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Transforming public sector services: EU study calls for strategic AI adoption

A study commissioned by the European Commission highlights the significant potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve public sector services across the EU. The report, finish befor the adoption of the I Act, emphasises that AI can enhance citizen-government interactions, boost analytical capabilities, and increase efficiency in key areas such as healthcare, mobility, e-Government, and education.

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25/09/2024

EU Commission opens participation to Critical Medicines Alliance   

The Alliance will bring together all relevant stakeholders, and work to strengthen cooperation between the Commission, national governments, industry, and civil society. It will identify the challenges, priorities for action, and possible policy solutions to the issue of shortages of critical medicines in the EU. The Alliance is a consultative mechanism that will also act as a network to accelerate the delivery of EU action in this field.

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16/01/2024

Finland: National health and wellbeing programme to be launched

In the first phase of the national health and wellbeing programme Terveydeksi (‘To Your Health’), concrete measures will be selected based on scientific expertise. The implementation of the measures in the second phase will start in autumn 2024. The aim of the national health and wellbeing programme is to reduce the wellbeing deficit and disease burden caused by the main chronic diseases and conditions and their risk factors, increase the

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10/01/2024

UK’s Regulatory Roadmap for safe access to medical tech and AI

Today, a clear path ahead has been set out for the development of new and robust regulations for medical devices in the UK. The new regulations will put patient safety first and help to ensure that patients continue to have access without delay to the devices they need, whilst enhancing the UK’s position as a world-leading environment for medical technology innovators. This new ‘roadmap’ for new regulations, from the Medicines

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10/01/2024

Netherlands: Nationwide study of sewage water for drug use

To get a clearer picture of drug use in the Netherlands, a nationwide study is being conducted on drug residues in sewage water. This kind of study is already occasionally conducted locally on behalf of municipalities and as part of a broader study in several European cities, but there is no good nationwide picture yet. In a trial, a nationwide study is now being conducted via National Sewer Water Surveillance

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04/01/2024

Finland: More healthcare professionals would be allowed to administer vaccines

The aim is to accelerate and streamline the administration of vaccines and to alleviate the shortage of healthcare personnel. The amendments that are being circulated for comments would allow dentists, senior pharmacists, pharmacists, practical nurses and biomedical laboratory scientists to administer vaccines. The amendments would also make it easier to organise vaccination at pharmacies’ health service points. Currently, vaccines can only be administered by doctors or by nurses, public health

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28/12/2023
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UN: ‘Act on the lessons of COVID-19’, Guterres says on Epidemic Preparedness Day 

The Secretary-General said these efforts are making progress. He recalled that the High-level meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response, held in September, concluded with a robust political declaration which complements negotiations underway towards a pandemic accord. This first-ever global agreement aims to enhance collaboration, cooperation, and equity in responding to pandemics of the future, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in his end-of-year message published on Tuesday.

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27/12/2023

Trade in products containing benzene increased EU imports of hazardous chemicals 

The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) annual report on the trade of chemicals that are banned or severely restricted in the EU shows that the imports of PIC chemicals increased over 20 fold, from 883 119,74 tonnes in 2021 to 19 698 668,33 tonnes in 2022, due to benzene as a constituent being added to the list of chemicals subject to PIC in 2022. Substances containing benzene is the first “substance

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20/12/2023
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Common Understanding between the EU and Switzerland: Decisions and Factsheets

The EU Commission welcomes a Common Understanding achieved after 18 months of exploratory talks with representatives of Switzerland’s Federal Council. The document sets out a broad and balanced package of measures that will support the modernisation and further development of bilateral relations. Read the factsheets published today by Swiss Federal Council.

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16/12/2023

Reports confirm the European Health Union is better prepared to combat health threats

Four years after COVID-19 cases were first detected, many of the solutions brought forward to respond more effectively to the pandemic have been enshrined into EU legislation. The aim has been to strengthen our collective preparedness against health crises, as part of a strong European Health Union. The 2023 State of Health Preparedness report focuses on the steps taken by the EU to improve its capacity to face serious cross-border

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15/12/2023

EU Council and EU Parliament make EU liability rules fit for the digital age and circular economy

The provisional agreement on the liability of economic operators for damage caused by defective products aims to respond to the increase in online shopping (including from outside the EU) and the emergence of new technologies (such as AI) as well as to ensure the transition to a circular economic model. In order not to stifle innovation, the rules will not apply to open-source software developed or supplied outside of a

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14/12/2023

EU Commission Executive VP Šefčovič and Commissioner Kyriakides on health cooperation with Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway

The European Commission will now intensify discussions with the EEA EFTA States on a framework for closer cooperation on the matter. Some elements can already be achieved through the incorporation of relevant EU legislation into the EEA Agreement. This work will now progress quickly according to the usual procedures for the adoption of EEA Joint Committee Decisions.

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14/12/2023

EU Council tackles dual mental health and drug use

The Council approved conclusions on people having drug use disorders that co-occur with other mental health disorders. The Council invites member states to consider drug use disorders (DUDs) co-occuring with other mental health disorders as an important challenge for drug and mental health services and policies, a challenge that requires a multidisciplinary and comprehensive response to the needs of people with these disorders.

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05/12/2023

Mental health: Member states to take action across multiple levels

Almost one in two Europeans has experienced an emotional or psychosocial problem in the last year. The recent context of compounded crises (the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the climate crisis, unemployment, and the food and energy price increases) has further worsened the situation, in particular for children and young people.

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30/11/2023

European Solidarity Corps to support people in need with €145m in 2024

Volunteering activities will get a major boost in 2024 thanks to a new funding opportunity that the Commission launched today. A new call for proposals under the European Solidarity Corps, covering 2024, will support young people across the EU and beyond who wish to engage in solidarity activities. Areas covered range from social inclusion actions to helping people with fewer opportunities, contributing to the green and digital transitions, democratic participation

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29/11/2023

EU Commission calls for urgent action on antimicrobial resistance

Tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a top priority for the Commission and an integral part of many actions under the European Health Union. Ahead of the European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD), new data published today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) shows some overall progress between 2019-2022 towards the target to cut antimicrobial use by 20% by 2030.

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18/11/2023
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