A growing number of countries worldwide are experiencing widespread community transmission of COVID-19 and a drastic increase in the number of cases. Many countries have implemented unprecedented control measures to slow down the spread of the disease. ECDC is closely monitoring this rapidly evolving situation. ECDC is in constant contact with national authorities and provides […]
Cybercrime has rocketed since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic as many try to exploit people’s fears. Below are tips on how to protect yourself.
The European Commission has decided to fund another project as part of its emergency call for urgently needed research and innovation into the coronavirus.
EMA has published its Regulatory Science Strategy to 2025 today. The strategy provides a plan for advancing regulatory science over the next five years, covering both human and veterinary medicines. It comes in response to the dramatic acceleration of the pace of innovation in recent years and the need for regulators to be ready to support […]
Supporting the rapid development and approval of effective and safe treatments for and vaccines against COVID-19 is EMA’s top priority to help save lives during the pandemic. Over recent weeks and months, the Agency has engaged with many developers of therapeutic medicines and there are a number of developments underway. However, at this point, on […]
In the week ending 27 March 2020 the decrease of EUR 111 million in gold and gold receivables (asset item 1) reflected mainly the sale of gold by one Eurosystem central bank for the purpose of issuing commemorative gold coins. The net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency (asset items 2 and 3 minus liability items 7, 8 and 9) […]
The Hungarian government is working to open new crossing points at its border with Slovakia this week, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said.
Eight new medicines recommended for approval
EMA has recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation in the European Union for the gene therapy Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec) to treat babies and young children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare and often fatal genetic disease that causes muscle weakness and progressive loss of movement. There are currently limited treatment options for children with […]
EMA is aware of recent media reports and publications[1] which question whether some medicines, for instance angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs, or sartan medicines), could worsen coronavirus disease (COVID-19). ACE inhibitors and ARBs are most commonly used for treating patients with high blood pressure, heart failure or kidney disease. It […]
