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Dubois, who led the company for two and a half years, regrets the decision.
Barnier’s bill on social security financing for 2025 aims to save around โฌ4 billion, but still needs the blessing of lawmakers.
Quality of care and patient safety across the WHO European Region is seriously challenged, according to the preliminary findings of a new report presented during the European Health Forum Gastein.
Treatments for this disease have already advanced dramatically, but there is much further to go. We must take this historic opportunity to usher in a new era
During a town hall set to air on Univision, the vice president emphasized a โhumane pathway to earned citizenship for hardworking people.โ
AIJN has published its vision for the future of the fruit juice industry, emphasizing the fruit juice industry’s commitment to addressing Europeโs food security and promoting a healthier lifestyle. By adopting sustainable practices and offering nutriti…
European taxpayers finance ill-treatment and forced expulsion, an investigation found.
Missteps by the World Health Organization, a vaccine manufacturer and an African country led to another health emergency, experts say.
An inquiry by the world body found Israeli forces deliberately killed and tortured medical personnel.
According to the World Health Organisation, “the role of vaccines has been underrecognised globally.”
TRG says both candidates have โused rhetoric and focused on issues which are far and away from โฆ the values we cherish and upholdโRobert Jenrick, one of the final two Tory leadership candidates, is delivering a speech in London. There is a live feed on…
Still, the 23 nominees were cleared by the institution’s legal committee for hearings in early November.
While the EPP, as expected, welcomed the Commission’s stance, left-wing parties are calling for caution.
The French prime minister understands the scale of the emergency heโs been confronted with โ and that it will determine the fate of his minority government.
The Slovak Supreme Audit Office has published a scathing report describing the Slovak health system as a seriously ill patient. The shocking analysis is the latest in a series of damaging healthcare events plaguing Robert Fico’s government.
Will the justices cast the final vote for president?
Ahead of November’s hearings in the European Parliament, Euractiv takes a look at what’s in store for the Comissioner-designate for health.ย
From the chalet-style patient โcottagesโ to the walls designed for scribbling on, Herzog & de Meuronโs Kinderspital is a stylish, healing, child-friendly miracle โ and it cost less than UK equivalentsโHospitals are the ugliest places in the world,โ…
Slovakia has lost a Court of Justice ruling over continuous late payments to public hospitals. The state-owned health insurance company is facing serious financial struggles as healthcare budget troubles mount.
A new general secretary will be tasked with reviving the popularity of the struggling leftist party.
Wear your prosthesis with pride: How two years of war transformed Ukraineโs health system
Researchers at the University of Plymouth, UK, have found that โbeach cleansโ arenโt just good for the sea, but can also boost mental health and encourage betterย behaviour.
New research suggests a close relationship between the state of our health and our political behaviour. Ill health doesn’t only reduce political participation; it also increases the likelihood of voting for a populist radical right party.
The Polish Ministry of Health has unveiled a prescription and dispensing report summarising twelve months of intensive efforts to evaluate and overhaul the countryโs prescription and dispensing systems.
Bulgaria will rely on the speed and efficiency of its domestic authorisation procedures for innovative drug therapies to attract the interest of pharma companies to its small domestic market, the Ministry of Health told Euractiv.
Green hydrogen is central to Europe’s energy transition, but it relies on potentially dangerous forever chemicals.
The resignation of the party’s general secretary is the latest challenge for Germany’s ailing SPD.
Appointment of James Lyons may raise eyebrows given TikTok banned on UK government phones.
Allies Alexander Lukashenko and Ramzan Kadyrov are among the few to congratulate Russia’s leader on his big day.
Haim Regev said his country would “prevail and win” militarily during an exclusive interview with POLITICO, but fretted about Israel’s “legitimacy war” on the global stage.
And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu feuds with French President Emmanuel Macron.
An opportunity for the EU and its member states to meet growing patient need for essential medicines
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators were marching in cities across the globe to demand an end to the conflict.
The Mossos dโEsquadra let the former Catalan leader slip through their hands in August.
The government’s interventions in fertility care, aimed at addressing falling birth rates, raised eyebrows in the European Commission. As a result, the Commission initiated an infringement procedure due to regulations limiting access to reproductive tr…
Slovak Health Minister Zuzana Dolinkovรก has resigned. She steps down after 11 months in charge of the troubled Health Ministry. In her Friday press conference, she criticised this week’s budget consolidation measures.
At least 14 people died in floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday and others were missing as torrential rain and landslides destroyed homes, roads and bridges across the centre of the country, officials said. Bosnia’s presidency said it had request…
It has been one year since Israel suffered its worst ever terrorist attack, with Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups killing more than 1,000 Israelis and taking more than 250 hostage. Israel’s response has devastated Gaza, displacing most of the …
Prime Minister Robert Fico backed plans to investigate Slovakia’s pandemic management. A prominent anti-vaxxer was given the key role.
PM Keir Starmer previously said he was โpersonally committedโ to changing the law.
There is an urgent need to improve access to new innovations in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Embracing breakthroughs such as blood-based biomarker testing, has the potential to transform timely, accurate diagnosis for the benefit…
Arden Strategies have gained a reputation as a power player in the new U.K. regime.
Denmark’s ruling coalition plans to transform the country’s healthcare system. Hundreds of specialist doctors will be trained, hospitals will treat more people at home, 17 new local health councils will help integrate primary and specialist care services.
Europeโs health landscape is in constant motion, and the EUโs digital transformation aims to reset this landscape. The European Health Forum Gastein took stock of todayโs challenges and the impact of the โ3Dsโ – democracy, demographics, and digitalisat…
The EU’s digital transformation efforts were at the epicentre of the European Health Forum Gastein. Euractiv spoke to Steffen Thirstrup, the European Medicines Agency’s CMO, about the digitalisation challenges.
Ex-prime minister says his security team “found a listening device in the thunderbox” after the Israeli PM visited.
MEPs demand extra information from wannabe commissioners.
Scan the economic data and it’s easy to see why Europeans have reason to look on with envy at their friends across the Atlantic.
The product was dubbed “evil in pure form.”
“There was no danger to fellow passengers on the train or in the plane at any time,” authorities say.
The latest draft of the implementing act seen by Euractiv defines a “significant” incident as one that harms health or causes financial losses over โฌ500,000 or 5% of turnover.
Zelenskyy urges western backing akin to that for Israel after Kharkiv strike; Ukraineโs 72nd mechanised brigade leaves eastern town of Vuhledar after more than two years. What we know on day 953See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageA Russian guided bo…
Two people displayed symptoms of the Marburg virus, which has a mortality rate of 88 percent.
Risk found to be highest among black and north African people, as experts call for better mental health provisionPeople who migrate in adolescence have an increased risk of psychosis, researchers have found, noting the link is particularly strong among…
Vรกrhelyi is expected to be grilled by the environment, public health and food safety (ENVI), and agriculture (AGRI) committees, as many MEPs were critical of his past work as commissioner for neighbourhood and enlargement,
The Ohio senator has a reputation for knowing when to turn up the heat. The debate proved he can turn on the charm, too.
The Ohio senator has a reputation for knowing when to turn up the heat. The debate proved he can turn on the charm, too.
Walz and Vance played defense for the presidential nominees.
Over 1,000 Lebanese people have been killed and 6,000 wounded since Israel intensified cross-border attacks in southern Lebanon and Beirut, according to the Lebanese health authorities.
Thereโs no turning back from the approach to health policymaking developed by the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic โ and itโs the reason why it should remain high on the agenda, health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides told Euronews in an interview for the…
Stella Kyriakides has served as the EU’s Health Commissioner for the past five years, during which she confronted an unforeseen global pandemic that impacted the lives of millions across Europe.
The Ohio senator has a reputation for knowing when to turn up the heat. The debate proved he can turn on the charm, too.
Problematic and โaddiction-likeโ online behavior is rising among adolescents.
Tehran launches hundreds of missiles at Tel Aviv as Israeli forces enter Lebanon.
Bulgaria recorded a 30% increase in the number of girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) in 2024, compared to last year – according to data released by the Ministry of Health. However, more is needed.
A review of the vice presidential contendersโ past debates suggests a fiery clash is likely.
Michel Barnier set out a series of policy priorities spanning spending cuts, immigration, health and more in a wide-ranging speech on Tuesday (1 October), with nudges and nods to Brussels that France was back under control.
Mental health is to be one the main priorities of the new French government, Prime Minister Michel Barnier announced on Tuesday.
Mental health is to be one the main priorities of the new French government, Prime Minister Michel Barnier announced on Tuesday.
Migraine policy community launch EU Migraine Action Plan in a bid to address the huge individual and economic burden of migraine, an extremely common neurological disorder impacting 41 million adults.ย
Swedenโs ruling coalition has unveiled a draft healthcare budget for 2025 – it got a cold reception from the opposition and health workers’ unions. They say itโs a new blow to the hard-pressed Swedish health system.
The Slovak government announced budget consolidations to reduce the deficit; the move will significantly impact healthcare. Health Minister Zuzana Dolinkovรก (HLAS) faces ongoing criticism from her coalition partners and the opposition – her role remain…
In a message to staff, Case said “whilst the spirit remains willing, the body is not.”
The editorial board has not backed a Republican for president since Dwight Eisenhower in 1956.
It marks the first time a prominent British politician has spoken about the monarch’s cause of death.
Donald Trump never stops talking about immigration, trade and the economy. Those policy areas have animated all three of the former presidentโs campaigns for the White House, and he often finds ways to morph other topics into border security, tariffs, taxes and inflation when heโs riffing on the campaign trail. And for years โ amid [โฆ]
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Q&A with Greg Rossi, Senior VP, Head of Oncology Europe and Canada at AstraZeneca.
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Israeli fighter jets struck “dozens” of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon Sunday morning, the Israel Defense Forces said.
Keir Starmerโs parochial stance on mooted scheme is short sighted and bodes ill for resetting relationship with BrusselsBritons aged 18 to 30 can apply for visas to live and work for a limited time in 13 countries, including Australia, New Zealand and …
The French far-right wants to make the best out of a complication situation during a trial which could potentially bar Le Pen from running for president in 2027.
Can the planet be saved from the main body charged with protecting it?
It took them a summer of negotiations.
Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council.Committee on Constitutional AffairsCommittee on DevelopmentCommittee on the Environment, Public Health and Food …
“There is not only a political desire to improve economic relations, but business also wants this,โ said Foreign Minister Pรฉter Szijjรกrtรณ.
With cardiovascular diseases the leading cause of death globally, prioritising management of the condition and preventative measures is critical to enhancing quality of life. On World Heart Day we highlight small lifestyle and dietary changes to better…
SNEAK PEEK โ Leaders have agreed to a political declaration on antimicrobial resistance. NGOs are disappointed, but is it really so bad? โ The World Health Organization has allied with TikTok to curb the spread of health misinformation. โ What will it take to be prepared for the next pandemic? Itโs not looking good, Gastein [โฆ]
The U.K. dodged a predicted deluge of AI-generated misinformation. That doesn’t mean its politicians can rest easy.
A conservation biologist by training, Kadis has held several ministerial posts over the past 25 years.
Southeastern Europe dealt with strong heat stress for most of the season, scientists said.
The European Union’s decision to name a Hungarian as its health commissioner has raised eyebrows in his country, which itself has crumbling hospitals and no health minister.
Despite the progress we’ve made in advancing reproductive rights across Europe, young people and women continue to face inequalities in accessing sexual and reproductive services. With many pregnancies in Europe still unintended, this issue needs urgen…
Earlier this month, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unexpectedly named Hungary’s Olivรฉr Vรกrhelyi as her Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, provoking mixed reactions โ to say the least.
Seasonal influenza has a significant global impact on the health of our communities and our economies. Here, Professor Peter Openshaw, outlines why prioritising childhood vaccination programmes can help mitigate this burden.
Adam Niedzielski, the health minister in the previous conservative PiS (ECR) government, has been charged with abuse of office for publishing a patient’s private medical information.
Simpler, faster, better โ let’s not miss the opportunity to revamp the EU pharmaceutical regulatory framework to transform lives.
The European Commission president bumped up the salary rate for academic to nearly โฌ1,000 per day.
The World Health Organisation/Europe (WHO) has released a report showing a sharp rise in intensive social media use (SMU) by teenagers, raising concerns about mental well being.ย
