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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/medicines

Not unexpected end of Pharmaceutical Forum

Brussels, 01/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 2 October, European Commissioners Androulla Vassiliou (Health) and Günter Verheugen (Industry) will preside over the sad end of the Pharmaceutical Forum that was set up three years ago to bring European solutions to three particularly controversial issues: information to patients, prices and reimbursement conditions, and definition of the relative effectiveness of medicines. Based on the defunct G10, which it succeeded, the Pharmaceutical...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Significance of and problems with EU Pact on immigration and asylum
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: French Presidency wants agreement at December European council on “common track” for getting out of crisis
(EU) EU/TURKEY: EU prepared to open new information and media chapter in accession negotiations
(EU) EU/AFRICA: José Manuel Barroso insists international aid to developing countries must not falter
(EU) EU/GEORGIA:
(EU) EU/BELARUS: Majority of member states want to make positive gesture towards Minsk despite "undemocratic" elections
(EU) EU/BALTIC SEA: Commission launches consultations ahead of new EU strategy for Baltic Sea, to be proposed in June 2009
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission proposes systematic creation of colleges of supervisors for 40 pan-European banks
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: European G8 countries meeting in Paris on Saturday to try to find response to financial crisis
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light to Bradford & Bingley rescue plan - Neelie Kroes refers to Fortis and Dexia cases
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission opens in-depth investigation into restructuring of German bank WestLB
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: “Paraffin mafia” heavily fined
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission refers review of Acque Blu to Italian competition authority
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: French presidency identifies blockages in common agricultural policy “health check” - Poland requests drawing on CAP funds that have not been used up
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Broad support in favour of proposed distribution of fruit in schools
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Commission proposal concerning allocation of 10th EDF resources to Somalia
(EU) EU/JHA: France proposes guide to combating terrorist radicalisation in prison
(EU) EU/JHA: Estonia concludes VWP negotiations
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Security research must respect data protection
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Experts propose creation of European security label
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: Not unexpected end of Pharmaceutical Forum
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: 10,000 job seekers and 60 employers at European Job Day in Brussels
(EU) EU/COHESION POLICY: Priorities and challenges for territorial cohesion after 2013: French Presidency conference
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Transport Council expected to approve aviation greenhouse gas emissions reduction
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission launches assistance platform to promote inland waterway transport
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Antonio Tajani seeking to enhance EU/India cooperation in aviation
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
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