EU:Curbing Air Pollution Could Save Life and Money
In an EU-funded study it was found that reducing air pollution in major European countries could saves 19,000 lives per year, add life by two years.
In an EU-funded study it was found that reducing air pollution in major European countries could saves 19,000 lives per year, add life by two years.
The scheme will be open to European citizens and long-term residents aged over 18 and comes with a budget of 239 million euros for training, deployment and capacity building in communities hit by disasters.
Some 10,000 people will be deployed from 2014 to 2020, the next European Union budget period, with training also provided for 7,000 local staff and volunteers of organisations in countries hit by disasters, the European Commission said.
Expanded Use of Glivec Approved by EU: Novartis
The European Union will allow an expanded use of the drug Glivec to treat certain rare forms of gastrointestinal cancer, Novartis has revealed.
The European Union will allow an expanded use of the drug Glivec to treat certain rare forms of gastrointestinal cancer, Novartis has revealed.
Georgieva said there was wide public support for the scheme despite the economic crisis.
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French Screen Goddess Advises EU: 'Let Them Eat Vegetables'
Brigitte Bardot, one-time French screen goddess turned animal rights activist, wants the European Union to institute a Vegetarian Day as part of the battle against global warming.
Brigitte Bardot, one-time French screen goddess turned animal rights activist, wants the European Union to institute a Vegetarian Day as part of the battle against global warming.
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30 Million People are Undernourished in EU: Experts
More than 30 million people in the EU are undernourished, many of them patients in hospitals and nursing homes, experts told a specialist nutrition congress in Vienna on Monday.
More than 30 million people in the EU are undernourished, many of them patients in hospitals and nursing homes, experts told a specialist nutrition congress in Vienna on Monday.
