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World AIDS Day: Breakthroughs in biotechnology are central to the fight against AIDS

EuropaBio

Thanks to innovation in medicine and increased access to treatment, people infected with HIV and AIDS are living longer and healthier lives.   Marking World AIDS day on December 1st, the UN have estimated that 2.5 million deaths have been avoided worldwide in the past 10 years[1], due in no small part to scientific breakthroughs in biotechnology to treat the infection.

‘European Doctors renew their commitment to ensure equitable and high quality health and healthcare’

CPME - The Standing Committee of European Doctors

CPME Board meeting
“ The CPME has adopted a set of comprehensive policy statements stressing the importance of evidence based decisions, highlighting the importance of social inclusion in mental health policy, the dangers of second-hand smoking and taking a stand in solidarity with Slovak doctors currently pressured by their own state authorities which imposed a state of emergency.“
CPME President, Dr Konstanty Radziwill

At the CPME Board meeting on 26 November 2011, CPME adopted the following policies:

LSE - London School of Economics and Political Science

La Francophonie encourage Madagascar à sortir au plus vite de la crise

ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE

Présidée par Abdou Diouf, Secrétaire général de la Francophonie, la 82ème session du Conseil permanent de la Francophonie (CPF) a réuni, ce 30 novembre 2011 à Paris, les représentants personnels des chefs d’Etat et de gouvernement des pays membres et observateurs de l'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF).

Core principles on fair business relations agreed by food supply chain stakeholders, welcomed by the High Level Forum on a better functioning food supply chain

EuroCommerce

Next objective is to ensure a rapid and effective implementation of these principles, enforcing their wide application in daily B2B relations
Brussels, 29 November 2011

Today, the High Level Forum on a better functioning food supply chain has welcomed a proposed set of principles to ensure fairer business relations along the food supply chain.

EuroCommerce supports Commission initiative on Alternative Dispute Resolution but sees room for improvement

EuroCommerce

Yesterday’s European Commission proposals on ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) and ODR (Online Dispute Resolution) have been warmly welcomed by EuroCommerce. Director General, Christian Verschueren commented, “We are particularly pleased that the Commission is providing quality criteria to Member States in order to upgrade their existing ADR mechanisms or to create new ones where they do not already exist.

Horizon 2020: FoodDrinkEurope calls for a more innovation friendly environment in Europe

FoodDrinkEurope

(Brussels, 30 November 2011) FoodDrinkEurope welcomes Horizon 2020 – the future Framework Programme for Research and Innovation – and trusts it will engender R&D and innovation in Europe and among its food and drink industry, the largest manufacturing industry in the EU.

Following the publication today by the European Commission under the aegis of DG Research and Innovation, FoodDrinkEurope looks to Horizon 2020 to build on current successes, promoting a mechanism which will deliver a more business and research-friendly framework for the sector.

HIV cases continue to rise in Europe: WHO European Region launches new action plan to bring the epidemic under control

WHO

Copenhagen, 30 November 2011
The HIV epidemic is still not under control, according to a new surveillance report issued today. Over 118 000 cases of HIV were diagnosed in Europe in 2010, according to new data from 51 of the 53 of Member States in the WHO European Region, which were released today by the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).  Over three quarters of newly reported infections were from the eastern part of the Region.

EU audit rules - Intense lobbying to water down Commission proposals underline need for tougher regulation

THE GREENS/EUROPEAN FREE ALLIANCE

The European Commission today adopted proposals aimed at strengthening EU rules governing the auditing sector. The Greens expressed regret that the final proposals were considerably watered-down compared with earlier drafts, and pledged to work to strengthen the proposals during the legislative process. Commenting on the proposals, Green financial spokesperson Sven Giegold said:

Supporting women leading international peace and equality movements.

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

"Women are taking a lead in the struggles for peace and justice," said Mikael Gustafsson, chair of the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee in the European Parliament, opening a conference on women and peace this morning.

For Ilda Figueiredo, GUE/NGL coordinator on the Committee, "it is important keep in mind that democracy, gender equality and social justice are necessary prerequisites for sustainable peace".

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