France had already announced in the program for its EU Council presidency that it would launch an IPCEI (Important Project of Common European Interest) for the health sector. The presidency will work hard to strengthen Europe’s sovereignty in health technology by promoting an industrial strategy in the health sector, it says. By driving innovative developments […]
As a lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU Commission set out to build a health union to better respond to future crises and make health systems more resilient. Now, another puzzle piece has been added. The Commission even calls the European Health Data Space (EHDS) a key component of a strong Health Union.In early […]
It is the first sector-specific data space in the Union: the European Health Data Space. In early April, the EU Commission planned to present its proposed regulation for the European Health Data Space (EHDS). The draft, which the French news portal Contexte has already made public, contains rules, common standards and practices, and a governance […]
The AI law must strike a balance between freedom and control. This is emphasized by the responsible rapporteur in the Industry Committee (ITRE) Eva Maydell (EPP) in the draft of her opinion on the AI law available to Europe.Table. Therefore, further provisions would have to find their way into the regulation, which would enable not […]
By acting as a neutral mediator in Europe, Israel wants to end the Russian war against Ukraine. As Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett himself admits, it is unlikely that these efforts will be crowned with success. Nevertheless, he completed a veritable marathon of travel and telephone calls over the weekend to not let the opportunity, […]
Companies and industry associations are still analyzing the consequences of the West’s sanctions against Russia. The German Medical Technology Association (BVMed), for example, immediately set up a crisis team for its members to “observe and analyze the situation and the effects on the medical technology industry and initiate necessary measures“. The German Medicines Manufacturers’ Association […]
Different legal interpretations and data management practices in Europe cause most of the problems in health data exchange. This is the conclusion reached by the Towards the European Health Data Space (TEHDAS) project in its latest report. Contrary to popular belief, technical problems were among the least cited challenges to data exchange.In total, the authors […]
“But nothing has happened yet!” Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov replied at his weekday press briefing on Monday when asked if measures were planned to support citizens and the economy. Shortly before, the EU had put the announced severe sanctions against the Russian Central Bank into force.In response, the Russian central bank attempted to […]
The French Council Presidency wants to extend the conformity assessment requirements for high-risk AI systems. This emerges from a compromise proposal on Articles 40 to 52 of the AI Regulation published by Contexte. It contains a list of criteria that are to be binding for the standards institutes as specifications for their assessment processes. Only […]
At the beginning of April, the EU Commission plans to present a draft regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS). So far, hardly any details have leaked out to the public. There are a few statements from interested organizations and the industry. But even these do not reveal more than their own wishes. But […]