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How Covid-19 just transformed entire EU health policy

WEBAnniek de Ruijter is associate professor of European law at the School of Law, University of Amsterdam. EU health policy has three faces: explicit health policy, …

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Health & Society

WEBEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen allocated a €5.2m campaign contract to a German communication agency which, according to sources …

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Europe is getting older, but who cares

WEB"The lessons of the pandemic are clear. But are we better prepared now to face a challenge of this scale? What we know is that we need to invest more in our …

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EUobserver Magazine

WEBMedicines. As this magazine goes to press, the World Health Organisation has registered just shy of seven million global deaths due to COVID-19. It also has registered over 13.5 …

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Asbestos — two to three times more deadly than known

WEBAsbestos — two to three times more deadly than known. "Clouds of dust were falling on us at every blow of the truncheon, but at that time we knew nothing about …

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Global North-South inequality — can the EU do anything

WEBGlobal inequality is growing, and the future of the world will depend largely on relations between North and South, said MEP Udo Bullmann (S&D) at a high-level …

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Bulgaria and Romania have Europe's lowest life …

WEBBulgaria and Romania have Europe's lowest life-expectancy. The end of 2021 brought bad news for both Bulgarians and Romanians, as the latest European Commission Health …

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Romania: Inside the EU's worst healthcare, as virus hits

WEBFacing looming medical shortages, and just 12 days into his investiture, Victor Costache last week (26 March) quit as Romania's health minister - just as the …

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School supplies rise in price twice as fast as EU wages

WEBSeptember marks the return to school for the little ones — which this year will take a bigger bite out of families' wallets, as the cost of most basic school supplies has …

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Eleven suicides daily — Spain's not-so-silent pandemic

WEBFeb 2023, 17:15. In Spain, suicides are on the rise. Since 2008, it has been the main cause of 'non-natural deaths' in the country. In 2021, 11 people took their own lives every day. …

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Bloomberg index: Spain world's healthiest country

WEBThe 2019 edition of the Bloomberg Healthiest Country Index ranked Spain as the world's healthiest country, followed by Italy and Iceland. Researchers attribute part of the …

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Why EU's proposed medicines overhaul needs global outlook

WEBProposals aimed at overhauling the EU's compulsory licencing system offer hope for a unified approach to medicine production across EU member states. However, …

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The EU labour strike map: the rise and fall of industrial action

WEBby Paula Soler, Brussels, April 11, 2023, 7:54:09 AM. 0 co-observer s. Throughout 2022 and into 2023 so far, a new surge of industrial action has taken place …

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Slovenia: tourism trickles back, infrastructure protests mount

WEBSlovenia is a nature-lovers' paradise, with snow-peaked mountains, pristine lakes, and a small Adriatic coastline, but coronavirus restrictions have hit hard at …

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The 'regulatory fatigue' fightback against EU Green Deal

WEBThe 'regulatory fatigue' fightback against EU Green Deal. A last-minute political pushback against key EU environmental policies, and delays to the bloc's …

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Moldova facing Europe's worst demographic crisis

WEBAs Moldova prepares to mark 30 years since gaining independence from the Soviet Union, the eastern European is haunted by its staggering population loss. Nearly …

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