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EU PERSPECTIVES - From nicotine marketing to unhealthy food, Europe's new push to prevent heart disease is taking aim at the environment shaping people's choices. The European Parliament's lead author on the EU's heart health strategy says in an exclusive interview with EU Perspectives that individual responsibility alone is not enough. Read more

EURACTIV - Europe's new heart checks could be integrated into Belgian GP care, but the plan still needs federal and regional approval, says president of Belgian Society of Cardiology. Read more

EU PERSPECTIVES - Two new laws promise Europe fewer empty pharmacy shelves and less reliance on foreign drug suppliers. Its own health lawmakers now say the money to deliver on that promise simply is not there. They are demanding 15 per cent more before EU4Health disappears for good. Read more

EU PERSPECTIVES - COVID-19 taught the world one lesson: when the next pandemic hits, the rich will get the vaccines first. More than a year after signing its pandemic treaty, the WHO still cannot fix that problem. The EU's own negotiator says a solution is not coming for months. Read more