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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12819
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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Health

European Medicines Agency to start review of a ninth candidate treatment for Covid-19

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced on Monday 25 October that it had begun the rolling review of a new candidate treatment for Covid-19: molnupiravir (MK-4482 or Lagevrio), an oral antiviral developed by the American pharmaceutical companies Merck Sharp & Dohme and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics.

Preliminary results from laboratory studies indicate that the drug “may reduce the ability of SARS-CoV-2 to multiply in the body, thereby preventing hospitalisation or death in patients with...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
Interview on MIGRATION: Tomas Tobé says EU can no longer wait to reform its asylum and migration system
ENERGY: nine Member States torpedo idea of electricity market reform
ENERGY: European Commission surveys Member States ahead of COP26
TRANSPORT: ‘vehicles hired without drivers’, EU Council and European Parliament to start negotiations
ANIMAL HEALTH: MEPs to vote for optional animal welfare labelling
FISHERIES: European Commission hopes to resolve issue of fishing licences in UK waters as quickly as possible
DIGITAL: EU Council and Parliament expect intense discussions over free data roaming
DIGITAL: Greens/EFA group in European Parliament calls for caution on biometric and behavioural mass surveillance in Member States
INTERNAL MARKET: regulation on machinery products,  Ivan Štefanec wants to extend proposed deadlines
ENVIRONMENT: EU Ecolabel extended to all cosmetic and animal care products
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: EEB and Ökopol call on EU to ban destruction of unsold goods
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: European Commission fine-tunes measures aimed at finalising integration of ‘Basel III’ Accord in EU
ECONOMY: disbursement of second tranche of €600 million in macrofinancial assistance to Ukraine
ECONOMY: slight decrease in average government deficit and debt in euro area and EU in second quarter
COMPETITION: unannounced inspections by European Commission in animal health sector in Belgium
EXTERNAL ACTION
TURKEY: EU takes note of designation of ten ambassadors as ‘personae non gratae’
SUDAN: EU calls for immediate release of government members and avoidance of bloodshed
YOUTH
YOUTH: European Year of Youth, MEPs want more resources and guarantees regarding youth participation
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
SOCIAL: European Commission does not rule out presentation of a permanent unemployment reinsurance instrument
HEALTH: Charles Michel outlines global health governance that EU intends to promote with WHO
HEALTH: European Medicines Agency to start review of a ninth candidate treatment for Covid-19
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MEPs want to shed light on misuse of EU agricultural funds in Slovakia
NEWS BRIEFS
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Barcelona, Helsinki, Leuven, Luxembourg, Palma and Porto in running for 2022 Access City Award
ENERGY: rise in energy prices, Renovate Europe calls on Member States to prioritise building renovation
ENVIRONMENT: Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Unilever are three biggest plastic polluters in world, according to Break Free From Plastic
SPACE: call launched for contributions on European strategy for space traffic management
IRAQ: EU deplores threats against UNAMI and Independent High Electoral Commission
ISRAEL: EU denounces publication of tenders for more than a thousand housing units in settlements
SEAS: targeted consultation launched on Action Plan to conserve fisheries resources
SYRIA: EU condemns execution of more than 20 people responsible for starting fires