- Category: Infographics
The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the Visegrad countries hard but not equally in terms of seriousness and its evolution in time.
- Category: V4 Mirror
The V4 countries are only a political decision away of improving their digital infrastructure, they should be more ambitious, says senior fellow from German Marshall Fund Brussels Office Kristine Berzina in an interview with EURACTIV Czech Republic.
- Category: National Policy Reports
After tense weeks of negotiations, during which it looked like the cycling transport agenda will be once again overlooked, the Slovak Ministry of Transport and Construction announced that it will be part of National Recovery and Resilience Plan. However, support schemes for cycling need to change for it to be effective, as claimed by NGO and ministry officials.
- Category: National Policy Reports
Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, protective and medical equipment has become one of the most valuable commodities in global markets. After a few months, the needs of many EU countries are already satisfied with domestic production. In Poland, we managed to produce simpler medical masks or disinfectant liquids but importing respirators or production of more complicated masks seem to be problematic. However, there is much hope for the potential production of vaccines.
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EU health agencies recommend vaccines targeting Omicron subgroup for autumn
On Tuesday (6 June), EU health agencies recommended updating COVID-19 vaccines to target XBB strains, a subgroup of Omicron, with hopes to advance protection from infection and mild-symptomatic disease.
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EU pharma legislation must go further on orphan drugs, patients say
The EU's pharmaceutical legislation, presented last April, provides for improved access to orphan drugs in the fight against rare diseases. While patients' associations welcome the text, some proposals still need to be improved.
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Germany’s largest leasing association targeted by cyberattack
German leasing association ‘Deutsche Leasing’ reported a cyberattack on its systems on Saturday morning (3 May), forcing them to put down their IT services. The association only made the attack public on Tuesday.