ECDC: More efforts needed to meet EU targets to reduce antimicrobial resistance
Data published by European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in connection with European Antibiotic Awareness Day shows that,…
EU and Canada start health policy dialogue
EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, and Canada's Minister of Health, the Honourable Mark Holland, held a virtual meeting…
Antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhoea: Rising threat to treatment efficacy
This worrying trend, indicated by surveillance data, underscores the critical need for continued monitoring to inform treatment guidelines and control…
ECDC: Continued efforts needed to fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in humans and animals
Moreover, there has been an increase in the proportion of Escherichia coli isolates from food-producing animals that exhibit ‘complete susceptibility’ or ‘zero…
Sweden: A fast-paced year of work against antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
A high-level meeting on work against microbial resistance will be held at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September…
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…
Main results: Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, 12-13 June 2023
The presidency and the Commission informed delegations about the negotiations for an international agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response as well…
Tackling antimicrobial resistance: EU Council adopts recommendation
Today the Council has adopted a recommendation aimed at stepping up EU action to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the fields of…
Data on AMR: Use of antibiotics in the EU decreases but more needs to be done
Brussels, 17 November 2022 On the eve of European Antibiotics Awareness Day (EAAD), a pan-European...
EU Member States support designated antimicrobials reserved for humans
Brussels, 4 Jul 2022 Today, Member States have given their support to the establishment of...
New rules to promote animal health and fight antimicrobial resistance apply
Brussels, 28 January 2022 In the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a revamped legislation on veterinary...
Antimicrobial resistance: EFSA assesses spreading risk through animal transport
EFSA has begun work on a new assessment looking at the risk of antimicrobial resistant...
Use of antibiotics in animals is decreasing – joint JIACRA report ECDC, EFSA, and EMA
The use of antibiotics has decreased and is now lower in food-producing animals than in...
IEU Environment Monitoring for 7 May 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: ENVIRONMENTAL DISCLOSURE Disclosure reporting: EU Commission launches call for public...