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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13153
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Health

Stella Kyriakides outlines options for revising EU pharmaceutical legislation

The European Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides, spoke, on Thursday 30 March, to MEPs of the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment and Public Health (ENVI).

The S&D group boycotted this dialogue because of the European Commission’s postponement of the presentation of the pharmaceutical package (see EUROPE B13148A18). The Commissioner mentioned a possible publication of the proposals on Wednesday 26 April, as reported by EUROPE (see EUROPE B13152A35). “I am able...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Parliament/EU Council agreement to accelerate development of renewable energy by 2030
INDUSTRY: European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on Chips Act continue
AGRICULTURE: EU countries give green light to mobilisation of crisis reserve for Italy and three Member States bordering Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: official controls on welfare of laying hens in EU deemed satisfactory
HEALTH: Stella Kyriakides outlines options for revising EU pharmaceutical legislation
TRANSPORT: European Commission proposes a regulation to standardise technical requirements for approval of non-road machinery
TRANSPORT: Greenpeace deplores 64% increase in private jet flights in 2022
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: occupational exposure to asbestos, European Parliament’s negotiators found common ground on exposure limit value
SOCIAL: digital platform workers, latest Swedish compromise gets cautiously positive reception in EU Council
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
CLIMATE: F-gases, European Parliament affirms its commitment to phase out hydrofluorocarbons by 2050
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament ambitious on continuously reducing emissions of ozone-depleting substances
CONSUMERS: European Parliament validates new EU rules on general product safety in digital age
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European Parliament approves compromise on ‘pay transparency’ directive
JUSTICE: European Parliament validates establishment of platform for joint investigation teams
RULE OF LAW: MEPs renew calls to improve annual reports on rule of law in Member States
EMPLOYMENT: European Parliament validates outline of European Year of Skills
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: EU must focus on ‘de-risk’ and not ‘de-couple’, says Ursula von der Leyen
LATIN AMERICA: EU begins preparations for EU-CELAC summit
SWITZERLAND: Berne wants to have a negotiating mandate on its future relations with EU by end of June
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European Commission adopts its annual work programme under European Defence Fund
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs want to go further in fight against corruption and interference in European Parliament
DEMOCRACY: blockage in European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on reform of European political parties
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENERGY: consumer protection is part of remit of national energy regulators, says Court of Justice of EU
JUSTICE: Court of Justice of EU clarifies notion of “more specific rules” within ‘GDPR’ regulation
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: anti-torture committee calls on European governments to stop pushing back migrants at borders
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Court of Human Rights condemns Hungary for discrimination against a Roma child
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: on a visit to Lebanon, Janez Lenarčič announced €60 million in EU emergency aid
WESTERN BALKANS: Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Montenegro launch platform to align with EU foreign policy
EDUCATION: learning a second foreign language is stagnating in EU
EDUCATION: European Commission expert group looks at well-being at school
RESEARCH: €544 million in EU funding expected to create 2,000 research jobs in Europe
RESEARCH: 2023 European Social Innovation Competition will focus on fight against energy poverty