Keyword: European Commission (EC)

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EU and Pfizer/BioNTech Amend Vaccine Pact

30.05.2023 -

The European Commission and vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech have reached agreement on amending the bloc’s 2021 supply deal for the duo’s Comirnaty mRNA-based shot. The...

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EU Plastics Sector Seeks Chemical Recycling Clarity

03.04.2023 -

Industry associations representing EU plastics producers, processors and users have called on the European Commission to develop transparent parameters for chemically...

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EU Commission Opens Basket of “Green” Plans

17.03.2023 -

Ahead of a summit of EU leaders on Mar. 23-24, the European Commission has shaken out a cornucopia of proposals to stimulate green investment in the 27-member bloc.

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Pfizer CEO's Texts with EC Chief Trigger Lawsuit

17.02.2023 -

Two years after European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla virtually wrapped up a major order for the Covid-19 vaccine Comirnaty that...

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EU Renews Glyphosate License for One Year

06.12.2022 -

The European Commission has provisionally renewed the license of the herbicide active ingredient glyphosate until the end of 2023. Earlier this year, the EU governing...

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EU Fines Styrene Buyers for Cartel

01.12.2022 -

The European Commission has fined five companies a total of €157 million for forming a styrene cartel that operated from May 2012 to June 2018. Affected are Sunpor...

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PTC Therapeutics Gets Funding from Blackstone for Drug Development

03.11.2022 -

US biopharma PTC Therapeutics has entered into a financing collaboration with private equity group Blackstone so that it can achieve its goal of delivering at least one...

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EU Commission Pushes REACh Revision into 2023

27.10.2022 -

In a move widely expected in some quarters but not communicated until the last minute, the European Commission has shelved plans to update the REACh chemicals legislation...