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Regulators around the globe are committed to aligning their regulatory requirements and addressing knowledge gaps to facilitate the development, authorisation and monitoring of safe, effective and high-quality vaccines and medicines against COVID-19. This was highlighted in a series of regulatory workshops, convened under the umbrella of the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA) in […]

EMA has issued guidance outlining the requirements for manufacturers planning to modify their COVID-19 vaccines in order to address coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) variants.

The COVID-19 crisis has forced people across the world to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) such as disposable masks and gloves. But the waste created by these disposable items is having larger implications for the environment. In some respects, the pandemic has hindered the war on plastic waste.

Speeding up coronavirus vaccine production and distribution will be a main topic at the end of the week as EU leaders gather via video conference.

To ensure that citizens can continue to enjoy roaming without additional charges when travelling in the EU, the Commission proposed today a new Roaming Regulation.

The European Commission adopted today a new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, setting out the pathway to prepare for the unavoidable impacts of climate change.

Find out how MEPs want to shape the EU’s rules for non-personal data sharing to boost innovation and the economy while protecting privacy.

Reducing pressures from agriculture is key to improving the status of Europe’s rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal waters and seas as well as groundwater bodies. A European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment, published today, shows that wider uptake of sustainable agricultural management practices is needed for improving the state of water, as well as biodiversity.

Árpád János Potápi, the state secretary in charge of policies for Hungarian communities abroad, has asked Slovakia’s Hungarians to declare their ethnicity in the ongoing national census, in a video message.

Study makes recommendations for more ambitious 5G investment in Europe European ventures developing 5G-related applications and business models are facing significant public and private sector financing shortfalls Investment in 5G is higher in the United States and Asia than in Europe