EU PERSPECTIVES - In an interview for EU Perspectives, Dr Christiaan Keijzer discusses the Critical Medicines Act (CMA), pharmaceutical legislation reform, and stresses why doctors must help shape Europe's medicine supply policies. Dr. Keijzer is an anaesthesiologist and anaesthesiology training director at Radboud University Medical Center in...
EURACTIV - A critical antibiotic designed to treat infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria will remain unavailable through Belgium's reimbursement system after negotiations between the government and the manufacturer failed. Read more
EU PERSPECTIVES - Brussels hailed the EU-US trade agreement as a "stabilising force" in uncertain times. But the deal has rattled Europe's pharmaceutical sector, with a 15 per cent tariff on EU-made medicines now on the table. The uncertainty has already triggered a wave of research and development investment announcements in the United...
EURACTIV - In this Euractiv interview, Enrico Piccinini, Senior Vice President, EU & International, Rare Diseases at Chiesi, calls for a comprehensive overhaul of the EU's approach to rare disease research, advocating for a more integrated ecosystem that nurtures early-stage scientific discovery, enhances patient access, and ensures sustained...
EU PERSPECTIVES - The European Commission's proposal for the new long-term budget includes record-level investments in research and innovation. Health organisations, however, worry that the billions may not do much to improve people's health and lives. Read more
EU PERSPECTIVES - The European Commission is facing criticism over its delayed EU4Health 2025 Work Programme. The plan slashes this year's annual prevention funding by 42 per cent to under €70m. It also sidelines civil society organisations. Read more
EURACTIV - Agreement was reached on Sunday between the United States and Europe on import duties, but the details are still being worked out. "There is still a great deal of uncertainty, particularly about the impact on the pharmaceutical sector," pharma.be told Euractiv. Read more
EU PERSPECTIVES - The European Parliament will be drafting a major own-initiative report to tackle Europe's deepening health workforce crisis, a move spurred by mounting political urgency and the distress signals coming from hospital corridors across the EU. Read more
EU PERSPECTIVES - The European Commission's proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), presented on 16 July 2025, doesn't shout "health", but it's there. From biotech to preparedness and scale-up funding, health innovation is a quiet yet strategic force running through Europe's bold new investment agenda for 2028–2034. Read more
EURACTIV - Belgium's federal government has unveiled a socio-economic reform package after an all-night negotiating session among senior ministers. Among the agreement's most debated components is the proposed reform of the healthcare system. Read more