MEPs from various political groups in the
@Europarl_EN
are up in arms over the excessive prison sentences the Spanish prosecutor wants to hand down to
#Catalan
pro-independence leaders:
#Catalonia
If the use of Pegasus spyware – a dangerous threat to civil rights – is acceptable in the EU, why not everywhere else?
@KRLS
argues the EU's double standards send a deeply disturbing message.
Scale of UK's
@Europarl_EN
elections vote scandal "staggering", says campaign group
@NewEuropeans
with new figures suggesting as many as 1.6 million EU citizens in the UK may have been denied an
#EUelections2019
vote:
Belgian MEP
@ph_lamberts
has launched a blistering attack on UK Prime Minister Theresa May, saying she “must be devoid of the basic human skills needed for a leader”:
#Brexit
Prostate cancer rates are climbing in Europe, demanding immediate attention from policymakers.
Learn more about the threats posed by prostate cancer from the Let’s Talk Prostate Cancer Expert Group.
#partnercontent
Early October will see
@ECMWF
&
@CopernicusECMWF
take a major step towards making hundreds of its forecast maps free and available to all.
To find out more, visit:
EU can no longer ignore
#Catalonia
, says
@KRLS
Puigdemont - The
#Catalan
pro-independence MEP made the remark when speaking for the first time in the European Parliament:
A delegation of 13 MEPs and MPs from several EU Member States are in Madrid today to attend the trial of
#Catalan
pro-independence leaders:
@EUCat_Dialogue
The new President designate of the
@EU_Commission
,
@vonderleyen
, "does not see any problems" with the UK being granted another
#Brexit
extension after 31 October, it has emerged:
Pan-European party
@VoltEuropa
has won its first seat in the European Parliament.
Also featuring
#EUelections2019
commentary from Business Europe, the European Council on Foreign Relations & the European Policy Centre.
Senior MEP
@Claude_Moraes
has denounced UK politicians who try to fool the public into thinking that there are contingency plans for leaving the EU without a deal. "The narrative that is building around this idea is both ignorant and dangerous":
#Brexit
Today, organised crime groups are increasingly funding a range of criminal activities through illicit trade.
So how can
#EU
policymakers, law enforcement and businesses take effective action to discourage it?
Register for our next event to find out
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"Rare diseases are defined in Europe as a disease that affects one in 2000 citizens: collectively 30 million citizens in Europe"
✍️ Anna Kole of
@eurordis
explains the need for a new rare disease strategy, ahead of
#RareDiseaseDay
. 🔽
#ad
Can the
#Gulf
diversify from
#oil
?
With oil prices plummeting amid global lockdowns, the need to transition to knowledge-based industries is fast becoming an economic necessity rather than a welcome add-on for the region.
#Ad
Innovation in treatment of rare diseases has soared in recent decades.
✍️
@EUCOPE
's Secretary General, Alexander Natz celebrates the contribution of the rare disease community, and outlines an even brighter way ahead. 🔽
#RareDiseaseDay
#ad
📢Check out our latest special supplement:
#RejectHate
.
Brought to you by the Muslim World League
@MWLOrg_en
, it looks at how Muslim and Jewish communities can work together with
#EU
policymakers to address the root causes of prejudice.
#Ad
Check out our latest special supplement:
#RejectHate
.
Brought to you by the Muslim World League
@MWLOrg_en
, it looks at how Muslim and Jewish communities can work together with
#EU
policymakers to address the root causes of prejudice
#Ad
"Exciting science like cell editing and gene therapies are making it possible to treat diseases we once thought impossible"
✍️
@EFPIA
's Nathalie Moll writes on how our capacity to fight rare diseases depends on our research eco-system. 🔽
#ad
📉 The pandemic resulted in at least a 20% decline in blood donations.
Johan Prevot, Executive Director of
@ipopi_info
, explains what Europe can do to increase supply for patients reliant on plasma-derived medicines
#RareDiseaseDay
🔽
#ad
A cross-party group of UK MEPs has signed a declaration committing to work together to fight
#Brexit
. The declaration also calls on 'our European friends and colleagues to assist domestic efforts in keeping the door open to us':
Close to €900 million is being made available to tackle rare diseases!
✍️ Director General for the European Commission’s DG Health and Food Safety
@SandraGallina
writes on the Commission's plans for greater cooperation.
#RareDiseaseDay
🔽
#ad
"
@TakedaPharma
and the private sector are ready to partner to bring treatments and solutions for persons living with a rare disease into a new era"
✍️ Giles Platford explains why partnerships are crucial in battling rare diseases 🔽
#RareDiseaseDay
#ad
"Rare diseases also represent a pioneering domain for therapeutic innovation. Patients and carers, developers – often young and small companies – and visionary scientists have been leading the way"
✍️
@EUCOPE
's Alexander Natz writes ahead of
#RareDiseaseDay
#ad
Chair of
@Europarl_EN
's
#Brexit
Steering Group
@guyverhofstadt
says the Withdrawal Agreement struck between the UK and EU could be vetoed by the European Parliament if the issue of citizens' rights is not fully resolved before the UK leaves the bloc:
As
@Europarl_EN
gears up for the hearings of the European commissioner candidates, a Parliament spokesman has confirmed that the UK will also have to nominate a commissioner if it is still in the EU after 31 October:
#Brexit
🤝 Partnerships are driving the way forward in combating rare diseases. 🤝
Giles Platford, President of
@TakedaPharma
for the Canada and Europe region, explains how collaborative innovation is at the heart of treating rare diseases 🔽
#RareDiseaseDay
#ad
Happy Independence Day, Kosovo. Today’s op-ed comes from Kosovo’s ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU,
@AgronBajrami
, who argues that his country should have a smooth and speedy road ahead to officially joining the European Union.
The UK Government has come under heavy criticism from the country's Electoral Commission for failing to "ensure adequate levels of democracy", including the "exclusion" of up to 1.7 million EU citizens from May’s European elections:
#DeniedMyVote
Call for public inquiry after up to two million EU citizens in the UK were unable 2 vote in
#EUelections2019
. Their inability to vote “almost certainly” had a material outcome on the UK’s election result, says citizens ‘rights group
#Brexit
#DeniedMyVote
"To collect more plasma and ensure patients can continue to access their life saving medicines, the EU must revisit its strategies and explore best practices and new ideas"
✍️
@ipopi_info
's Johan Prevot on how to increase supply of plasma-derived medicines
#RareDiseaseDay
🔽
#ad
“A stadium with rainbow colours is a symbol of inclusion and tolerance. It has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with humanity”
#RAINBOWSTADIUM
#LGBTIQFreedomZone
“MEPs condemn UEFA's refusal to light up Munich stadium in rainbow colours”➡️
Speaking on citizens' rights in
#Brexit
,
@snp
MEP
@Christia_Allard
says, "I lived in Scotland for more than 35 years. The UK Settled Status scheme is not fit for purpose. I won't apply to be denied my right to live in my own home. Our rights must be automatically protected."
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#callforpitches
Evidence alleging that the UK government prevented over one million eligible voters from taking part in the recent
#EuropeanElections2019
due to a catalogue of blunders is now being examined by MEPs:
#deniedmyvote
Thanks
@HuaweiEU
for supporting the Digital Single Market and the Industry Research and Innovation categories at the
#MEPAward2020
.
Don’t forget to nominate your favourite MEPs for these and other categories! For more information visit:
“My commitment and highest priority is the fight against
#cancer
, especially childhood cancer. The battle is a very sensitive and personal issue for me and a life promise that I will never break."
Read our exclusive interview with MEP Loucas Fourlas:
👉
"In Ukraine, we do not have the capacity to think about global informational security right now, but we need to prevent any further attempts to hijack reality and sell terror as salvation."
Media analyst
@Mariia_Doc
on her country's battle for truth.
.
@theSNP
MEPs have called on the UK to nominate an EU commissioner though Britain is due to leave the bloc on 31 October.
@AlynSmith
said "[UK] refusal to appoint a Commissioner highlights another avenue of representation closed off at a critical time":
Recent trends framing e-cigarettes as a gateway to smoking do not stand up to scrutiny, write the Consumer Choice Center’s Maria Chaplia and World
@vapers_alliance
’s Michael Landl.
#Vaping
➡️
#Moroccan
Sahara and
#NewZealand
High Court ruling: Recent High Court of Justice decision is another victory for the southern Moroccan provinces, writes
@a_chauprade
.
"MEPs stand in rainbow-hued solidarity with Polish
#LGBTI
community."
@Europarl_EN
's LGBTI Intergroup united in a cross-party display of solidarity to send the message that they will not tolerate the continued attacks on the LGBTI community in Poland➡️
UK Socialist MEP
@RCorbettMEP
has told
@Europarl_EN
that the extension granted to the UK on its EU exit will give the British people a chance to "see through the lies about
#Brexit
":
Jordi Cañas interview: With the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement approaching the finish line, Parliament’s rapporteur
@jordi_canyas
tells
@Anadiceque
why this may be the last chance to seal a deal with the South American trade bloc.
➡️
Being targeted by these sanctions "gave me more leverage. More people have been interested in what I have to say since the Chinese have, in a way, pressured me with a blessing of their sanctions."
– MEP
@bueti
on a year after being sanctioned by China.
Our latest is out now, featuring
@FedericaMog
, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, who tells us why the EU’s emphasis on international cooperation is not only relevant but crucial. You can read the full mag here:
A recurring theme of EU chief
#Brexit
negotiator
@MichelBarnier
has been the UK’s failure to properly secure EU citizens’ rights in the UK. But what about the rights of UK citizens in the EU? Writes Jayne Adye.
➡️
"We take pride in the work we do with and for the EU. Sharing vision and expertise leads to what is a relationship which benefits the EU,
@ECMWF
and its Member States" says Dr
@FlorenceRabier
, ECMWF Director General:
#EUspace
#ClimateChange
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) must stop requesting
#animaltesting
on
#cosmetics
ingredients and uphold the ban adopted by the European Union, writes Jeanne Laperrouze.
👉