11 December 2008 | EU Policies, news
The EU has been losing ground in pharmaceutical innovation. European patients still suffer from inequalities in the availability of information about medicines, whilst counterfeits are on the rise. To address these challenges, the Commission has tabled a package,...
10 December 2008 | EU Policies, news
On the 8th December 2008, the Commission adopted important safety and quality measures for organ donation and a 10 point action plan to work with Member States on strengthening organ donation and transplantation systems in...
10 December 2008 | EU Policies, news
The Council adopted on the 8th December an EU drugs action plan (2009-2012), which had been presented by the Commission in September 2008. The new action plan demonstrates the convergence of European policies on drugs, based as they are on facts rather than on...