Legislative reforms aligned with current off-patent market conditions are the precondition for a coherent policy to improve the secure supply of essential medicines. The EU structured dialogue on medicines manufacturing is a critical first step to align stakeholders on workable reforms.

As the biggest supplier of prescription medicines, our industry is committed to improving security of supply in Europe.

Today, the president of the Socialists and Democrats, Iratxe García, welcomed the Communication presented yesterday by the European Commission on the early lessons learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Socialists and Democrats back key proposals included in the document, such as adopting the legislation for a Health Union by the end of the year, improving the early warning system and achieving a permanent capacity to produce 300 million vaccines within six months of any new health emergency.

“The construction sector has proven itself resilient and the forecasts for 2021 are encouraging. Still, the uncertainties mainly linked to public investment in many Member States mean that we cannot confirm this recovery in the medium term”, says Rüdiger Otto, FIEC Vice-President for Economic and Legal Affairs, commenting on the release of FIEC’s Statistical Report.

After 17 years, the European Union and the new US administration, today struck a five-year truce on the Airbus-Boeing trade dispute over subsidies to airplane makers. The deal removes the risk of retaliatory tariffs for five years, and sets out principles to avoid over-subsidisation of their rival aircraft giants.

Hydrogen Europe considers that all new electricity demand should be met with new renewable generation.