Life expectancy at birth in the EU was 81.5 years in 2024, a 0.1-year increase from 2023, following decreases in 2020 (80.4 years) and 2021 (80.1 years) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
— last modified 22 February 2013 Protection from second hand smoke has improved considerably in the EU, according to a report published by the European Commission on 22 February 2013.…
— last modified 19 December 2012 The European Commission on 18 December adopted a landmark proposal to revise the EU Tobacco Products Directive. The proposal is a substantial revision of…
— last modified 11 December 2012 The European Commission has unveiled an Action Plan to address barriers to the full use of digital solutions in Europe’s healthcare systems. The goal…
— last modified 26 September 2012 Ranging from simple sticking plasters to the most sophisticated life-supporting machines, medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices are central to our health…
— last modified 07 December 2011 In a meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, EU Member States supported the European Commission’s draft Regulation to…
— last modified 16 November 2011 The European Union today earmarked 19 million euros to co-finance programmes in seven Member States aiming to combat organisms harmful to plants and to…
