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,…
Urgent Letter to the European Commission to Stop Illegal Data Retention
Today, 62 organizations from civil society and civil rights activism sent an urgent plea to the European Commission to stop illegal data retention. Commons Network proudly co-signed this letter. Here are…
EU ‘Copyright Reform’ Threatens Freedom of Information, Open Acces and Open Science
We would like to express our alarm at the direction EU copyright legislation is taking. We are profoundly concerned that a number of proposals, including Article 11 and Article 13, will mean…
EU Research Policy: For Peace, People and Planet
The research that is prioritised and funded today will have a decisive impact on the future of our societies and our planet. Our societies face immense environmental, social and economic challenges, as…
Public Return on Public Spending: H2020 Needs Strong Public Interests Conditions and Incentives
The Societal Challenges pillar of Horizon 2020 plays an important role in reinforcing Europeans citizens’ confidence in the European Union. Through investing in innovation that directly improves people’s lives, such as health,…
TTIP and Affordable Medicines: How a Trade Agreement Could Block Access to Medicines
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations pose serious risks to Europeans’ access to medicines and affordable healthcare. TTIP is likely to help entrench a broken medical innovation system rather than…
TTIP and the Big Pharma Wish-List
March 24 2014, Secret negotiations give Big Pharma a unique chance to push its agenda – The European Union is currently negotiating a trade agreement with the United States, the Transatlantic Trade…