and are calling for the agreement to be “frozen”.

From 1 March, the agreement will extend to Morocco the legal effects of patents issued...

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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
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(AE) ECONOMY: First European South Forum calls for conference on debt
(AE) ECONOMY: EFSI - Parliament seeks assurances over independence in project selection
(AE) ECONOMY: 'Made in USA' recommendations for European economy
(AE) COMPETITION: Commission to rule on merger between Orange and Jazztel
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(AE) FISHERIES: New measures proposed to protect sea bass
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(AE) FISHERIES: Extra bureaucracy with end of discards concerns Council
(AE) FISHERIES: Sri Lanka faces sanctions over illegal fishing
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(AE) ENERGY: Strategic energy union framework by end of February
(AE) COHESION: Structural funds will be used as loans to Spanish SMEs
(AE) ENTERPRISE: Good practice along supply chain
(AE) TRANSPORT: Airport business accounts for 4% of EU GDP
(AE) HEALTH: “I am not the cancer” exhibition at Parliament on breast cancer
(AE) CLIMATE: EU prepared to ratify Doha amendment
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(AE) UKRAINE: Emergency meeting on 29 January after Marioupol
(AE) RUSSIA: Showdown between Council of Europe and Russia
(AE) UKRAINE: EU increases its humanitarian aid by €15 million
(AE) MIDDLE EAST: EU calls for release of second Japanese hostage
(AE) YEMEN: Mogherini says roadmap remains reference for transition
(AE) MOROCCO: Protests against agreement signed with EPO
(AE) SOUTH SUDAN: EU growing impatient over peace process
(AE) DRC: EU welcomes agreement on electoral reform
(AE) EGYPT:
(AE) VIETNAM: Further progress in free trade negotiations
(AE) CANADA: Germany and France want to review ISDS clause in CETA
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(AE) SOCIAL: Thyssen raises issue of minimum wage in Berlin
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