The controversial project of an EU-wide clinical evaluation of medicinal products and medical devices (Health Technology Assessment, HTA) is coming to an end after years of wrangling. The agreement reached between Parliament and the Council in the summer has now been formally confirmed by the European Parliament. However, there will be no binding assessment of clinical benefit for all member states.
Von Eugenie Ankowitsch
Beim umstrittenen Vorhaben einer EU-weiten klinischen Bewertung von Arzneimitteln und Medizinprodukten (Health Technology Assessment, HTA) geht ein jahrelanges Ringen zu Ende. Die Einigung zwischen Parlament und Rat im Sommer wurde nun formell vom Europäischen Parlament bestätigt. Eine für alle Mitgliedstaaten verbindliche Bewertung des klinischen Nutzens wird es damit jedoch nicht geben.
Von Eugenie Ankowitsch
China's influence on reshaping global supply chains is growing with the pandemic. Concerned about losing access to key components from foreign countries, the People's Republic is increasingly relying on domestic innovation, manufacturing and demand. For multinationals whose investments or exports to China are considered critical by the Chinese government, it will become harder to do business in China as usual.
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The pandemic has hit the city's casino operators hard. Now Beijing is launching a crackdown on money laundering and illegal gambling. The Chinese special administrative region is about to change fundamentally.
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