Japan adequacy plan to boost EU-Japan data flow
The European Commission yesterday adopted its adequacy plan on Japan, allowing the free, secure flow of personal data between the two economies. The procedure of...
Public sector data sharing directive approved
Negotiators from the European Council, Commission and Parliament have reached an agreement to facilitate public sector data sharing and availability. The Directive on Open Data...
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...
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...
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...