Hermix wins the EU Datathon organized by the EU Publications Office - European Commission, and is recognised as the best application for public procurement for young Europeans
The prestigious EU Datathon competition is organised by the Publications Office of the European Union - European Commission. It promotes and rewards best practices in using public open data for social and commercial applications.
Medicines have a unique value to public health and society at large. They are vital for our wellbeing, either to manage serious conditions such as cancer, diabetes, bacterial infections, cardiovascular diseases, auto-immune conditions, or to prevent illness and manage symptoms that allow everyone to carry on with their lives.
The European Parliament’s special Covid-19 committee will exchange views with ministers from the Global South and leading representatives of international health and trade organisations today, and tomorrow.
Brussels, 26 October 2022 – The continuing deterioration of the EU economy following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the energy crisis is leading to a recession severely impacting industrial sectors. The steel market outlook has worsened for both the second half of 2022 and 2023, with steel demand receding more strongly than expected (-3.5% for this year and -1.9% for next year). Yet, imports penetration persists at historically high levels.
The public hearing on the Uber files scandal, organised today at 16:30 by the European Parliament’s employment committee, is another stark reminder that we urgently need ambitious legislation to guarantee full protection of platform workers. Ever since the unprecedented revelations of Uber’s abusive practices*, we have been insisting that platform workers must be considered employees with all applicable rights. Ensuring the protection of all workers in the digital era is one of the biggest challenges of our time.
The aforementioned Associations welcome the possibility to have the first exchange of views on the Report of the Wise Persons Group concerning the Reform of the EU Customs Union1 at the last meeting of the Trade Contact Group on 12th July 2022.