Public Health Europe - European Commission - EU

The European Union (EU) and Japan have agreed to broaden the range of medicines for which they will recognise each other’s inspections of manufacturing sites.

The Commission adopted a Decision which establishes the Steering Group as a formal expert body. The objective of the Steering Group is to help the Member States reach the Sustainable Development Goals related to health and to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable disease.

The European Commission and its Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) published the final Opinion on the potential risks to human health of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs).

Over 300 policy makers, healthcare providers, patient representatives and other experts discussed their views about the future cooperation on HTA.