Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash Members of the European Parliament have been accused of “downplaying” the need to drastically change eating habits at schools. Euro deputies are also accused of failing to agree that plant-based milks and pulses must be part of an EU-funded healthy eating scheme. The attack was made by Compassion in World Farming EU,…
Photo by Pablo Merchán Montes on Unsplash Resistance of Salmonella and Campylobacter to commonly used antimicrobials is frequently observed in humans and animals, reveals a report issued today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). However, simultaneous resistance to critically important antimicrobials for humans was generally detected at low levels, except for…
Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash Obesity is one of the biggest health crises facing the world today, with nearly 1 billion of us living with disease. World Obesity Day is held every year to raise awareness about the obesity epidemic that is affecting the world. This year’s event was marked on 4 March and it is a timely reminder…
Photo by Luis Wittenberg on Unsplash A 20 km/h factory-set speed limit, larger wheels, a ban on passengers and pavement riding, compulsory helmets and a minimum age of 16. These are some of the recommendations set out in a new report on safer technical standards for e-scooters and safer e-scooter usage rules in Europe, published by the European…
Photo by JC Gellidon on Unsplash The European Commission’s emergency preparedness and response authority has donated 10,000 vials of Bavarian Nordic’s Mpox vaccine to Ukraine. The Commission and Ukraine signed a deal associating Ukraine to the eu4Health programme in July 2022. Ukraine is therefore eligible to receive support from HERA for the second round of Mpox donations, joining 27 other recipient…
Photo by Mulyadi on Unsplash The independent Public Inquiry to examine the Government’s handling of the Covid pandemic in the UK will open the hearing on its first module on Valentine’s Day 14th February. Conservatives should not expect any loving responses, writes Philip Bushill-Matthews. Boris Johnson, though no longer Prime Minister, continues to boast that when in office…
The EU Digital COVID Certificate helped to coordinate travel restrictions between EU countries and was effective in facilitating travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of other EU tools, however, was modest, a report published on Wednesday by the European Court of Auditors concludes. The European Commission moved fast to propose suitable technological solutions, the…
Photo by Alexandr Podvalny on Unsplash Christmas is a time when families come together to care for each other: this year, with waves of strikes in the public sector paralysing the UK, millions of people are struggling even to care for themselves, writes Philip Bushill-Matthews. Public support for the various strikes is variable: but support for healthcare strikers…
A senior MEP has voiced concern about the current spate of public disorder in China. Several cities have witnessed serious disorder in recent days as tensions rise about the severe pandemic lockdowns ordered by the Chinese regime. Commenting on the COVID protests in numerous major cities in the People’s Republic of China Reinhard Bütikofer says…
Millions of construction workers risk getting cancer from asbestos exposure during the EU-wide building renovation wave, it is claimed. To better protect them, organised civil society has called for stricter exposure limits than the European Commission proposes in its amended asbestos at work directive. This call was made at the European Economic and Social Committee…
