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Health workers march in Madrid against cuts, reforms - 10 December 2012

Thousands of health workers, on strike since last month, marched on Sunday [9 December] in Madrid to protest against budget cuts and plans by the regional authority to privatise the management of public hospitals and medical centres.

Public health spending in Europe drops for first time since 1975 - 21 November 2012

The full effects of a decline in public health spending in Europe are still not visible, public health experts say following a report showing that European public health spending is falling for the first time since the 1970s.

EU ‘running against the wind’ on health policies - 10 October 2012

SPECIAL REPORT / Public health should become part of the common EU policies and legislation “in a very structured way”, argues Bulgarian MEP Antonyia Parvanova, rapporteur on the Transparency Directive aimed at speeding up the entry into the market of new medicines.

Austerity hikes suicides, but opens door to healthcare innovation - 09 October 2012

SPECIAL REPORT / Austerity is leading to an increase in mental illness and suicide rate in crisis-hit countries but also offers Europe the chance to embrace radical health innovations, experts at the Gastein forum heard.

Europe fears new epidemics, cost of vaccines - 08 October 2012

SPECIAL REPORT / Measles and rubella are “raging” throughout Europe and public fears fuelled by internet-driven campaigns and lack of funding are worsening the situation, delegates at the Gastein Health Forum were told.

Mistrust puts pharmaceutical industry in the spotlight - 05 October 2012

SPECIAL REPORT / The European healthcare system is struggling to cope with low levels of transparency and trust in the pharmaceutical sector, according to 97% of doctors, industry professionals and policymakers attending a workshop at the Gastein Health Forum yesterday (4 October).

Forum calls for fewer specialists, more targeted treatments - 04 October 2012

SPECIAL REPORT / Europe needs fewer specialised doctors and more drugs and treatments to target personal ailments with pinpoint accuracy, policymakers at the Gastein Health Forum heard yesterday (3 October).

EU health forum hears alarm bells over budget cuts, inefficiencies - 03 October 2012

SPECIAL REPORT / Europe’s healthcare systems need to reform to avoid being crushed by vanishing resources, corruption and structural deficiencies, policymakers convening in Austria for the Gastein Health Forum will be told today (3 October).

Immigrant healthcare ban causes indignation in Spain - 24 August 2012

Some Spanish doctors and regions say they will defy a ban on free healthcare for an estimated 150,000 undocumented immigrants, imposed by the central government as part of spending cuts to avoid an international bailout.

Study finds orphan drugs economically viable - 23 August 2012

Orphan drugs, pharmaceutical agents that are developed specifically to treat rare diseases, have the potential to generate as much lifetime revenue as drugs used for more common health conditions, according to a new study.

Dalli: 'The economic crisis should not turn into a health crisis' - 12 June 2012

European governments should not be neglecting public health in times of austerity, the EU's health Commissioner John Dalli has warned.

European health sector improves despite crisis: Survey - 16 May 2012

European healthcare systems are defying budget cuts and the bite of continent-wide austerity programmes to deliver improving performances, according to the sixth Euro Health Consumer Index.

Brussels to ask Greece for new budget cuts - 18 April 2012

Greece’s fiscal nightmare is far from over as the European Commission is set to ask Athens for a new round of spending cuts aimed at reducing labour costs, administration and healthcare expenditure, according to a draft seen by EurActiv.

MEPs warn governments not to cut health spending - 26 January 2011

MEPs have called on member states not to divert money and resources away from health care, concerned that austerity measures will widen health gaps in the EU.

Europe's health check shows inequalities - 08 December 2010

Although Europeans have become healthier and their life expectancy has improved in recent decades, major differences persist in the provision of care services and the presence of risk factors for health across the continent. 

Spain adopts austerity plan by razor-thin majority - 28 May 2010

Spain, the country holding the rotating presidency of the EU, managed to win approval for a 15-billion-euro austerity package by a single vote in parliament yesterday (27 May). The narrow margin of the victory raised doubts as to the government's ability to steer the country through an economic crisis.

UK, Italy adopt austerity programmes - 25 May 2010

UK Finance Minister George Osborne yesterday detailed 6.2 billion pounds (7 billion euros) of spending cuts. Meanwhile, austerity measures due to be approved by Italy's cabinet today (25 May) are expected to reduce the budget deficit by 24 billion euros over two years.

Austerity measures spark mass protests in Romania - 20 May 2010

One of the largest mass protests since the fall of Communism in 1989 hit Bucharest yesterday (19 May) after the government announced deep spending cuts, casting doubt over Romania's ability to meet its IMF loan commitments.

New austerity measures for Portugal, Spain - 14 May 2010

Portuguese leaders agreed tough austerity measures on Thursday, joining a coordinated eurozone push that has calmed market fears of a widening Greek-style crisis but provoked talk by Spanish unions of a general strike.

Opinion

Europe needs to fight harder against hepatitis - 15 November 2012

Viral hepatitis belongs to the group of the top 10 infectious disease killers in Europe with 125,000 patients who die each year. Despite its considerable impact, it receives too little attention by health policymakers although small efforts could already yield major improvements, says MEP Marina Yannakoudakis.

Europeans with disabilities are terrified - 06 December 2011

The austerity measures taken in response to the European sovereign debt crisis have had a devastating impact on people with disabilities, leading to allowance cuts and a rise of unemployment rates that could generate greater economic and social exclusion, says John Evans from the European Disability Forum.

Are we ready for Europe's e-health revolution? - 08 June 2011

Gary Finnegan argues that Irish health services have been slow to embrace technology and need to mobilise its staff to catch up.

Interview

Leading MEP: Parliament will reject cuts to health sector - 09 October 2012

The European Parliament will oppose cuts to the EU health budget for 2014-2020, MEP Antonyia Parvanova (ALDE, Bulgaria) told EurActiv in an interview. She also says the proposed budget of €50 million per year for 28 member states is too modest.

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