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Commission preparing a G10+ - Commissioner Kyprianou's dream of single European price - Pharmaceutical industry suggests applying G10 recommendations to get ball rolling

Brussels, 04/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is preparing a new initiative on medicines policy and competitiveness in the pharmaceutical industry. In an interview with the Financial times on 4 November, European Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou said pharmaceutical companies should consider making vital drugs more affordable for poorer EU countries by overhauling pricing mechanisms: 'There is this whole issue of cheaper drugs for poorer European countries. We have a...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Europe's energy policy: ambitions and obstacles
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Council on Monday will discuss 2007-2013 Financial Perspectives and WTO negotiations on Doha Round - Discussion of Kosovo with Martti Ahtisaari - EU's reaction to Iran
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/EUROPE: European Commission in state of alert to row over secret CIA prisons in Europe
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(EU) EU/EMU: Estonia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia are furthest ahead in preparations to adopt euro, but all must speed up pace
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Ministers to look at cut-rate VAT on Tuesday and decide on Hungary's excess budget deficit
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL/BUDGET: Council to take position on Tuesday on improving controls on budget expenditure -Josep Borrell writes to Tony Blair
(EU) EU/WTO/SUGAR: EU has until 22 May 2006 to come into line with WTO verdict against European support regime for sugar exports
(EU) EU/STATE AID /TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/CHINA: Mandelson and Bo discuss global business, bilateral trade and the Doha Round
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: Commission preparing a G10+ - Commissioner Kyprianou's dream of single European price - Pharmaceutical industry suggests applying G10 recommendations to get ball rolling
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Environment Bureau publishes reference guide for better and implementation of environmental legislation
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Experience of European CIVITAS programme in towns to develop clean urban transport must be of benefit to new Member States
(EU) EP/FOOD SAFETY: Green light at first reading to revision of legislation on food additives, adapting it to latest scientific data
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament in favour of changes to directive on construction plant noise and other outside equipment
(EU) EU/EQUALITY: Informal ministerial meetings on challenges facing women in the workplace
(EU) EU/EESC/COMMISSION: Anne-Marie Sigmund and José Manuel Barroso to sign new strengthened and more political protocol of cooperation
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(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Leader in European research, Germany rakes in 20% of Community funding
(EU) OECD/RESEARCH: Offshoring of research is in fashion, OECD report states - China outclasses Europe
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(EU) EU/REGIONS/SOCIAL DIALOGUE: Budapest conference says social dialogue must be strengthened in new EU Member States and candidate countries
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Arc Manche establishes a Regional Assembly, with Alain le Vern from Upper Normandy as President
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(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Emergence of shared knowledge societies will be key to new, 'intelligent', sustainable human development
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