To: Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission To: Stéphane Séjourné, EC Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy
Friday 6 December 2024
Dear President von der Leyen, Dear Executive Vice-President Séjourné,
The European steel industry is in crisis, with thousands of job cuts being recently announced, and billions of euros in decarbonisation plans currently being halted.
Respiratory diseases, including pneumonia, cost healthcare systems billions annually. According to some studies, in the US alone, over 9 billion dollars are spent annually on hospitalizations due to pneumonia, with average hospitalization costs of 20,000 dollars per case. In the EU, respiratory diseases account for about 10% of all healthcare costs, and pneumonia is the leading cause of hospitalization for adults over 65.
A surge in biologics losing market exclusivity creates an opportunity to increase access to treatment, free up vital healthcare resources, enhance budget sustainability thanks to effective market competition.
During yesterday’s Employment, Social Policy, Health, and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) debate on the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) and In Vitro Diagnostics Regulation (IVDR), many Member States acknowledged that reforms of MDR and IVDR are critical for ensuring that Europe’s regulatory framework supports public health, patient safety, and the sustainability of healthcare systems.
Accountants need to ensure long term sustainability objectives are not sacrificed for short term AI gains
Accountants have a key role in driving organisations towards using AI (artificial intelligence) to hit sustainability goals, especially in the area of data quality and data governance.
At the same time, they must make organisations aware of the environmental impact of AI investment in terms of greater emissions and water usage.
Today, the European Parliament, Commission, and Council united during final negotiations to defeat right-wing attempts to weaken the landmark EU Deforestation Law.
PostEurop supports the ongoing consideration of the application of the GDPR as well as of the challenges arising in that regard.
PostEurop recognises the aims and benefits of the GDPR framework, to encourage the development of a coherent and reliable data protection framework, for the benefit of citizens as well as society more broadly.
However, it is critical that this framework is clear, foreseeable and operationally workable. The GDPR must provide “legal and practical certainty for economic operators and public authorities”.
COP29 ended, but it didn’t deliver the ambitious and transformative climate action for which we were aiming, but hope and ambition are present in the climate movement as our eyes now turn to Belém, in Brazil for COP30.
The 9th General Assembly of the Batteries European Partnership Association was held on Thursday 28 November 2024, as a hybrid event in Barcelona and online.
