On World Food Day (16 October), development organization World Vision will call on the EU and global leaders to eliminate child hunger and bring the number...
Cancer costs countries in the European Union €126 billion (£107bn) a year, according to the first EU-wide analysis of the economic impact of the disease. The...
A law banning the toxic substance cadmium from portable batteries and accumulators used in cordless power tools such as drills, screwdrivers or saws, was voted by...
On 10 October, Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik and Lithuanian Environment Minister Valentinas Mazuronis signed the Minamata Convention on Mercury on behalf of the European Union. The...
On 9 October, Labour MEPs voted to bring in a new Europe-wide alert mechanism for professionals, meaning doctors struck off elsewhere in the EU won't be...
"I welcome the positive vote in today's European Parliament plenary in favour of engaging in negotiations with the Council. We have witnessed a lively and thorough...
With more than 500 events in 157 countries, 80,000 website visits from 190 countries, 46 scientific journal editorials, a successful World Kidney Day Video on YouTube...