Council Study of the Brussels press correspondents finds that the credibility of Twitter/X has collapsed - maybe the institutions should take this into account...

In 2025, projects related to wastewater treatment attracted most of the environmental protection investments in the EU, accounting for 37.7% of the total investment. The EU has committed to further improving that treatment over the coming years under the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive.

What struck me in the EFPIA report was this very uneven picture on the benefits across countries

Great pity that this couldn't have been put on the side of a bus: "Sod the NHS, which I would like to privatise anyway, vote leave so that I can pocket £5 million"

To be fair, if there's someone who actually knows about lies and disinformation, it is Tulsi Gabbard

Obviously pretty good result for Burnham, also clear the Green and Lib Dem voters did the right thing. Incumbent parties rarely do well, but part of the explanation may be that Burnham campaigned as Burnham, not Labour.

Looks… well. Anyway, it’s European.

Round up the usual suspects

“Built in Europe for the world, this is W”

A very interesting ruling. I don't follow tech policy closely as a health journalist, but since it spills over into areas like spreading misinformation, disinformation and concerns about young people and their mental health....

"I hosted a breakfast meeting with 10 countries most affected by the MSN policy, discussing how to work together in strengthening Europe, strengthening access to medicine," Jakob Forssmed, Swedish Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health #EPSCO #MostFavoredNation

Minister is worried that Most Favored Nation will make a bad situation worse when it comes to access to innovative medicines. "We need to coordinate, have a common approach". He says that it is particularly important for those countries who are "in the basket" included in the MFN pricing decisions.

Unlike Vandenbroucke (BE) who was positive about the extension of the Supplementary Protection Certificate. Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia says "we need to make a balance between the access, the sustainability, and the launch of new [products] all the pros and all the risks" #EPSCO

Spanish Health Minister also wants to raise the healthcare workforce problems #EPSCO "Everyone is more or less worried about MFN". Says that there needs to be a response at the national level, but need a common EU strategy is also needed.

Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian Health Minister recalls on the need for the EU to respond with "unity and solidarity" on Trump's "Most Favored Nation". The answer is to develop the resilience of our pharmaceutical system, ... but this based on internal solidarity. #EPSCO

Dancing Health Minister Zsolt Hegedűs has a message for health ministers meeting in Brussels today: "Let's work together; let's dance". #EPSCO

Ebola: @who.int have revised the risk assessment to very high at the national level, high at the regional level and low at the global level. So far 82 cases have been confirmed with seven confirmed deaths. We know the epidemic in DRC is much larger, there are 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected

Do I have the most surprising take? I predict that Nigel Farage will become the next European Commission President 😉

And I'm assuming - maybe incorrectly - that those who've gained the right to vote might also tip the balance.

An urgent message from @drtedros.who.int #Lebanon

Reading EFPIA's response to the EU-India trade agreement, I've read this sentence a few times. It's too long to be included in a post.

The height of Viscount Ridley's "scientific career" was a thesis on the mating system of the pheasant in 1983 - if Wikipedia is correct. Brexit supporter, climate change skeptic, on the board of Northern Rock when it went belly up and - of course - lab leaker.

Vlad Voiculescu MEP @reneweurope.bsky.social says that we don't move fast enough on AI we will be dependent on others.

Tomislav Sokol MEP says that he doesn't think that the Pharmaceutical Package would have been adopted at the end of last year, had it not been for US actions. RPP Health Policy Leaders

On sharing data, @tillymetz.bsky.social provides a reality check on where we are in terms of sharing data, "Luxembourg's three big hospitals have different IT systems" RPP Health Policy Leaders discussing AI in health

"We’re losing momentum after COVID," András Kulja MEP. "Healthcare is also a security issue for us. A prime issue is loss of the healthcare workforce, “it is not sustainable”. Says his primary motivation for entering politics was the state of Hungary's healthcare system. RPP Health Policy Leaders

@stinebosse.bsky.social @reneweurope.bsky.social says this year is about determining the “willingness in the next MFF to really invest" “Pharma needs to see the good reason to scale in Europe.” Investing public money to make sure we are the most attractive base to build" Health Policy Leaders

One of the things I have on my very long to-do list is to map out what would happen in a new EU health emergency. Some have attempted it and it looks very much like this 👇Currently reading the @euauditors.bsky.social opinion and the new arrangements under the next budget aren't reassuring.

This is how the Commission should treat people who make Nazi salutes

This is his best seller. Now are some of these things good for you, in the right amounts? Sometimes, I live in Belgium and take a Vit D supplement for half the year. I pay around €10 not just 30 days, but 180 days!!!!! There are other solutions that are not over egged and over priced.