May 2020 – pharma.markets

State aid: EU Commission approves €32 million Danish scheme to compensate media companies for damage caused by decrease in advertising revenues due to coronavirus outbreak

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The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules a DKK 240 million (approximately €32 million) Danish scheme to partially compensate media companies for […]

State aid: EU Commission approves support for electricity production in Spanish non-peninsular territories

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The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the support granted by Spain to electricity generators for supplying electricity in the Spanish non-peninsular […]

State aid: EU Commission approves €713 million Dutch guarantee scheme to support SMEs affected by coronavirus outbreak

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The European Commission has approved a €713 million Dutch aid scheme to support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The […]

EU budget for recovery: EU Commission proposes new Health Programme EU4Health with a budget of €9.4 billion

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The Commission has proposed a new, ambitious stand-alone health programme for the 2021-2027 period – the EU4Health Programme. EU4Health will make a significant contribution to […]

Coronavirus Response: EU Launch of dialogue with financial sector representatives to support citizens and businesses

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The European Commission has today launched its first roundtable meeting with the European financial sector, including consumer and business representatives, to explore how it can […]

Coronavirus: Increased flexibility under EU Cohesion policy helps Italian regions to cope with the crisis

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The European Commission has welcomed and approvedthe redirection of €30 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to help two Italian regions, Emilia Romagna […]

EU budget for recovery: A green and just recovery

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As announced by President von der Leyen, the Commission is proposing a new REACT-EU initiative to increase cohesion support to Member States to make their […]

EU budget for recovery: Recovery and Resilience Facility

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As announced by European Commission President von der Leyen on 27 May 2020, the centrepiece of the recovery plan will be a new Recovery and […]

UN seeks to build transport and trade resilience in wake of COVID-19

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UNCTAD and the five UN regional commissions join forces to help developing countries tackle trade and transport challenges from the coronavirus pandemic. A new joint […]

UNCTAD and WHO : COVID-19 heightens need for pharmaceutical production in poor countries

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UNCTAD and the WHO have teamed up to respond to the urgent call to boost local production of essential medicines in developing countries. With more […]

Updated data demonstrate Roche’s Alecensa increases overall survival rate for people with ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer

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• ALEX study is the first global phase III study to show a clinically meaningful benefit in overall survival at five years (62.5% with Alecensa), […]

CHMP recommends EU approval of Roche’s Rozlytrek for people with NTRK fusion-positive solid tumours

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…..and for people with ROS1-positive, advanced non-small cell lung cancer •Rozlytrek has shown durable responses across multiple tumour types, including cancer that has spread to […]