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EU capitals propose Chips Act for medicinesCountries are concerned by the concentration of pharmaceutical production in China. Copy LinkCopiedShare via emailShare on XShare on WhatsAppShare on LinkedInFree article usually reserved for subscribersThe EU wants to be self-reliant on the production of key medicines, pharmaceutical ingredients and more basic chemical inputs | Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty ImagesMay 2, 20237:00 am CETBy Carlo MartuscelliA majority of EU countries have rallied behind a proposal to create a Critical Medicines Act that would replicate European efforts toward self-reliance in microchips. The act would encourage production of key medicines, as well as pharmaceutical ingredients and more basic chemical inputs, reducing dependencies on major producers like China and India.The idea is put forward in a position paper dated Tuesday, drawn up by the Belgian government and backed by 18 other countries, including France and Germany <a href=www.stanley-mug.us>stanley mugs</a> . AdvertisementAdvertisementThe EU capitals point out that 40 percent of all pharmaceutical ingredients globally are sourced from China, and that production for many of these products i <a href=www.stanley1913.com.es>botella stanley</a> s concentrated in just a handful of manufacturing sites. As a result, Europe <a href=www.stanley-cups.at>stanley trinkflaschen</a> and the world depend on a few manufacturers for a large bulk of their medicines supply, notes the paper. It doesn t spell out in detail how this would be achieved, but states that future legislation should follow the example of the European Chips Act and the Critical Raw Mat Bjhi Queen Elizabeth cancels virtual engagements after suffering COVID symptoms
Robert Fico: Islam has no place in Slovakia ;Prime minister worries about migrants changing the face of the country. ;Copy LinkCopiedShare via emailShare on XShare on WhatsAppShare on LinkedInPrime minister of Slovakia Robert Fico | Dean Mouhtaropoulos/GettyMay 26, 201610:41 am CETBy Vince <a href=www.stanley-cups.fr>gourde stanley</a> ChadwickRobert Fico has begun his third term as Slovakia prime minister by stepping up his anti-Muslim rhetoric just weeks before the聽country takes over the EU Council presidency. It may look strange but sor <a href=www.cup-stanley.com.de>stanley kaffeebecher</a> ry 8230; Islam has no place in Slovakia, Fico told the TASR newswire Wednesday. The problem is not migrants coming in, he said, but rather in them changing the face of the country. The Islamic Foundation in Slovakia told the Slovak Spectator website that Ficos repeated statements 鈥?do not only harm Slovak Muslims but also the countrys interests as a sovereign country which is building its position on the international scene. AdvertisementAdvertisementFico formed a coalition government following the March 5 parliamentary election in which his populist left-wing Smer party lost its outright majority. In April, he was聽hospitalized and under <a href=www.cups-stanley-cups.ca>stanley ca</a> went heart surgery.Slovakia takes over the six-month EU presidency on July 1 for the first time since joining the bloc in 2004, but some are concerned given the country refusal to participate in the EU refugee relocation scheme.An official from the European Peoples Party told POLITICO last week th