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The 76th World Health Assembly (WHA) will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 21 to 30 May 2023. The WHA is the highest decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), gathering annually and composed of delegations from all 194 Member States (MS). The WHA discusses and votes on the decisions and resolutions prepared by either WHO’s Executive Board (EB), Director-General or proposed by groups of MS. The Executive Board is composed of 34 individuals elected for three years, and its ...

'This is Europe' – an initiative proposed by the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola – consists of a series of debates with EU leaders to discuss their visions for the future of the European Union. In his address to the European Parliament on 19 April 2023, the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, emphasised three topics: i) democracy and the rule of law, ii) strategic autonomy, and iii) migration. He called for greater protection of minorities and respect for the rule of ...

This study has been commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies, Directorate-General for Internal Policies at the request of the ENVI Committee. It analyses EFSA’s independence and transparency policies and examines how legislative provisions have been implemented by EFSA and whether rules and practices adopted by EFSA can be improved.

Cette étude dresse un inventaire des fonds versés par différents acteurs en faveur de la recherche et du développement (R & D) et de l’accroissement de la capacité de production de vaccins contre la COVID-19, en s’intéressant plus particulièrement aux vaccins autorisés dans l’Union européenne. L'étude porte ainsi sur neuf vaccins. Il apparaît que les gouvernements, principalement celui des États-Unis (avec le concours de certaines entités à but non lucratif), ont apporté un soutien décisif aux investissements ...

These proceedings summarise the presentations and discussions during the workshop on ‘COVID-19: EU Preparedness and Response’, held on 8 March 2023. The five presentations touched, inter alia, upon the impact of COVID-19 at EU level, and how the EU has been prepared, how it responded to that crisis, and the lessons learned following the pandemic. These workshop proceedings were provided by the Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies for the Special Committee on COVID ...

This study considers the consequences of measures aimed at countering the effects of COVID-19, in particular the Temporary Framework for State aid, EU Digital COVID Certificates and other measures implemented by EU Member States. The study examines the consequences of the measures on industry, small and medium-sized enterprises and focuses on the cultural and creative industries. Consequences for workers and working practices were also considered, and lessons learnt identified. This document ...

European countries have been experiencing medicine shortages due to disruptions in the supply chain. Reshoring the productions of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) is considered as an approach to secure the supply. This study informs about the state-of-play of API production in the European Union, including reshoring initiatives. Studying potential benefits and challenges of local API production and the processes of reshoring, the document explores measures to facilitate the production of ...

Le présent compte rendu résume les exposés et les discussions qui ont eu lieu lors de l’atelier sur la «COVID-19 de longue durée» organisé le 9 mars 2023 pour la commission spéciale du Parlement européen sur la pandémie de COVID-19. Les six présentations portaient, entre autres, sur l’état actuel des connaissances sur le profil clinique de la maladie, les causes potentielles et les mécanismes sous jacents, les incidences sur les patients et la société, ainsi que les enseignements à tirer des syndromes ...

This study, written by the Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs - Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group, examines the situation of Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights in Greece and how Article 2 TEU values are respected and implemented in the country.

The original full study considers the consequences of measures aimed at countering the effects of COVID-19, in particular the Temporary Framework for State aid, EU Digital COVID Certificates and other measures implemented by EU Member States. The study examines the consequences of the measures on industry, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and focuses on the cultural and creative industries. Consequences for workers and working practices are also considered, and lessons learnt identified ...