EU parliament to extend new medicine data protection to 7.5 years, document says – ET HealthWorld

EU parliament to extend new medicine data protection to 7.5 years, document says – ET HealthWorld

By Julia Payne BRUSSELS, – EU lawmakers have gone part of the way to meeting pharmaceutical industry concerns about the exclusivity period for new medicines after reaching a compromise on the biggest overhaul of EU pharmaceutical rules in 20 years, a parliament proposal showed. A European parliamentary committee is set to vote on its position … Read more

Police officer killed in stabbing attack in Brussels, local police say | CNN

Police officer killed in stabbing attack in Brussels, local police say | CNN

CNN  —  A stabbing attack in Brussels which led to the death of least one police officer is “suspected to be terror-related,” authorities said on Thursday. “It is suspected to be terror-related. It has naturally to be confirmed by the inquiry,” the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s spokesperson Eric Van Duyse told CNN. The incident on Thursday … Read more

EU to sanction 11 people involved in Myanmar coup, foreign policy chief says

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The European Union will on Monday impose sanctions on 11 individuals linked to the Feb. 1 coup in Myanmar, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said as he arrived for a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. While the bloc has an arms embargo on Myanmar, and has targeted some senior military officials … Read more