The EU Commission has extended the authorisation of the Imvanex vaccine to adolescents aged 12 to 17 years. Imvanex is the only Mpox vaccine currently authorised in the EU, together with an antiviral treatment (Tecovirimat SIGA). The authorisation follows a recommendation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
Amphetamine is the most common synthetic stimulant available in Europe, constituting a large and stable market worth a minimum of EUR 1.1 billion annually. In a new analysis released today — EU Drug Market: Amphetamine — two EU agencies highlight sophisticated EU-based amphetamine production, as well as the impact of production on the environment.
Today, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new financing partnership to address critical global health opportunities: eradicating polio and ensuring that innovations in health are more accessible to the people who need them most. The World Health Organization and UNICEF, as implementing partners for the polio funding, will deploy the resources to eradicate polio, support the distribution of other childhood
The Joint Council welcomed the significant progress achieved in the implementation of the GCC-EU Strategic Partnership, which was announced at its 26th meeting in Brussels in February 2022, to enhance and upgrade their longstanding engagement established by the Cooperation Agreement of 1988. The EU and the GCC Ministers stressed the special importance of this partnership in the light of growing serious threats to regional and international peace, security and stability
GREEN CLAIMS: EP Research Service: ‘Green claims’ directive: Protecting consumers from greenwashing – EU Legislation in Progress +++ CIRCULAR ECONOMY: New recommendations for national authorities to increase the return of used and waste mobile phones, tablets and laptops +++ FOOD: EU Commission sets new reduced limits for nitrites and nitrates as food additives +++ GREEN CITIES: Viladecans, Vilnius, and Treviso win 2025 European Green City awards.
Mental health and work are closely interconnected. Mental health is an important issue for work ability and productivity, and, conversely, psychosocial risks at work can be detrimental to mental health. In particular, precarious work, including poorly paid and unprotected jobs, may lead to disorders such as anxiety and depression.
As autumn moves to winter, the WHO Regional Office for Europe, the European Commission and the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) are issuing a clear, urgent message: people who remain unprotected against both COVID-19 and seasonal influenza – especially the most vulnerable and at-risk – should take up any offer for vaccination to prevent or mitigate the impact of these co-circulating respiratory infections.
As autumn moves to winter, the WHO Regional Office for Europe, the European Commission and the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) are issuing a clear, urgent message: people who remain unprotected against both COVID-19 and seasonal influenza – especially the most vulnerable and at-risk – should take up any offer for vaccination to prevent or mitigate the impact of these co-circulating respiratory infections.
Today, to ensure that the food on the market in the EU is as safe as possible for consumers and protect them from carcinogenic substances as part of the actions under Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, the Commission is setting new limits for the use of nitrites and nitrates as food additives. These new significantly reduced limits protect against pathogenic bacteria (e.g., Listeria, Salmonella, Clostridia), as well as reduce the exposure
On Thursday, Parliament adopted its position on new rules for the collection, treatment and discharge of urban wastewater to better protect the environment and human health. The report was adopted with 420 votes in favour, 62 against and 84 abstentions. MEPs want treated wastewater from urban wastewater treatment plants to be used more widely, for example in industrial processes and district and cooling systems. They also want EU countries to
The proposal for a European Declaration on Cycling, adopted today by the Commission, recognises cycling as a sustainable, accessible, inclusive, affordable and healthy means of transport, with strong added value for the EU economy. It lists principles to boost cycling that will guide future action in the EU.
In addition to identifying the technical aspects of how evidence was produced, it is also important to recognise any external pressures, informal practices and networks (both within and across agencies) that affect the advicemaking process. Data gathered for the AAR consisted of a two-day consultative process with key stakeholders (identified by the Public Health Agency of Sweden (PHAS)) and semi-structured interviews during the week of the workshop and the subsequent
Parliament approved new rules to protect EU workers from the health risks related to asbestos and to improve the early detection of asbestos. On Tuesday, plenary adopted with 614 votes in favour, 2 against and 4 abstentions a directive, already agreed with member states, that will decrease the occupational exposure limit of asbestos and calls for the use of more modern and accurate technology to detect the presence of thin
Malaria is still a significant threat to global health, which is further exacerbated by impact of climate change on vector-borne diseases. The WHO recommendation for the use of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine is promising progress. The demand for malaria vaccines outweighs the supply of the RTS’S vaccine, so having another safe, effective and affordable vaccine available could help protect those living in malaria-endemic areas.
Today, the European Cancer Imaging Initiative has reached a first major milestone: as of today, the Cancer Image Europe platform links up 36 datasets of images of 9 cancer types (breast, colon, lung, prostate, rectum, liver, glioma, neuroblastoma, glioblastoma), for a total of over 200,000 image series of about 20,000 individuals. A first version of the rules that will apply for data providers and users, as well as the operational
Cardiovascular disease continues to severely affect health, societies and economies around the world. It is the leading cause of death in the EU and in the world. Each year in the EU, more than 6 million people suffer from heart conditions and more than 1.8 million people die from heart disease.
While the situation in poultry has eased over the summer, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus continued to affect seabirds in Europe, mostly along coastlines. As the autumn migratory season starts, the protection of poultry and other farmed animals from wild birds should be prioritised. Biosecurity should be enhanced in fur animal farms.
The European Commission has decided today to appoint Rainer Becker as Director for ‘Medical Products and Innovation’ at the Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE). This Commission department is responsible for EU policy on food safety and health and for monitoring the implementation of related laws. The date of effect will be determined later.
The European Commission has decided today to appoint Marco Marsella as Director for ‘Digital, EU4Health and Health Systems Modernisation’ at the Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE). This Commission department is responsible for EU policy on food safety and health and for monitoring the implementation of related laws. The date of effect will be determined later.
More than 4 400 organisations, companies and individuals submitted comments and information on the proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the European Economic Area. The comments will be checked by ECHA’s scientific committees for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC), and those providing relevant evidence-based information will be considered in the opinion making process.
Today, the Commission takes another major step to protect the environment by adopting measures that restrict microplastics intentionally added to products under the EU chemical legislation REACH. The new rules will prevent the release to the environment of about half a million tonnes of microplastics. They will prohibit the sale of microplastics as such, and of products to which microplastics have been added on purpose and that release those microplastics
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