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Bulgaria has the highest level of catastrophic health expenditures in the EU, a hurricane of limited financial protection and excessively high household spending on health.

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A predictable regulatory environment that rewards pharmaceutical companies for developing innovative, high-value treatments is essential, said the Czech, as is fair reimbursement for pharmaceutical producers.

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The Polish initiative establishes a proactive strategy for securing access to essential medicines and maintaining pharmaceutical supplies in times of potential crisis.

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Stakeholders are growing sick of short deadlines.

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MEP Andreas Schwab (EPP) hailed the move as a “special day for the DMA."

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"Hopefully we [ECR] will be the center of gravity for the future,” former Polish PM said in an interview with Euractiv.

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“It is very important for us to have both on board, the United States and the Europeans (...) - a common decision,” Zelenskyy said.

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Take the first Polish Presidency in 2011: Warsaw was aiming high.

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European consumers are likely feeling it in their breakfast bill but cocoa-free chocolate or cereal-based coffee substitutes may help.

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In the spirit of Christmas cheer, this week's EU Politics Decoded asks: who would it take for the EU to have a happy 2025?

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"Instead of talking about a postponement, EU countries should finally get down to work and offer their citizens targeted support," Liese said.

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On Thursday, MEPs finalised their recommendations for the EU's position on the upcoming UN global gathering on women’s rights in New York in March 2025.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

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On Thursday, MEPs finalised their recommendations for the EU's position on the upcoming UN global gathering on women’s rights in New York in March 2025.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

A revival of the market neutrality dogma "might push to favour fossil fuels over clean technologies,” Positive Money warned.

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On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions related to the respect for human rights in Crimea, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan.
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions related to the respect for human rights in Crimea, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan.
Subcommittee on Human Rights

Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte and several European leaders met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the EU summit in Brussels on Wednesday evening. According to Rutte, the meeting focused on how to put Kyiv 'in a position of strength'. Europe's press wonders where this strength is supposed to come from.