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Why are Trade Secrets Harmful for Health?

April 11, 2016

Genval, 11th April 2016. – Because trade secret is so widely defined that it includes clinical trials data, and despite of vague exceptions, it can well affect clinical trials transparency which is key for patient safety and new drug development. There is no guarantuee that Pharmaceutical companies will not abuse it. Why are Trade Secrets… » read more

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Civil Society (NGOs), Health & Consumers, Medicines, Public Health, Research & Development, Trade

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Did We (Temporarily) Loose the Trade Secrets Directive?

January 31, 2016

Genval, 31st January 2016. – Is it really apropriate to raise this question, after the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs (JURI) Committee has endorsed a trilogue deal with the Council on Trade Secrets with an overwhelming political majority (EPP-S&D-ECR-ALDE-EFDD-ENF(!))? I think it is as I believe some of the key public interest concerns were not taken… » read more

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Civil Society (NGOs), Health & Consumers, Medicines, Public Health, Research & Development, Trade

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Stricter Vehicle Noise Limits are Beneficial both for the Environment/Public Health and the Car Industry

February 2, 2013

(source of the photo © elmada) Some say that that the European Parliament will be in a very difficult situation next week when it will decide upon the new vehicle noise regulation, since by setting stricter or lighter vehicle noise limits, the Members of the European Parliament should prefer either the population’s public health and… » read more

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Civil Society (NGOs), Consumer Protection, Environment, Public Health, Research & Development, Transport

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The Often Forgotten Health Dimension of Biocides on the Occasion of the Publication of the New Biocide Regulation 528/2012/EU on the 27th June 2012 in the Official Journal

July 13, 2012

“Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.” ~Lou Holtz The main purpose of this blog entry is to raise awareness among public health experts concerning a new, recently published piece of the EU’s health related environmental law regulating a specific group of dangerous chemicals: the so-called… » read more

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Consumer Protection, Environment, Public Health, Research & Development

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Mini Public Health Day – First Part (1/2): ‘EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES’ impressions from the STOA-AVIESAN workshop

June 20, 2012

“It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.” ~Benjamin Franklin “Mini Public Health Day – 19 June 2012” (Owner of the photo © Shuttersparks) Introductory comment: On the 19th June I faced an inconvenient situation which may occur quit frequently in the life of EU… » read more

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Health & Consumers, Innovation & Enterprise, Medicines, Public Health, Research & Development

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Conference on Social Innovation (Brussels, 13th June 2012) Un jour tout le monde sera aidant. Szociális ágazati innováció és a független életvitel lehetőségei

June 14, 2012

“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” ~Harry S Truman Conference on Social Innovation (Brussels, 13th June 2012) The co-organizers of the Conference on Social Innocation and Independent Living were the Liaison Agency Flanders-Europe (VLEVA) and the Kent County Council on behalf of the Social Inclusion… » read more

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Civil Society (NGOs), Housing, Public Health, Research & Development, Social Europe, Social Europe & Jobs

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Thought Starter about the Role of REACH

May 15, 2012

“Any person who knows all the answers most likely misunderstood the questions.” ~ Dr. Joyce Knudsen After reading and analyzing a consize article on EurActiv about that issue, I decided to draw the general public’s interest to the significance of the REACH regulation. I hope that this short summary can serve as a thought starter… » read more

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Consumer Protection, Environment, Health & Consumers, Public Health, Research & Development

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Improving Patient Outcomes through Intensive Care Medicine (ICM)

May 12, 2012

– Lessons Learned after the Policy Debate in the EP on 16/05/2012 “We believe what we repeatedly tell ourselves. What are you repeatedly telling yourself? “ Foreword Under the auspices of the following 3 public health NGOs European Society of Intensive Care Medicine [ESICM], European Public Health Alliance [EPHA], and LIFE-PRIORITY, a policy debate took… » read more

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Civil Society (NGOs), Health & Consumers, Medicines, Public Health, Research & Development

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