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NEWS BRIEFS / Women's rights/health

European Parliament launches consultation on women’s health

Brussels, 10/03/2025 (Agence Europe) – On Saturday 8 March, the European Parliament’s Committee on Public Health (SANT) launched a public consultation on women’s health to mark International Women’s Day. Open for one month, this anonymous survey is aimed at the general public and players in the sector (NGOs, industry, health professionals). The results will contribute to parliamentary work on gender inequalities in health. According to Eurostat, women in the EU live longer than...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: returns, Commission regulation will give Member States option of setting up ‘return hubs’ in third countries
MIGRATION: NGOs concerned about content of new legislative proposals on ‘return’ of illegal immigrants in EU
HEALTH: main elements of EU proposal on critical medicinal products
HEALTH: ten EU countries are calling for a list of “industrially vulnerable” critical medicines to be drawn up this year
AGRICULTURE: Polish presidency of EU Council hopes to break deadlock on new genomic techniques on 14 March
ENERGY: second European Hydrogen Bank auction, 61 grant applications received for a total of €4.8 billion
ENERGY: Polish Presidency of EU Council asks EU countries about greater harmonisation of remuneration of electricity generation capacity
CLIMATE: European Commission publishes technical guidelines on application of “do no significant harm” principle
ENVIRONMENT: climate change is encouraging spread of mycotoxins in environment and contamination of humans
DIGITAL: Meta and Apple criticise European Commission’s approach in their DMA compliance update reports
RESEARCH: European ministers to discuss business success and framework programme at informal meeting
TRANSPORT: poverty linked to mobility is likely to increase in outermost regions, according to European Parliament study
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: increase in military spending - EU countries agree on a European framework for existing flexibility of Stability Pact
ECONOMY: Next Generation EU, weaknesses in monitoring of EU countries’ compliance with rules governing public procurement and State aid
FINANCE: seven EU countries launch ‘competitiveness laboratory’ to speed up integration of capital markets
ECOFIN: defence, tax cooperation and simplification on agenda of European Ministers
COMPETITION: unannounced inspections by European Commission in soft drinks sector
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Ursula von der Leyen to convene a ‘Security College’
EXTERNAL ACTION
SYRIA: EU calls for full investigation into violence against civilians
MIDDLE EAST: EU welcomes adoption of Arab plan for Gaza
SOUTH KOREA: EU and Seoul finalise their agreement on digital trade
UNITED STATES: EU prepares to respond to US steel and aluminium tariffs
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
BETTER REGULATION: debates on simplification get off to a tense start in European Parliament
ENVIRONMENT: in wake of cyclone Garance, “speeding up rather than jeopardising the fight against climate change” is needed, says Marie Toussaint
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: EU Member State employment and social affairs ministers consider how to retain over-55s in labour market
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: EU labour and employment ministers discuss ways of strengthening labour markets and productivity
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: inequalities persist in employment, research and innovation according to European Commission
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: European Commission approves €400 million in Austrian state aid for renewable hydrogen
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: composition of European Commissioners’ cabinets is now available
WOMEN'S RIGHTS/HEALTH: European Parliament launches consultation on women’s health
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: withdrawal of ‘anti-discrimination’ directive - Polish Presidency and a dozen Member States urge Commission to reconsider its position
HUMAN RIGHTS: Slovakia brings an interstate application against Belgium before European Court of Human Rights
ENERGY: ACER consults on inter-temporal cost allocation mechanisms for financing hydrogen infrastructure
FINANCE: Insurance Europe welcomes European Commission’s efforts to create ‘savings and investment union’
REGIONS: Committee of Regions and U-LEAD launch a programme for Ukrainian municipal officials and civil servants
UKRAINE: launch of a €1.6 billion call for proposals to support small businesses affected by war in Ukraine
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