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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 20 May 2019 The European systems of tobacco traceability and security features became operational on 20 May 2019. The markings will enable national authorities to track and…

— last modified 11 February 2019 As of 9 February 2019, the new rules on safety features for prescription medicines sold in the EU will apply.AdvertisementWhat are falsified medicines and…

— last modified 07 February 2019 The European Commission presented on 6 February a Recommendation for the creation of a secure system that will enable citizens to access their electronic…

— last modified 18 December 2017 A new EU-wide track and trace system adopted on 15 December 2017 is designed to ensure that tobacco products in the EU are easily…

— last modified 26 October 2017 The European Commission presented a report on 26 October to the European Parliament and the EU Council on progress made in children’s medicines since…