Commons Network spent the last two years working on a programme called ‘Commons for Europe’. It was our way of streamlining our work in different fields into one coherent ‘campaign’, focused on…
The Top 10 Commons Network Publications: 2017-2019
It’s almost summer, so here is a selection of the ten most impactful publications (in no particular order) that we released in the past two years. 1. What can commoners do…
Pharma’s Other Futures: Alternatives to Unaffordable Medicines
Commons Network is proud to invite you all to a special event in Amsterdam about the new ideas that we have to tackle the rising prices of medicines. Drug prices are getting…
Horizon Europe – Open, but not too much
On November 28th the Commons Network and Universities Allied for Essential Medicines organized the event “Open medical science for better health-care for all: Making Horizon Europe work for the public interest” in…
Defend the precautionary principle: remove so-called “innovation principle” from Horizon Europe
This Wednesday December 12th the European Parliament will vote on the Horizon Europe, EU’s largest scientific program. This is the first time the “innovation principle” could enter an EU legal text without…
Putting People’s Health First: The #EP2019 Manifesto
Putting People’s Health First: Improving Access to Medicines in Europe Many European countries have been able to provide high standards of healthcare to their citizens, with the core principles of equality,…