TACD is pleased to invite you to a film screening of “The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz” on 1 December 2014 at 6:30 pm in the European Parliament. Aaron Swartz represented the best and the brightest of…
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EU: RATIFY THE MARRAKESH TREATY! event on December 2nd
Ratify the Marrakesh Treaty for the right to read of blind and other visually impaired persons Sponsoring MEPs: Alessandra MORETTI (S&D, IT), Enrique CALVET CHAMBOM (ALDE, ES), Max ANDERSSON (Greens/EFA, SE) Co-organisers: Trans-Atlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) European Blind Union (EBU)…
“Can we afford our medicines?” Complete summary with document links
‘’Can we afford our medicines? The access to medicines crunch in Europe” European Parliament (room A3G-3), 12 November 2014, 12:30-15:00 Welcoming remarks by Kostas CHRYSOGONOS (GUE/NGL, EL) Affordable access to medicines: the situation on the ground Introduction by Beatriz BECERRA…
Presentations at event “Can we afford our medicines?” 12-11-14
Here you can find the slide presentations given at the event “Can we afford our medicines?” that took place on November 12th, 2014 at the European Parliament. The webstream of the whole event is here: http://greenmediabox.eu/en/ct/62-Can-we-afford-our-medicines- . Thanks to all…
Ten bullet points on the upside down world of pharmaceuticals, prices and access
CAN WE AFFORD OUR MEDICINES? Notes from introduction to “Can we afford our medicines?” event in EP, 12-11-2014 1. Transparency: Today there is no transparency on prices EU states pay for medicines(taxpayers often don´t know what their state health service…
The problem of unaffordable medicines and the need for health-driven innovation are not on EU agenda
Due to the high cost of medicines, millions of citizens of EU member states cannot receive proper medical treatment for a number of very serious illnesses. Practically half of the EU population is excluded from the most effective treatments for…
“Can we afford our medicines?” November 12th event.
‘’Can we afford our medicines? The access to medicines crunch in Europe” European Parliament (room A3G-3), 12 November 2014, 12:30-15:00 We would like to invite you to the conference “Can we afford our medicines? The access to medicines crunch in…
European Parliament event: “Can we afford our medicines?” November 12th
‘’Can we afford our medicines? The access to medicines crunch in Europe” European Parliament (room A3G-3), 12 November 2014, 12:30-15:00 We would like to invite you to the conference “Can we afford our medicines? The access to medicines crunch in…
Notes on new EC Commissioners about access to knowledge
Notes on access to knowledge and IPR challenges of the new European Commission Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation It is generally accepted that copyright constitutes a barrier for EU researchers and weakens their ability…
Access to life saving medicines debate in plenary of European Parliament
European Parliament Strasbourg Plenary Session Subject: Commission statement – Access to life-saving medicines in Europe Date: September 16 2014 Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action said that the Commission shared the concerns regarding the affordability of new medical…