Luisa Antunes

From the lessons of COVID-19 to the challenge of AI and the Siena Biotechnopole:
Rita Carsetti outlines the strategy to stop pandemics before they start, while Daniela Quaggia highlights the central role of citizens as active partners in research

Time is life, and any delay can be costly. With the Critical Medicines Act under discussion in Europe, the goal is to ensure faster and safer access to essential medicines, crucial for patients with rare diseases such as primary immunodeficiencies

Whoever is chosen will need to navigate the need to prepare for future health emergencies, promote equitable access to healthcare services, and address Europe’s complex demographic and environmental challenges

Stine Bosse (liberal) and Laurent Castillo (centre-right) highlight as priorities essential medicines, innovation, preventive health and a health committee

In the wake of the European Court of Justice’s historic ruling, Greens MEP Rosa D’Amato emphasises the need to close the Taranto steel plant, starting an economic reconversion of the area using the Just Transition Fund. The current political debate opposes the right to health and the right to work

The decision could come as early as today: an ad-hoc group would allow more attention and resources to be devoted to the sector, but opponents emphasize the importance of preserving the “One Health” approach