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Next presidential trio - what’s there for agriculture and food?

FOODSTUFFS The three Presidencies will work together to ensure a high level of food safety, taking into account the work conducted by the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius and the essential role of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to carry risk assessments as part of authorisation procedures. They will ensure the adoption of the proposed regulation on food intended for infants and young children and on food for special medical purposes, aimed at replacing the current legal regime on (...)

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Also about: food, diet and nutrition , EU Institutions , Sustainable Development , food safety , food labelling , council of the european union , agriculture

Revamping the EU Single Market

To redress concerns voiced by citizens and business representatives, the Single Market Act II represents a new chapter in the ongoing process towards a deeper and better integrated Single Market, with the current focus firmly lying on job creation, growth and social cohesion. While these factors can impact on health, economic concerns dominate the debate while health and social concerns remain marginal. Single Market Act II As announced in June in its new proposal, the Commission puts (...)

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Also about: Healthcare services , eHealth , mobility , Health in all policies , cross-border , health system , employment , health economics

European Commission launches website ahead of Single Market Week

On August 14 the European Commission launched a new website -singlemarket20.eu- to highlight the events being held in the upcoming Single Market Week. Monday 15 October will see the launch of the EU’s Single Market Week, celebrating 20 years of the Single European Market (SEM). Events will be taking place in cities across the 27 EU Member States, aiming to bring together citizens and businesses with Members of the European Parliament, the European Commission, the European Council and (...)

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Also about: EU Institutions , Consumer Protection , Health Rights and Patients , Health professionals , Healthcare services , Patient safety , technology , social policy , migration

Single Market Act: Correcting the flaws to boost growth

In June 2012, the European Commission published two new Communications to complete the different levers of the Single Market Act - One on the implementation of the Services Directive; the other on better governance for the Single Market. European Commissioner for the Internal Market Michel Barnier also announced a second Single Market Act. The two Communications outline a course of action to ensure that Single Market rules can work better in practice. The Commission is proposing measures (...)

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Also about: Healthcare services , Services General Interest (SGI) , Health Inequalities , governance , technology , health system , social inclusion

Commission proposes a European Statute for Foundations

The European Commission on February 8 proposed a new statute for European Foundations. It is hoped that this new statute will give increased visibility and increase uniformity of conditions to European foundations working in the public interest. Foundations raise money, give grants and run projects in a number of areas of public interest, including education, research, the arts, health and social services, culture or protection of the environment. Increasingly foundations are working (...)

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Also about: Civil Society , Social Issues , Innovation , European Commission

Can Europe’s new Quality Framework for SGI protect the social dimension of the Single Market?

On 20 December 2011, the European Commission has adopted a Quality Framework for Services of General Interest (SGI) in the EU, which is to guarantee that high quality services can be provided in an efficient and cost-effective manner in relevant areas such as health care, child care, care for the elderly and social housing. The Quality Framework is meant to reinforce the social dimension of the Single Market. It is hoped that it will help to take better account of the specific nature of (...)

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Also about: Social Issues , children and adolescents , Ageing and Older People , Healthcare services , Services General Interest (SGI) , rights of people with disabilities , housing , Europe 2020 , social policy

Priorities of the Danish Presidency in the area of Agriculture and Food

With the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union taking over as of January 2012, the Danish Minister of Agriculture spoke to both the European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the EC DG Agriculture at their meetings on 23-25 January 2012. This article presents the most important issues to be dealt in the field of agriculture and food in the next 6 months. Work Programme of the Danish Presidency - Agriculture and Fisheries Unveiling the Danish (...)

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Also about: food, diet and nutrition , Sustainable Development , children and adolescents , CAP reform , antibiotic , CAP , biodiversity , council of the european union , agriculture

Commission adopts proposal for public procurement overhaul

Pursuant to the public consultation that took place in the spring of 2011, the European Commission adopted its proposals on the revision of the public procurement Directives on 20 December 2011. The revision is part of an overall programme to thoroughly modernise public tendering in the European Union in support of the Europe 2020 strategy. The modernisation programme includes the revision of Directive 2004/17/EC (procurement in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors) and (...)

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Also about: children and adolescents , Ageing and Older People , Healthcare services , Services General Interest (SGI) , food safety , Health Inequalities

EPHA position on the Social Determinants of Health and the Health Divide in the WHO European Region

On 7 October 2011, the Marmot Review Team has launched a consultation on the European Review of the Social Determinants of Health and the Health Divide in the WHO European Region. EPHA contributed to the consultation in the framework of our campaign on health equity EPHA Response to the Marmot Review Consultation on the European Review of the Social Determinants of Health and the Health Divide in the WHO European Region Visit the website of the UCL Institute of Health Equity (former the (...)

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Also about: food, diet and nutrition , Social Issues , children and adolescents , Ageing and Older People , mental health , Health professionals , CAP reform , poverty and health , Reproductive and sexual health , WHO , Information to Patients , Cross Border Healthcare Directive , Economic crisis , equity , Health Inequalities , financial , patient rights , Policy coherence , Health in all policies , Healthy diets and food , social policy , agriculture , beyond-GDP , social determinants of health , family , maternal

EPHA Briefing on the Digital Agenda for Europe

As one of the Europe 2020 strategy’s seven flagship initiatives, the Digital Agenda for Europe aims to deliver the the strategy’s headline targets through the development and uptake of new technologies, facilitated through fast internet connections and interoperable applications. The EPHA Briefing on the Digital Agenda for Europe explores some of the difficulties in finding the right balance between competition and innovation on one hand, and social inclusion and societal (...)

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Also about: children and adolescents , Ageing and Older People , Healthcare services , eHealth , health literacy , Health Inequalities , technology , direct to consumer advertising , vulnerable groups , Innovation , Health in all policies , health system , Health-promoting environment , social inclusion , health economics