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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12693

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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Medicines Agency confirms adverse effects of AstraZeneca vaccine without putting its effectiveness in question

The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) confirmed on Wednesday 7 April that the cases of thrombosis, accompanied by a low level of blood platelets, are indeed side effects of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by the Anglo-Swedish firm AstraZeneca.

This conclusion—which does not call into question the benefit-risk ratio of the product—had not been completely excluded in the previous analysis conducted by the EMA (see EUROPE B12681A2).

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Medicines Agency confirms adverse effects of AstraZeneca vaccine without putting its effectiveness in question
TRADE: Australia is still waiting for its doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine produced in the EU
STATE AID: Denmark allowed to pay €1.74 billion to mink farmers in pandemic context
RESEARCH: Covid-19, EU releases €123 million to study variants 
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUMAN RIGHTS: pandemic highlights urgent need for reform of mental health care in Europe, warns Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
EXTERNAL ACTION
TURKEY: Commission asks for explanations following case of missing chair
IRAN: Iran nuclear talks continue in Vienna
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: crypto-assets markets, European Parliament rapporteur wants to increase role of European Central Bank
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: guidance on avoidance and management of conflicts of interest under Financial Regulation
SECTORAL POLICIES
SPACE: ESA’s new Director General wants to launch a major space summit with EU in 2022
DIGITAL: ENISA proposes tool to help hospitals make procurement secure
FISHERIES: François-Xavier Bellamy’s draft opinion corrects proposal on Brexit Adjustment Reserve
ANIMAL HEALTH: animal welfare 2012-2015 strategy has produced mixed results
FOOD SAFETY: residues of one or more pesticides present in almost half of all foods, according to latest EFSA report
ENERGY: renewable hydrogen will become cheaper than low-carbon hydrogen by 2030, according to BloombergNEF
NEWS BRIEFS
ECHR: launch of proceedings in second climate case examined by European Court of Human Rights
CLIMATE: Ember publishes ranking of 10 largest CO2 emitting factories in EU
COMPANIES: SMEUnited supports Digital Services Act
INSTITUTIONAL: EISMEA, new EU agency, has started its activity
MEDIA: CFWIJ records very high number of attacks on women journalists in March