Intervention of MEP Alejandro Cercas at opening of conference: “Can EU citizens afford their medicines?” 16th of May, 2013 Welcome to the S and D conference “Can EU citizens afford their medicines? The economic crisis and access to medicines in…
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TEN KEY WORDS ON ACCESS TO MEDICINE IN THE EU
Rough context notes for May 16th talk at conference about access to medicine in Europe bit.ly/17uCalc Affordability: High price of medicines for states and for individuals. Can we afford allowing millions of people to be sick and for many…
Athens TACD conference on Crisis and Access to Medicine
Expert and policy-making conference How can we provide access to affordable medicines in Greece? The situation on the ground and possible solutions European Parliament office (Amalias Avenue 8) in Athens, 31 May 2013 CONCEPT Crisis and access to medicine…
Rescatamos la salud de los bancos o rescatamos la salud de las personas
Cita de David Hammerstein del Diálogo Transatlántico de Consumidores “La Unión Europea parece estar más preocupada por la salud de los bancos que por la salud de la ciudadanía europea. Las radicales medidas de austeridad impuestas en distintos países de…
Rescue the banks or rescue people´s health?
http://www.a2meurope.eu/index.php?id=home Press statement quote for Conference “Can EU citizens afford their medicnes?” on May 16th, 2013 in European Parliament, Brussels David Hammerstein TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue: “Today the EU seems to be much more concerned about the health of large banks…
CAN WE AFFORD OUR MEDICNES? CRISIS AND ACCESS TO MEDICINES IN THE EU
“Can EU Citizens Afford Their Medicines? The Economic Crisis & Access to Medicines in Europe “ 16th of May 2013, 9:00 – 18.00 European Parliament, Brussels Room Jan 4Q2 A meeting hosted by Mr Alejandro Cercas MEP (Spain, S&D) and…
Letter from three MEPs against politicisation of EU Ombudsman
Dear colleagues, As you know the European parliament will choose next fall the new European Ombudsman. The current Ombudsman P. Nikiforos Diamandouros who has held the position since 2003, was re-appointed by an absolute majority of MEPs to serve a…
Open letter on Greek health-care crisis
“Troika”-Mandated Austerity and the Emerging Health Care Crisis in Greece: An Open Letter to the Greek Government To the Prime Minister of Greece and President of New Democracy Party, Mr. Antonis Samaras To the President of PASOK, Mr. Evangelos Venizelos…
World Blind Union slams EU-US copyright, anti-human rights positions at WIPO
EU CLINICAL TRIALS REGULATION: CHOOSE TRANSPARENCY!
9 April 2013 Joint open letter by 11 European or International Organisations CLINICAL TRIALS REGULATION PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH: CHOOSE TRANSPARENCY! Dear Member of the European Parliament, As researchers, doctors, scientists, patients and civil society representatives we…