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Bulgarian healthcare performance worst in EU, Dutch one best
Article | May 15, 2012 - 4:12pm

According to the Euro Health Consumer Index (EHCI) for 2012, the healthcare performance in Bulgaria was the worst in the European Union. On the contrary, the Dutch one was the best.

Comment | Netherlands
Netherlands
Spain, Bulgaria, Hungary most active in RAPEX
Article | May 8, 2012 - 3:43pm

The European Commission announced today the results of the latest report on  product safety. The three most active countries in detecting and notifying new dangerous products, and in ensuring appropriate follow-up actions, were Spain, Bulgaria and Hungary.

Comment | Social Issues
Social Issues
New report promotes treating heroin addiction with heroin
Article | April 19, 2012 - 4:26pm
Comment | United States
United States
ECHR upholds that incest is not a breach of fundamental rights – despite some legal objections [ANALYSIS]
Article | April 12, 2012 - 6:15pm

On 12 April, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) upheld a German court ruling that banning incest is not contrary to the fundamental right to respect for private and family life as stipulated in the European Convention on Human Rights.

Comment | Council of Europe
Council of Europe
Parliament's approval set to improve US trade links
Article | March 26, 2012 - 2:15pm

European food manufacturers can look forward to strengthened trade links to North American markets following the European Parliament’s approval to increase the quota of high-quality beef imports from the US and Canada.

Comment | World food price crisis
World food price crisis
Sepsis: 'The equal opportunity killer'
Article | March 20, 2012 - 6:09pm

Sepsis kills more people annually than prostate cancer, breast cancer and HIV/AIDS combined - it claims the lives of 10,000 people daily and its diagnosis has increased 8-13% annually in the developed world, tet only a third of the world's population has heard of it.

Comment | Social Issues
Social Issues
French waste regulations challenged by Commission
Article | March 5, 2012 - 5:04pm

The European Commission is threatening France with legal action at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over concerns that it has incorrectly defined packaging and packaging waste in its national laws.

Comment | Islamic Republic of Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran
Commission keeps abreast of safer implants
Article | March 5, 2012 - 4:49pm

A detailed investigation into the safety of silicone-based breast implants has been ordered by the European Commission after an initial inquiry highlighted health concerns.

Comment | European Commission
European Commission
500 million children 'face malnutrition threat'
Article | February 16, 2012 - 7:54pm
Comment | Technology
Technology
China's CPI jumps 4.5%
Article | February 9, 2012 - 11:38pm

The National Bureau of Statistics announced on 9 February that China's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.5% year-on-year in January.

Comment | Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India
Šefčovič says citizens will lead majority of ECI initiatives
Article | January 26, 2012 - 7:47pm

There is nothing “intrinsically wrong” with lobby groups and organisations using the European Citizen’s Initiative (ECI) to defend and promote their causes, European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič said on 26 January, and added that the cause "needs to be worthwhile to all EU citizens".

Comment | Vice President
Vice President
Eating sausages 'may increase risk of cancer'
Article | January 13, 2012 - 1:11pm

According to scientists in Sweden,consuming one sausage a day or two rashers of baconeven relatively small amounts of processed meat increases the risk of having pancreatic cancer by 20%.

Comment | Sweden
Sweden