EU global health initiative still a mystery months after von der Leyen’s announcement Commission experts were caught off guard by last-minute health plan

EU global health initiative still a mystery months after von der Leyen’s announcement

EXCLUSIVE: EU wants to tax unhealthy food, alcopops under draft heart health plan The draft cardiovascular plan also targets tobacco, screening, and AI-driven prevention measures

EXCLUSIVE: EU wants to tax unhealthy food, alcopops under draft heart health plan

The European Commission could stop funding lifesaving global health and immunisation organisations Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the Global Fund by 2030 as it looks to boost the bloc’s overseas influence in other areas, according to an internal briefing document.

Commission eyes levy on highly-processed food "We can influence choices and this is what I think we should be doing", the commissioner said

Commission eyes levy on highly-processed food

Health disinformation prompts new EU plan (but no information) The Commission President announced a new “Global Health Resilience Initiative”, though she did not say if it would come with specific actions or boosted funding

Health disinformation prompts new EU plan (but no information)

‘No ambition, no achievement’: How Commissioner Várhelyi wants to outpace the system “We are increasingly convincing our friends and colleagues in Washington that the pharmaceutical industry is completely different from the automotive industry and anything else”, said the health commissioner

‘No ambition, no achievement’: How Commissioner Várhelyi wants to outpace the system

Using mRNA, scientists overcome a key challenge to HIV vaccines Scientists used a mRNA-based vaccine to reliably trigger antibodies that block HIV infection in people and monkeys

Scientists used a mRNA-based vaccine to reliably trigger antibodies that block HIV infection in people and monkeys
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Five key questions about the EU’s health preparedness plans From funding early detection to how the strategy will fit into the EU's plans to diversify pharmaceutical supply chains, the Commission has left several questions unanswered.

Five key questions about the EU’s health preparedness plans

Five fights that will shape the EU’s next €1.2 trillion budget - Euractiv There is a broad consensus that the EU needs a more agile budget but the bloc is a heavy machine – and always at risk of taking the path of least friction.

Struggling to follow the MFF debate? Here’s how the EU's current €1.2 trillion budget is spent, and how it may (radically) change for 2028-2034

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Patriots’ biotech report draws ‘anti-science’ criticism from MEPs.

Politics over science? A far-right MEP’s biotech report draws fire in Parliament for questioning mRNA and stem cell research. http://dlvr.it/TL84wr

Von der Leyen's staff have made clear to her team of commissioners that they should not travel to Budapest Pride.

Unclear how many would've planned to go – but one commissioner who backs the move said VdL "should have done it long ago".

Fascinating scoop via @thomasmangin.bsky.social

Countries seal global WHO deal for future pandemics It aims to better equip the world for the next pandemic, but further negotiations are expected to last another year.

Countries seal global WHO deal for future pandemics: It aims to better equip the world for the next pandemic, but further negotiations are expected to last another year.

#Pfizergate: Commission broke transparency rules over #vonderLeyen texts, court rules The European Commission wrongly dismissed a journalist's request to access texts between the president and the Pfizer CEO, the court said.

#Pfizergate: Commission broke transparency rules over #vonderLeyen texts, court rules

Tariffs are about to hit lifesaving medical equipment "It's really the most vulnerable of the most vulnerable...who need technologies to live."

For @motherjones.com, I wrote about how tariffs may soon hit medical devices and how it may affect disabled people on Medicaid. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

How #Germany could derail a global pandemic deal #Germany and a handful of countries, such as Denmark and Switzerland, have taken a strict stance on what boils down to a footnote in the agreement's text.

How #Germany could derail a global pandemic deal

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⏰As final negotiations approach, equity concerns remain on Technology Transfer provisions in the #PandemicAccord

🙋🏽‍♀️The issue? Some countries insist on use of the word "voluntary.”

🧑🏽‍⚖️ 30 legal experts from around the world explain why that's redundant.

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Trump’s #tariffs could soon flood Europe with cheap #alcohol “If excess #alcohol originally bound for the US floods the European market, it could push prices down,” warns Florence Berteletti of Eurocare.

Trump’s #tariffs could soon flood Europe with cheap #alcohol

Europe urged to fill US mRNA tech gap Recent US retreat in mRNA vaccines and therapies could open the door for Europe in its upcoming #BiotechAct.

Europe urged to fill US mRNA tech gap: Recent US retreat in mRNA vaccines and therapies could open the door for Europe in its upcoming #BiotechAct.

Gilead data suggest once-yearly shot of PrEP drug blocks HIV infection Last year, Gilead released data showing that an HIV drug, called lenacapavir, could provide virtually complete protection against infection with just a

Gilead data suggest once-yearly shot of PrEP drug blocks HIV infection

WHO Offers Early Retirement to Cut Costs Ahead of US Exit The World Health Organization is asking some employees to consider early retirement as the United Nations agency seeks to cut costs following US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw.

Scoop: "The World Health Organization is asking some employees to consider early retirement as the United Nations agency seeks to cut costs following US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw."

EU commissioner’s women’s health vision skips over abortion issue A new EU vision for the future of women's rights skipped over the issue of abortion, which remains controversial across Europe despite being widely available.

EU commissioner’s women’s health vision skips over abortion issue

Orbán-Backed Think Tank Breached Lobbying Rules, Claims EU Watchdog A Hungarian think tank closely linked to autocratic leader Viktor Orbán has been accused of breaking EU lobbying guidelines by failing to declare its funding, DeSmog can report.  MCC Brussels has fail...

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Orbán-Backed Think Tank Breached Lobbying Rules, Claims EU Watchdog

An official complaint slams MCC Brussels for failing to declare its funding, and warns that European democracy is under “severe attack”.

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Clean Industrial Deal must be ‘zero-pollution’ for health, warn NGOs Air pollution is a major environmental threat to health in the EU, causing hundreds of billions of euros in health costs each year.

Clean Industrial Deal must be ‘zero-pollution’ for health, warn NGOs

Nigeria approves $200M to 'fill the gap' from US aid cuts – DW – 02/14/2025 The Trump administration's freeze on US development aid could hurt the West African country's efforts to combat malaria and other diseases.

👉Nigeria approves $200M for healthcare.
👉 Zambia vows to keep HIV, TB & Malaria services running despite funding freeze.
👉 South Africa rolls out 6-month HIV med supplies to cope with halted US funds. www.dw.com/en/nigeria-a...

Europeans are no longer living longer, says study Higher blood pressure and cholesterol, tobacco and alcohol use, and Covid are all factors behind a slight drop in life expectancy in the 2010s.

Europeans are no longer living longer, says study

Global Fund Seeks $18 Billion as US Retreats From Public Health Financing for global health has never looked more dire as the world reels from US President Donald Donald Trump’s dramatic pullback. Now the biggest funder of programs against HIV, tuberculosis and ma...

Exclusive: Financing for global health has never looked more dire as the world reels from Trump’s dramatic pullback. Now the biggest funder of programs against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria is looking to the UK and others to urgently raise $18 billion.

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Belgian health workers march against new government The unions have already planned another general strike for 13 March.

Belgian health workers march against new government

WHO to slash budget following US withdrawal Cuts to the WHO's operational budget are on the table for 2026-27. The post WHO to slash budget following US withdrawal appeared first on Euractiv.

WHO to slash budget following US withdrawal

Competitiveness Compass: A boon to pharma, a blow to public health? The plan could turn into a “free pass to businesses for further deregulation and tax avoidance," warned the head of the European Public Service Union The post Competitiveness Compass: A boon to pharma, a blow to public health? appeared first on Euractiv.

Competitiveness Compass: A boon to pharma, a blow to public health?

With Smoke Free Partnership, we've written to European Parliament President Metsola about #tobacco industry interference 🚭

MEPs held 100+ meetings with tobacco #lobbyists during 2019-2024

Since the elections, there were already more than 33 such meetings 🤯

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