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Ready to drive access to medicines

Medicines for Europe
Medicines for Europe is ready to engage with the EU to drive the access to medicines agenda in line with the European Council declaration of 20th June on good healthcare access. Our industry supplies close to 70% of prescription medicines and plays a fundamental role in lifting barriers for patient access to therapy. Generic medicines have doubled access to therapy in major chronic diseases over the last 10 years and biosimilar medicines offer a similar hope for patients requiring biological medicines.

New Cancer Report reveals opportunities for governments to ‘do the right thing by patients’

ECPC - European Cancer Patient Coalition

Findings from 10-country survey reveal inefficiencies in cancer care from patient perspective

FEDIOL statement on stepping up action against deforestation

FEDIOL - Federation for European Oil and Proteinmeal Industry
Brussels, 23 July 2019 – Today the European Commission released its Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests, giving a clear signal on the need for all relevant actors to engage in the transformation of their supply chains via active commitment and support.
 

Fostering Dialogue on Women’s Empowerment in Bangladesh

amfori - Trade with purpose
In July, amfori, in partnership with CSR Centre and DBL Group, hosted its first Multi-stakeholder Forum on Women’s Empowerment in Dhaka. The event brought together a diverse group of stakeholders to engage in a dialogue on the challenges that female factory workers face in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector, as well as the opportunities that women’s empowerment holds.
 
Shobola project
 

Take Part in the Survey: Women’s Participation in Extra-EU Trade

amfori - Trade with purpose
The International Trade Centre (ITC) in collaboration with the Directorate for Trade of the European Commission (DG Trade) launched a survey assessing women's participation in extra-EU trade and identifying obstacles faced by women engaging in extra-EU trade.
 

United States must end the separation of migrant families and stop treating asylum seekers, including children, as criminals

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
At the initiative of the Socialists and Democrats, the European Parliament adopted today a resolution on the situation at the US-Mexican border, calling on the Trump administration to end the separation of migrant families, and to urgently reunify all children who remain separated from their parents.
 

S&Ds calls for free and fair elections to end political impasse in Venezuela

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
The European Parliament today voted a resolution denouncing the human rights situation in Venezuela. The Socialists and Democrats expressed their solidarity with the people of Venezuela and called for a negotiated solution to lead to free and fair elections as the only way out of the political impasse, which has caused this severe social and humanitarian crisis.  
 
Javi López, MEP and responsible for Venezuela in the S&D Group, said:

Von der Leyen must act quickly on commitment to fix EU asylum system and save lives in the Mediterranean

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
During a debate in the European Parliament on the ongoing situation in the Mediterranean Sea, where humanitarian NGOs are being criminalised for saving lives, S&D MEPs called on the new European Commission president to act quickly on her commitments to increase EU search and rescue operations, and fix the EU asylum. 
 
S&D Group vice-president Miriam Dalli said:
 

Eurogas supports climate neutrality goals outlined by new EU Commission President von der Leyen

eurogas
Brussels, 17 July 2019 – Climate plans announced by the newly elected EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen must develop the right regulatory framework for the development of renewable and decarbonised gas.
 

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