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🚨NEW🚨 The European Medicines Agency relies on industry funds for 85% of its more than 400 million in annual revenues. Freedom of Information documents accessed by Investigate Europe reveal how just 21 big pharma companies – including the likes of Novartis, AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Roche – were behind half of these payments in 2022.
The investigation also finds that the drugs regulator has no policies in place to prevent ‘revolving door’ situations involving the thousands of scientific experts it uses to assess medicine approvals.
Read the latest story from our new investigation series, #deadlyprices: https://www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/deadly-prices-big-pharma-influence-hangs-over-europes-medicines-regulator
Analysis of filings from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a US biotech firm with a monopoly on the four cystic fibrosis drugs, as well as budget and health data from national authorities provides a glimpse into unequal prices across Europe for this treatment. The company disputed this, saying that the price of its medicines is not determined by production costs, but by the investment made in their development, the risk undertaken, and their value to the community. Cystic fibrosis affects around 54,000 people in Europe.
https://www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/deadly-prices-cystic-fibrosis-vertex-drugs-priced-higher-poorer-countries
Did this ever happened to you: you go to the supermarket, buy your basic groceries for the week, and come away from the checkout shocked at just how much it all cost? If this is a common experience for you, you are not alone. In fact, across Europe, everyday life for millions over the past two years has become harder, reshaped by spiralling prices and inflation.
Our new article, part of the #EUnderPressure series, explores the trajectory of this inflation crisis, examines how it has impacted countries across Europe, dives into the issue of corporate "greedflation" and asks precisely why costs have soared.
Read our latest article here: https://www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/inflation-prices-greedflation-europe-eu-elections-2024
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#New #EUnderPressure The Kremlin wants to “sow divisions” across Europe before June’s parliamentary elections using a playbook of old and new tricks.
The influence of deep-cover Russian agents in Europe might be small, but their renewed presence is indicative of a wider web of intelligence tactics now used by Vladimir Putin’s regime.
Russia has allegedly recruited MEPs as “influence agents”, financed far-right groups, orchestrated innumerable online disinformation campaigns, as well as influencing anti-LGBT movements, academia and civil society throughout Europe.
The European Parliament warned in February: “MEPs are outraged that Russia… has found ways to provide significant funding to political parties, politicians, officials and movements in several democratic countries to interfere and gain leverage in their democratic processes.”
https://www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/russia-interference-europe-eu-elections-2024
🚨#New🚨A package of controversial migration laws, set to be approved by the EU, could allow the detention of child migrants at borders from birth and further slash protections for unaccompanied minors, thanks in part to secret lobbying by a group of member states led by France.
Confidential documents obtained by Investigate Europe reveal how France and the Netherlands, along with Denmark, Malta, Czech Republic and others pressured negotiators to include stricter measures in the Migration and Asylum Pact. Campaigners and the United Nations said such policies could violate the UN convention on the rights of the child, signed by all EU countries.
The reforms, which have been fought over for years but could now be passed by April, would give states greater powers over migration cases and limit new arrivals.
Leading international organisations oppose the plans.
Save the Children Action Network @ActionAid Association Amnesty International Caritas Europa International Rescue Committee Oxfam
https://www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/europe-migration-pact-child-detention-lobbying-france-netherlands-eu
