International ePrescriptions now available
The EU’s first international ePrescriptions are now obtainable: from today, Finnish patients will be able to collect digital prescriptions from Estonian pharmacies. The initiative, which...
UK government policy on electric vehicles criticised
The UK’s Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy committee (BEIS) has chastised the government for its response to a 2018 report critical of UK government...
European healthcare developments: Finnish firm to receive €20 million
Helsinki-based healthcare innovator Nightingale Health will receive a €20 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support European healthcare developments. The loan to...
EU support for Côte d’Ivoire to increase
The European Commission has pledged an additional €35 million in EU support for Côte d’Ivoire, to be allocated to reforms, vocational training and economic...
NewBanking Identity global consent data management to protect privacy
NewBanking Identity is a global consent data management platform which allows people to retain ownership of data, but still provides them with the ability...
Trailblazing women: Commissioner launches exhibition
European Commissioner Mariya Gabriel has launched an online exhibition series featuring trailblazing women in the arts and science. The “Pioneers: Trailblazing women in the arts,...
EU-US trade talks: new positions adopted
The European Commission has adopted proposals today to implement directives resulting from last year’s EU-US trade talks. The positions cover conformity assessment and the elimination...
Food safety data to become open access – EFSA
The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has announced it will publish the food safety data it collects and uses in its monitoring programmes and...
EU fragmentation: Parliament opposed to “Europe à la carte”
The European Parliament yesterday agreed on a resolution aiming to reduce EU fragmentation around Member States opting out of treaties. MEPs assessed the varying levels...
Fungal pathogens in food: AgroSustain extends food shelf life
AgroSustain has developed a solution to reducing food waste caused by fungal pathogens in food with its new product: AgroShelf+. Food waste is increasingly becoming...
