I have found these piece quite relevant whle we consider the future of the EU´s research and innovation framework programme “Horizon 2020”. When thinking about the role of public research in innovation economist Mariana Mazzacuco explains the “socialized generation and…
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International health association calls on EU to allow compulsory licensing in Greece
The International Association of Health Policy and the Federation of Associations for the Defence of Public Health at the threat of the multinational pharmaceutical company Roche to withdraw the supply of medicines to hospitals in Greece and some other countries…
EMBASSIES TAKE MONEY FOR LOBBYING
(ARTICLE PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 14TH IN POLITIKEN, DENMARK BASED ON INFORMATION SENT BY TACD AND KEI FROM WIKILEAKS) The Danish Embassy in Warsaw put together with other countries’ diplomats pressure on the Polish government in 2006 to get the…
DG Trade´s short prescription for access to medicine
David Hammerstein and Helle Aagard on behalf of TACD and Katrien Vervoort for Oxfam had a meeting on Tuesday September 12th with the Head of Unit on IPR for DG Trade of the European Commission Anders Jessen and 3 other…
TACD response to EU short survey on access to scientific data
1.4 Please provide the name of your organisation (if you are responding as a citizen, enter “citizen”): TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue 1.5 Please provide your country of residence / establishment: Belgium 2. What role for Europe? 2.1 There are already many…
EU Challenge for ACTA: Transferring Personal Data to Unsafe Countries
Submitted by alberto.cerda on 29. June 2011 * ACTA * EU Commission * Privacy The European Union has a long tradition of protecting personal information. Since the 70’s, some European countries have adopted domestic law that regulates the processing of…
Mexican Congress might mean deathblow for ACTA
Motion by Mexican Congress asking Government not to sign ACTA PUNTO DE ACUERDO ÚNICO.- La Comisión Permanente del H. Congreso de la Unión, exhorta respetuosamente al titular del Poder Ejecutivo Federal para que, en el marco de sus atribuciones, instruya…
SHOWDOWN IN GENEVA: COPYRIGHT VS. HUMAN RIGHTS FOR BLIND PERSONS
ORAL STATEMENT BEFORE WIPO BY DAVID HAMMERSTEIN, TACD Filibusterism and lack of democratic legitimacy against the right to read of the visually impaired After years of campaigning on the part of blind persons NGOs, consumers and human rights groups, the…
Who is the EU representing at WIPO: democratic will of citizens or narrow industrial interests?
On May 12th, 2011 the plenary session of European Parliament adopted a report called “Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries” (INI/2010/2156), that made clear its support for the international binding “Treaty for the visually impaired and other print…
TACD copyright event in EP: Making digital sphere work for all
MAKING THE DIGITAL SPHERE WORK FOR ALL European Parliament Room A5E-1 June 22nd, 2011 10:00-13:30 Under Auspices of MEP Catherine Trautmann Organized by TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) PLEASE SEND Name, Birthdate, address and passport number by June 17th to david@davidhammerstein.org…