EU Commission backs Luxembourg’s €92.2 million RRF payment request
The EU Commission has given a positive preliminary assessment of Luxembourg’s third Recovery and Resilience Facility payment request, finding that…
EU Commission maps state aid options for social support and investment
The EU Commission has published guidance showing how Member States can use State aid rules to support social housing, healthcare,…
EU allocates additional €10 million in humanitarian aid to Cuba
The EU Commission has released an additional €10 million to provide healthcare, food and nutrition support, clean water and renewable…
EU population might fall 11.7% by 2100 as ageing reshapes labour markets and care
A new EU Commission report warns that population decline and rapid ageing will intensify labour shortages, healthcare demand and pressure…
EU-funded projects address challenges of trustworthy Artificial Intelligence
Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have accelerated the development of agentic and multimodal systems, with applications across sectors including…
UNCTAD warns of rising debt costs and mounting pressure on development funding
Financing development is becoming increasingly difficult for much of the world. A new UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report shows that while…
European Peace Facility: EU Council adopts €100m support for Lebanese Armed Forces
The EU Council today adopted the fourth bilateral assistance measure under the European Peace Facility (EPF) to strengthen the defence capacities…
Fresenius receives €400m EIB loan to support R&D, innovation and capacity expansion
Fresenius, a global healthcare company, will receive a new €400 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to strengthen…
EU Commission takes aim at global leadership in life sciences by 2030
The EU Commission has outlined a new strategy to make Europe the world’s most attractive hub for life sciences by…
EU funds cybersecurity with €145.5m for GenAI, healthcare, and post-quantum tools
The EU Commission allocates €145.5 million to empower small and medium-sized enterprises and public administrations in deploying cybersecurity solutions and…
EU Commission: Innovation to strengthen EU regions
The EU Preparatory Action ‘Innovation for place-based transformation' will support around 200 EU territories in implementing specific, transformative innovation policies. This initiative aims…
Healthcare cybersecurity experts invited to join EU advisory committee
The Commission is inviting experts to submit their application to become a member of the newly created Health Cybersecurity Advisory…
World Health Day: Advancing digital health and AI-driven innovation in healthcare
Digital health initiatives, including those managed by the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA), are central to advancing innovation…
Cybersecurity for hospitals and healthcare: EU Commission launches consultation
The EU Commission has launched a consultation on the Action Plan for the cybersecurity of hospitals and healthcare providers. This…
Healthcare cyberattacks: EU Commission proposes prevention and protection
Today, the EU Commission presented an EU action plan aimed at bolstering the cybersecurity of hospitals and healthcare providers. This…
Gender in Health: Speech by EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib at the EU Parliament
"As Commissioner for Equality, my goal is to make women more visible, across every area of our societies. I want…
Cardiovascular diseases: EU Health Council calls for more robust prevention efforts
The Council is calling for more robust efforts to help prevent cardiovascular diseases, which are the leading cause of death in…
EU Commissioner Kyriakides participates in Ukraine-EU healthcare conference
The EU-funded conference will provide an opportunity to exchange views on how to achieve strong integration of Ukraine and the…
AmCham position paper: Ensuring resilient life sciences supply chains in Europe
The Critical Medicines Alliance initiative is a positive step toward addressing vulnerabilities in the supply of critical medicines. In the…
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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…
Substances of human origin: EU Council adopts new rules
The EU Council has adopted new rules aimed at improving the safety and quality of blood, tissues, cells, mother milk, and…
EU Commission welcomes political agreement on European Health Data Space
Under the new rules, citizens will have immediate and easy access to their digital health data wherever they are in the…
Russian cyber-attacks against the health sector: EU declares solidarity with Australia
The European Union and its Member States express solidarity with Australia on the impact of malicious cyber activities against their…
Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan: Launch of Cancer Image Europe platform
Today, the European Cancer Imaging Initiative has reached a first major milestone: as of today, the Cancer Image Europe platform links up 36 datasets…
EU Cohesion Policy: €226m to modernise one of Madrid’s most important hospitals
The new building will house a technical block for emergencies, surgery, and diagnostic imaging; hospitalisation wards with conventional and intensive…
Switzerland: Swissmedic publishes its Annual Report for 2022
The report contains informative facts and figures on Swissmedic's wide-ranging activities.
EU healthcare ministers discuss secure access to medicinal products
5 May 2023 EU health ministers met in Stockholm on 5 May at an informal...
EU Solidarity with Ukraine: One year of temporary protection for people fleeing Russian aggression
Brussels, 8 March 2023 The European Commission adopted today the Communication on Temporary Protection Directive. The Directive...
EU Commissioner Ferreira in Latvia and Estonia to launch Cohesion Policy investment programmes
Brussels, 1 February 2023 Tomorrow and on Friday, 3 February, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms,...
RSV, Flu and COVID-19: ECDC expects severe pressure on healthcare systems
12 Dec 2022 Since the end of October 2022 and as of week 47, several...
Territorial cooperation: Over €530m for 10 Member States including Ukraine and Moldova
Brussels, 2 December 2022 The Commission has approved four new Interreg programmes involving 10 Member...
Italy: EU Commission endorses positive request for €21bn disbursement
Brussels, 27 September 2022 The European Commission has today endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of...
Insight EU Health Union Monitoring – Issue 1 / 2022
EUROPEAN HEALTHCARE European Health Union: A European Health Data Space for people and science Questions...
EU-UK relations: Debate on supply of medicines
MEPs will quiz the Commission on recently proposed derogations to ensure continued supply of medicines...
New report: Investing in the healthcare systems to prevent future pandemics – Africa-Europe Foundation
Brussels / Cape Town, 28 October 2021] – In association with the 2021 World Health...
EU Ministers strongly support the strengthening of the European Health Union
OCTOBER 12, 2021 6:00 PM At an informal meeting in Slovenia, EU health ministers addressed...
EU Data Protection Supervisor publishes tech dispatch on Facial Emotion Recognition
Source: TechDispatch #1/2021 – Facial Emotion Recognition Facial Emotion Recognition (FER) is the technology that...