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Spain, Czechia, Denmark and Belgium are the meccas of reproductive tourism

By , , , |November 10th, 2021|Tags: , , |

Barriers in many European countries push thousands of people abroad to access assisted reproductive technology techniques. In some cases, they take out huge loans to pay for the treatments.

More than half of European countries prohibit access to assisted reproduction for lesbians and almost a third do so for single women

By , , , , |November 2nd, 2021|Tags: , , , |

The situation is much more difficult for trans and intersex people. In addition to the legal barriers, they face economic stumbling blocks: most public health systems cover only part of the costs or have very long wait lists or narrow access criteria.

Meetings on public health between European Commission and lobbies have been booming

By , , |May 24th, 2021|Tags: , , , |

Meetings with dozens of assistants and thousands of civil servants fly under the radar of the EU's transparency register. The heads of the pharmaceutical industry, EFPIA is one of the most active lobby groups. In less than a year and a half since the start of the pandemic they have held as many meetings with senior Commission officials as in the last five years.

Big Tobacco lobbies battle for smoke-free products taxation

By |April 30th, 2021|Tags: , , , |

As the EU sets its sights on harmonising taxation of the rising e-cigarette and heated tobacco products market, lobbyists fight to keep prices down and smokers hooked. The forthcoming negotiations are intertwined with the bitter competition between the two industry giants.

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