Chronic Diseases
By EUobserver
Chronic diseases are the main cause of death and disability in Europe and the growing trend is straining the region’s healthcare budgets.
Wednesday
1st Feb 2023
By EUobserver
Chronic diseases are the main cause of death and disability in Europe and the growing trend is straining the region’s healthcare budgets.
The metal box in Hugo Campos’ chest keeps him alive. It also collects data. Who owns it and how they use it is posing questions for EU lawmakers.
Europeans are living longer but health inequalities between men and women, countries and population segments are in some cases getting worse.
Over one third of the European population above the age of 15 have a chronic disease.
With a growing older population and an overall increase in chronic diseases, Europe is facing a new kind of health problem.
The European Parliament special committee still wants to hear from EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, whose undisclosed text messages with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla during the crisis have raised transparency concerns.
If just one-in-five barriers were removed from EU internal border regions, it could gain around two percent in GDP.
The European Parliament does not rule out mandatory anti-harassment training for MEPs — but has left questions of greater support for victims of bullying and abuse open-ended.
Companies are increasingly using software to spy on employees working remotely, said Polish computer forensics analyst Maciej Broniarz. "The market for highly intrusive spyware is snowballing," Broniarz told MEPs.