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No signs of antibiotic shortages this winter, EU medicines agency says

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Germans in a wrap over döner prices as worker strikes turn up the heat

Workers at the Birtat Meat World SE factory in southwestern Germany have gone on strike again amid a salary dispute.

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Hundreds of Lithuanian nursing students to get free tuition

The EU-funded initiative aims to combat the Baltic country’s nursing shortages.

Europe in Motion

Which EU regions have the lowest and highest hospital concentration?

Germans have the shortest drives to get to the nearest hospitals but which EU residents face the longest journeys to access healthcare?

Europe News

Commission to push 'buy European' in new critical medicines act

The European Commission has proposed new rules aimed at strengthening the security of supply and availability of critical medicines, prioritising EU-based suppliers in public procurement.

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Healthcare

Which critical medicines are in short supply in the EU?

The drug shortages are the result of manufacturing problems, increased demand, and other issues.

Business

Why is Turkey sending thousands of tonnes of eggs to US buyers?

A preliminary agreement between the two countries means 15,000 tonnes of eggs will be sent to the US by July.

Romania

Romanian farmers give up on growing potatoes as costs surge

Seed costs have doubled in recent years while agricultural labour has become more expensive and harder to find.

Healthcare

Europe launches medicine shortage monitoring in 2025

Among the health policy novelties of 2025, a new tool developed by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is set to harmonise monitoring of medicine shortages across Europe.

Health news

Germany aims to keep thousands of Syrian doctors after al-Assad's fall

Amid workforce shortages in Germany, healthcare leaders hope Syrian doctors will stay put after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

Food and Drink

Why are Cadbury Fingers no longer available in French shops?

The Great Finger Shortage of 2024: French consumers are (unsurprisingly) angry after the British chocolate biscuits vanish from supermarket shelves.

Health news

Which European countries rely the most on foreign doctors and nurses?

Europe's health worker shortages are being filled with foreign labour – but it could worsen those gaps elsewhere.

Healthcare

EU outlines €1.3m initiative to make nursing more attractive

The EU executive has unveiled a new initiative aimed at making the nursing profession more attractive to counter an ongoing nurse shortage across Europe.

Healthcare

Von der Leyen confirms Critical Medicines, Biotech Acts in pipeline

Two key legislative frameworks aimed at reducing dependencies on critical drugs and boosting the EU’s life science sector were included in the political guidelines of newly re-elected Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Health news

Countries face drugs shortage with older medicines most at risk

A US expert discusses the growing problem of drug shortages and which medicines are impacted.

Healthcare

As drug shortages worsen, French NGOs call for more transparency

Pharmaceutical companies’ lack of transparency leads to rising drug prices and less control over public resources, the group of health organisations say.

Health news

How did Germany run low on potentially life-saving HIV medication?

There was a warning of a shortage of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, as early as October before authorities said they were intervening in January.