DOCSLIB.ORG

Bepa Monthly Brief

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Bepa Monthly Brief bepa monthly brief May 2013 Issue 65 CONTENTS Talk different 1 Editor: Isabelle Ioannides (Tel: 87407) A new narrative for Europe – The ongoing quest 2 Assistant: Aurélie Therace (Tel: 64925) Europe version 2.0 4 Disclaimer: The views expressed in the BEPA Monthly do not necessarily Why Europe? 6 reflect those of the European Commis- sion. Think Tank Twitter 8 BEPA News 10 EDITORIAL for Europe’ aims to be inclusive and all- By Isabelle Ioannides encompassing. Europe is not just about the economy; the European Union is a political and cultural project based on Talk different universal values. Last September, in his ‘State of the As President Barroso emphasised in his Union’ speech, President Barroso speech at the Centre for Fine Arts of appealed to the men and women of Brussels (BOZAR) where the “New culture and to European thinkers to join Narrative for Europe” project was the debate on the future of Europe. It is launched, “It is with new ideas, new in this spirit that the pilot project on “A concepts and new projects that we will New Narrative for Europe” was rise to the challenges facing us to make launched in April to explore how to our future a reality. And that’s why the create a sense of a shared European European Commission defends a destiny that we can work together to Europe that invests in culture, in achieve. education, in research and innovation. These are investments in future growth, This endeavour recognises the need at jobs and social cohesion.” the beginning of the 21st century, to refresh the narrative of European Following logically on last month’s development and to tell the story of BEPA Monthly Brief which concentrated Europe differently. Europe is a daily on the rights of EU citizens, this reality for more than 500 million month’s issue explores the construction Europeans; yet public opinion today of a ‘new narrative’ as a potential outlet reflects a feeling of anxiety coupled with for new ideas on the future of Europe. a lack of understanding of the benefits Our readers will be able to learn more of the EU project. At a time when many about the objectives of the “New Europeans face unemployment, Narrative for Europe” pilot project, its uncertainty and growing inequality, and political underpinning and read a sample when Europe is experiencing a of the work of one of its prominent resurgence of populism, European unity members. cannot be taken for granted. For the sake of future generations of In response to this situation and in Europeans, we must leave a legacy of support of sustainable European democracy, prosperity and hope. This integration, strengthened European project offers a genuine opportunity to democracy and a quest for greater help us articulate this aspiration. 1 European legitimacy, the ‘new narrative May 2013 – Issue 65 bepa monthly brief 1 A new narrative for Europe – The ongoing quest By Paul Dujardin* 2013, the European Year of Citizens, may turn together European intellectuals, civil society out to be a cornerstone in Europe’s history. For representatives, artists and national policy- the first time, the EU has given a central role to makers, such as Polish Prime Minister Donald its top artists and intellectuals to reflect on the Tusk or French President François Hollande. It future of our continent and propose a vision, a is of course quite remarkable also that President narrative. Barroso will make these a priority in his agenda. The timing is particularly fitting for such an It is an ambitious initiative that will certainly exercise. Following a proposal adopted by the raise many suspicious and pessimistic eyebrows, European Parliament and the Council in 2012, in particular regarding its true impact. Yet, in the European Commission launched the pilot the light of the numerous positive reactions project “New Narrative for Europe” last April, received from famous intellectuals and artists at the Centre for Fine Arts of Brussels towards the project (e.g., Hungarian writer (BOZAR), in the presence of President José Gyorgy Konrad – whose article on the need to Manuel Barroso, Vice-President Viviane include the voices of the intelligentsia our Reding, and European Commissioner for readers will find in this BEPA Monthly Brief – or Culture and Education Androulla Vassiliou. Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto to name but a few), the project is worth the effort since This ambitious project acknowledges the we desperately need reasons to hope and to importance of artists and intellectuals to help look forward to the future. reconnect Europe with its citizens. It arrives at a crucial moment of our history; a moment There are reasons to remain positive. As Danish when dialogue with its citizens has become a journalist, Per Nyholm, highlights, “the matter of extreme urgency and a vital condition European Union, in the course of only two for Europe’s long-term survival. generations, has been able to bring this continent out of a 1500 year old culture of war Although different in its scope, the “New and destruction, onto a stage of welfare, peace, Narrative for Europe” project can remind us of security, democracy and the rule of law”. The the US Federal Writers’ project launched by Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the EU in 2012 President Roosevelt during the New Deal. The was a clear celebration of this achievement. In aim of this American effort was to send out the same vein, although Dutch architect Rem artists and intellectuals to schools, cities and Koolhaas sees Europe as a Greek theatre show, villages to compile local histories, oral histories, he also sees Europe as “the first nation that ethnographies, children’s books and other started to work together on a voluntary basis. It works. This approach was greatly welcomed by is a work in progress, but it is ‘copied’ by other US citizens. regions of the world such as the Gulf, the Asian This European version wishes to formulate a or the South American countries.” new ‘narrative on Europe’ in 2013. Through the Despite this positive picture, Europe seems to work of a Committee of artists and intellectuals have reached a turning point with an increasing as well as through three General Assemblies to mistrust and disenchantment of citizens be held in Poland (11 July 2013), France towards the European project. The reality (October) and Germany (January), it wishes to reminds us of an urgent need not only to create propose a new vision and identity for the jobs but also stories that unify Europe – like European project, reflecting on its cultural those tales of the Brothers Grimm – and build values and unity. These events will bring bridges. Without a sense of a common past and * Paul Dujardin is Artistic Director and CEO of the Centre for Fine Arts of Brussels (BOZAR) and the animator of the Culture Committee guiding the pilot project “New Narrative for Europe”. 2 May 2013 – Issue 65 bepa monthly brief a common destiny based on the respect for Finally, raising the question of the ‘narrative for cultural diversity, there will never be solidarity Europe’ also implies raising the question about between the European citizens. Instead, we risk what do we want it to do – what commitment ending up with no European project at all and a can one expect from citizens, policy-makers, total lack of European mentality. artists and intellectuals to put into practice ideas conveyed by this narrative? Expanding public debate has become of crucial importance, as President Barroso rightly points To guide this dynamic, the Culture Committee out in its State of the Union 2012 address: “We of artists and intellectuals will gather several need a serious discussion between the citizens times during the project to reflect on and of Europe about the way forward.” discuss the topics that this new narrative in construction must address. European intellectuals and artists are ideally positioned to propose new perceptions of A never ending story Europe and shape new visions and trends. They As explained previously, the narrative is an on- are those who can really help change the image going process which certainly deserves more of Europe around the globe and create the thinking in the coming years. This one-year European story that our citizens are calling for. exercise will only acquire full credibility if it Throughout their works, they constantly manages to turn into a long-term objective, able explore the history, values, frustrations, symbols to move from a top-down approach to a which we all share as human beings. As Spanish bottom-up dynamic where citizens at grassroots film director Pere Portabella writes, “It has level are included. become urgent to design open stories. Stories with images and strong metaphors to enable an The project should therefore aim to provide a intelligent and credible policy discourse to win space for discussions on Europe between artists the support from citizens.” and intellectuals, in particular as an answer to President Barroso’s recent call for more Europe What narrative? and for expanding the public debate in his A ‘narrative for Europe’ can be explored speech on the ‘State of the Union’ in 2012. through various perspectives. It is an ongoing Numerous artists and intellectuals, such as exercise for which each single citizen could Belgian painter Luc Tuymans or Dutch writer propose his/her own version. Perceptions from Geert Mak, have also been calling for such a Northern Europe will differ from those from platform for several years. Southwest Europe, while views expressed a We are now at a starting point of a process certain year will certainly have nothing to do which must go beyond a mere rhetorical with those that will emerge in the coming years.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Blindness of Europe: New Fabrications in the European Educational Space Sisyphus — Journal of Education, Vol
    Sisyphus — Journal of Education ISSN: 2182-8474 [email protected] Universidade de Lisboa Portugal Nóvoa, António The Blindness of Europe: New Fabrications in the European Educational Space Sisyphus — Journal of Education, vol. 1, núm. 1, 2013, pp. 104-123 Universidade de Lisboa Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=575763898007 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative The Blindness of Europe: New Fabrications in the European Educational Space António Nóvoa [email protected] | Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal abstract After a slow start during the 70s and 80s, education took on a new importance after the adoption of the Maastricht Treaty in 1992. From that date onwards, nu- merous texts and documents would gradually build a «European educational space». The Lisbon Strategy of 2000 is an important milestone in this process. The main reference point of the 21st century is the Education & Training 2010 Work Program, which sets a clear framework at the European level for education and training. Re- cently, there was a new turning point of great significance, with the approval of Europe 2020 and especially with the launching of the Rethinking Education strategy. We are facing continuities and changes that need to be analyzed carefully. That is what I intend to do in this article entitled «The Blindness of Europe: New Fabrica- tions in the European Educational Space». In the first section, I will recall the major turning points in educational policies in the last two decades.
    [Show full text]
  • Euroopa Parlamendi Arutelud 1
    18-11-2008 ET Euroopa Parlamendi arutelud 1 TEISIPÄEV, 18. NOVEMBER 2008 ISTUNGI JUHATAJA: Luisa MORGANTINI asepresident 1. Osaistungjärgu avamine (Istung avati kell 9.00.) 2. Inimõiguste, demokraatia ja õigusriigi põhimõtete rikkumise juhtumite arutamine (esitatud resolutsiooni ettepanekute tutvustamine) (vt protokoll) 3. Otsus kiirmenetluse kohta Ettepanek võtta vastu nõukogu määrus, millega muudetakse nõukogu määrust (EÜ) nr 332/2002, millega liikmesriikide maksebilansi toetamiseks luuakse keskmise tähtajaga rahalise abi süsteem (KOM(2008)0717 – C6-0389/2008 – 2008/0208(CNS)) Pervenche Berès, majandus- ja rahanduskomisjoni esimees. – (FR) Proua juhataja, kõnealune arutelu toimub täna õhtul juhul, kui täiskogu hääletab kõnealust küsimust käsitleva kiirmenetluse poolt. See on Euroopa õigusakti muudatusettepanek, mis võimaldab meil tagada maksebilansi süsteemid väljaspool euroala asuvatele riikidele. Nagu me kõik teame, on tegemist Ungari küsimusega, kuid kahjuks ma usun, et me peame ettepoole vaatama ja seega edendama seda Euroopa Liidu süsteemi, et anda abi ELi, sealhulgas euroalast väljaspool asuvatele, liikmesriikidele. Seepärast palun ma täiskogul hääletada kõnealuse kiirmenetluse poolt. (Kiirmenetluse taotlus kiideti heaks)(1) 4. Ühise põllumajanduspoliitika raames põllumajandustootjate suhtes kohaldatavad otsetoetus- ja teatavad muud toetuskavad – Ühise põllumajanduspoliitika muudatused – Maaelu Arengu Euroopa Põllumajandusfondist antavad maaelu arengu toetused –Ühenduse maaelu arengu strateegiasuunised (2007–2013) (arutelu) Juhataja.
    [Show full text]
  • Malala Yousafzai Documentary James Mcavoy Holds the Award for Best British Film
    SUBSCRIPTION TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2015 JAMADA ALTHANI 11, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Panel to Morocco Ancient Petra India’s women discuss diesel confronts sees few athletes box, smuggling abortion taboo visitors as Jordan shoot, wrestle with officials3 with reform7 tourism40 declines for17 recognition Ban names Amir ‘Global Min 22º Max 31º Humanitarian Champion’ High Tide 10:15 & 21:35 Low Tide UN chief hails Sheikh Sabah’s compassion, generosity 03:15 & 15:40 40 PAGES NO: 16476 150 FILS NEW YORK: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hoped world leaders emulate HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s humanitarian lead- NGOs pledge $506m for Syrian refugees ership, describing him as a “Global Humanitarian Champion”. In an exclusive interview with Kuwait News KUWAIT: A UN envoy warned yesterday of a “horrify- Agency (KUNA) and Kuwait TV, Ban expressed his deep- ing” humanitarian situation brewing in Syria as non- est appreciation of HH the Amir for his generous and governmental organizations pledged more than $500 compassionate leadership in hosting the third interna- million for refugees on the eve of a major donor con- tional donors conference (Kuwait III) for Syria. ference. The United Nations has launched an appeal Ban, noting the Syrian people’s dire need of to raise $8.4 billion for Syria this year and hopes to resources of all kinds, called on the world leaders to receive major pledges at the donor meeting today in take part in this pledging conference. With the estima- Kuwait. “Failing to meet the required funds risks tion of $8.4 billion set by the UN needed to address the resulting in a horrifying and dangerous humanitarian current humanitarian crisis in 2015-16, Ban said $2.9 bil- catastrophe,” Abdullah Al-Maatouq, UN special envoy lion is for the Syrian response plan and $5.5 billion is for humanitarian affairs, told a meeting of NGOs.
    [Show full text]
  • European Culture
    EUROPEAN CULTURE SIMEON IGNATOV - 9-TH GRADE FOREIGN LANGUAGE SCHOOL PLEVEN, BULGARIA DEFINITION • The culture of Europe is rooted in the art, architecture, film, different types of music, economic, literature, and philosophy that originated from the continent of Europe. European culture is largely rooted in what is often referred to as its "common cultural heritage”. • Because of the great number of perspectives which can be taken on the subject, it is impossible to form a single, all-embracing conception of European culture. Nonetheless, there are core elements which are generally agreed upon as forming the cultural foundation of modern Europe. One list of these elements given by K. Bochmann includes:] PREHISTORIC ART • Surviving European prehistoric art mainly comprises sculpture and rock art. It includes the oldest known representation of the human body, the Venus of Hohle Fel, dating from 40,000-35,000 BC, found in Schelklingen, Germany and the Löwenmensch figurine, from about 30,000 BC, the oldest undisputed piece of figurative art. The Swimming Reindeer of about 11,000 BCE is among the finest Magdalenian carvings in bone or antler of animals in the art of the Upper Paleolithic. At the beginning of the Mesolithic in Europe figurative sculpture greatly reduced, and remained a less common element in art than relief decoration of practical objects until the Roman period, despite some works such as the Gundestrup cauldron from the European Iron Age and the Bronze Age Trundholm sun chariot. MEDIEVAL ART • Medieval art can be broadly categorised into the Byzantine art of the Eastern Roman Empire, and the Gothic art that emerged in Western Europe over the same period.Byzantine art was strongly influenced by its classical heritage, but distinguished itself by the development of a new, abstract, aesthetic, marked by anti-naturalism and a favour for symbolism.
    [Show full text]
  • Brief Analysis of the Medieval and Modern European Cultures
    www.ccsenet.org/ass Asian Social Science Vol. 7, No. 3; March 2011 Brief Analysis of the Medieval and Modern European Cultures Hongli Shi Teaching Affairs Office, Department of Secondary School, South Campus, Dezhou University No. 67 Youth League Road, Dezhou 253000, Shandong, China E-mail: [email protected] Abstract Irrationality of the medieval culture in the Dark Ages gave birth to the bright modern European culture and the modern European culture had more rational, scientific, secular and individualist characteristics. The progress in the culture meanwhile promoted the progresses in other aspects of politics, economy and social life, etc. Keywords: Middle Ages, Christianity, Promote In the history of the European civilization, modern European civilization is undoubtedly one of the most magnificent stages. If we want to uncover the veil of modern culture, it might be well to compare the modern European culture and the medieval European culture. And we will easily find that they are essentially the collision of rational cognition and irrational cognition. 1. The medieval culture with irrational cognition "Irrationalism" means that the medieval Europe was controlled by the backward and unplanned cultural tradition, resulting in unclear boundaries between man and god, reality and otherworldliness. Examining the medieval culture, we may find that it emphasized too much the religious orison, heroism, romanticism and scholastic philosophy. All these show that the medieval European culture is lack of rational spirit. 1.1 Religion was indispensable to human life and Christianity was undoubtedly in a dominant place in the Middle Ages. The religion of Christianity has two sources. One is that the ancient Greek philosophical heritage, especially the new Platonism and Stoicism, is its ideological root.
    [Show full text]
  • Message of European Commissioner Ms Androulla Vassiliou Responsible for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth
    Message of European Commissioner Ms Androulla Vassiliou responsible for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth I would like to thank the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Cyprus for inviting me to the Conference on “Quality Assurance and Recognition in Higher Education: Challenges and Prospects”. Unfortunately because of other obligations, I am not able to be present at the Conference; however I send my warmest greetings to all participants. It is a great satisfaction to see my country Cyprus, to be leading such initiatives in order to promote quality in higher education. The Conference is expected to enhance the dialogue between Europe and Asia, a valuable partner in higher education, on issues regarding quality assurance and recognition. Moreover, the Conference will give the opportunity to Senior Officials and Experts to exchange experiences, expertise and good practices. As governments in most parts of the world have considered their agenda for higher education over the last few decades, issues of quality assurance and quality enhancement have been a major focus of attention. Quality assurance is a key priority and it can be achieved by keeping in mind the issues of relevance, costs, equity and international standards. Quality assurance systems have to meet the challenges created through the rapid development of the knowledge and information based society. They can best do so by facilitating institutions to evolve towards a culture of quality. Quality assurance is vital for making higher education attractive and trustworthy, in line with the objectives of the EU modernization agenda for higher education and the Bologna Process. Globalization, economic integration and increased academic and professional mobility are making mutual recognition and cross-border quality assurance increasingly important.
    [Show full text]
  • Annex 1A Proposals for New Pilot Projects
    Ref. Ares(2017)3358018 - 04/07/2017 Annex 1a Proposals for New Pilot Projects A = PP/PA could be implemented as suggested by the Parliament; B = PP/PA might under certain conditions be fully or partially implementable but the project would need to be re-designed (it could be the case if part of the suggested action is already covered by a legal base); or more information might be needed before the Commission can assess the proposed project; C = PP/PA is fully covered by a legal base or the ideas are otherwise being addressed; D = PP/PA cannot be implemented or similar actions have already been carried out in the past. N° EP Proposal DG Commission Assessment Category Heading 1a 1 European Fund for FISMA The project might be partially implementable if changes are implemented to its scope and proposed timing B Crowfunded due, inter alia, to avoid of overlaps with a proposal on Crowdfunding to be launched in the course of 2018. Investments Proposed by Maria However, as a new related commitment was adopted (on 08/06/2017) in the CMU Mid-Term Review, the Spyraki project could be used to identify best practices in supply chain finance (e.g. invoice trading). Many start-ups and innovative SMEs are under-collateralised and fail due to short-term cash flow problems, while having a sustainable business model in the long-term. The amount needed for such a project should be reduced down to 500.000€ (250.000€). Given the clear commonalities between n°1 and n°107, the EC will consider the possibility of a joint implementation by giving a specific focus on SMEs' access to finance, should more that one of those PP be finally adopted by the EP.
    [Show full text]
  • Report 2021, No. 6
    News Agency on Conservative Europe Report 2021, No. 6. Report on conservative and right wing Europe 20th March, 2021 GERMANY 1. jungefreiheit.de (translated, original by jungefreiheit.de, 18.03.2021) "New German media makers" Migrant organization calls for more “diversity” among journalists media BERLIN. The migrant organization “New German Media Makers” (NdM) has reiterated its demand that editorial offices should become “more diverse”. To this end, the association presented a “Diversity Guide” on Wednesday under the title “How German Media Create More Diversity”. According to excerpts on the NdM website, it says, among other things: “German society has changed, it has become more colorful. That should be reflected in the reporting. ”The manual explains which terms journalists should and should not use in which context. 2 When reporting on criminal offenses, “the prejudice still prevails that refugees or people with an international history are more likely to commit criminal offenses than biographically Germans and that their origin is causally related to it”. Collect "diversity data" and introduce "soft quotas" Especially now, when the media are losing sales, there is a crisis of confidence and more competition, “diversity” is important. "More diversity brings new target groups, new customers and, above all, better, more successful journalism." The more “diverse” editorial offices are, the more it is possible “to take up issues of society without prejudice”, the published excerpts continue to say. “And just as we can no longer imagine a purely male editorial office today, we should also no longer be able to imagine white editorial offices. Precisely because of the special constitutional mandate of the media, the question of fair access and the representation of all population groups in journalism is also a question of democracy.
    [Show full text]
  • PRESS RELEASE Agriculture and Fisheries
    COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION EN C/08/274 13522/08 PRESS RELEASE 2892nd meeting of the Council Agriculture and fisheries Brussels, 29-30 September 2008 President Michel BARNIER Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, France PRESS Rue de la Loi 175 B – 1048 BRUSSELS Tel.: +32 (0)2 281 5389 / 6319 Fax: +32 (0)2 281 8026 [email protected] http://www.consilium.europa.eu/Newsroom 13522/08 (Presse 274) 1 EN 29.-30.IX.2008 Main results of the Council The Council held a policy debate on the revision of the cod stocks recovery plan. The Council held an exchange of views on the school fruit distribution scheme. 13522/08 (Presse 274) 2 EN 29.-30.IX.2008 CONTENTS1 PARTICIPANTS................................................................................................................................ 5 ITEMS DEBATED COD RECOVERY PLAN ................................................................................................................... 7 MAURITANIA.................................................................................................................................... 9 FOOD AID FOR THE MOST DEPRIVED PEOPLE....................................................................... 10 CYPRUS ............................................................................................................................................ 11 HEALTH CHECK ............................................................................................................................. 12 SCHOOL FRUIT SCHEME.............................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • European Commission
    COMMISSION EUROPEENNE Bruxelles, le 12 septembre 2014 CALENDRIER du 15 au 21 septembre 2014 (Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Déplacements et visites Lundi 15 septembre European Parliament plenary session (15-18/9) Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Beinigno AQUINO III, President of the Philippines Mr Siim KALLAS receives Mr Román ESCOLANO, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank Mr Jyrki KATAINEN in Portugal: meets with Mr Pedro PASSOS COELHO, Prime Minister of Portugal; speech on “European Banking Union in the making" at the Bank of Portugal Mr Andris PIEBALGS and Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA participate in the High level EU coordination meeting "A European wide response to the Ebola epidemic" Ms Androulla VASSILIOU visits Cyprus: meets Mr Costas KADIS, Minister of Education and Culture; opens of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research, Nicosia Mr Algirdas ŠEMETA in Vilnius: delivers a keynote speech at the Investors Forum "Europe‘s Competitiveness Recipe" Mr Johannes HAHN in Vienna: gives a key note speech at the conference organized by the Austrian Chamber of Economy: "EU structural funds in the period 2014-2020" with the participation of Mr Reinhold MITTERLEHNER, Minister of Economy Ms Connie HEDEGAARD in Copenhagen (Denmark): intervention at the Conference on Green Mobility in the future Mr László ANDOR delivers key note speech at the session "Integration of People with an Intellectual Disability - Policy-making perspective" at the Scientific Symposium of the 2014 Special Olympics European Summer Games (Antwerp)
    [Show full text]
  • Science and Culture in the EU's Digital Agenda
    Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER), 40th Annual Conference 29 June 2011, Barcelona Science and Culture in the EU‘s Digital Agenda Carl-Christian Buhr European Commission http://slidesha.re/eudaeA2K (All expressed views are those of the speaker.) The European Commission is... http://ec.europa.eu/ ...Policy Maker e.g. PSI, INSPIRE, IPR ...Data Collector e.g. Eurostat, Tenders Electronic Daily ...Funding Agency e.g. Research & Innovation ...Infrastructure Builder e.g. OpenAire ...for Open Access, Open Data and Digital Culture Involved Commissioners IPR Digital Agenda Culture Michel Barnier Androulla Vassiliou e-Commission, R&I, ERA ISA Neelie Kroes Maroš Šefčovič http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/ Máire Geoghegan-Quinn And these need to agree, too European Parliament Council of the European Union http://europarl.europa.eu/ http://consilium.europa.eu/ 101 Actions http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda DAE http://bit.ly/NeelieKroesEU, @NeelieKroesEU 101 Actions http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda Advising on... Research Policy Open Access ICT Standardisation e-Infrastructures etc. http://bit.ly/cc_buhr, @ccbuhr http://bit.ly/NeelieKroesEU, @NeelieKroesEU I – Open Access “ Access to scientific results for free, for all, for ever is a compelling vision indeed.” 6 April 2011 “ Scientific information has the power to transform our lives for the better – it is too valuable to be locked away.” 6 October 2010 http://bit.ly/NeelieKroesEU, @NeelieKroesEU link Practising... Covers 20% FP7 budget Best effort mandate Embargo (6/12m) Costs reimbursable link OA in the Digital Agenda “[…] publicly funded research should be widely disseminated through Open Access publication of scientific data and papers” “[…] the Commission will appropriately extend current Open Access publication requirements […]” A Digital Agenda for Europe (COM(2010)245, 19.05.2010), http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:52010DC0245(01):EN:NOT OA in the Innovation Union “ The Commission will promote open access to the results of publicly funded research.
    [Show full text]
  • Eurohealth, Vol.14, No.2, 2008
    Eurohealth RESEARCH • DEBATE • POLICY • NEWS Volume 14 Number 2, 2008 Pharmaceutical policy: cost containment and its impact Pricing pharmaceuticals Generic medicines: savings to health care systems? Innovation and regulation in the pharmaceutical sector Orphan drugs: challenges for economic evaluation • Public-private partnerships for health and development Pharmaceutical pricing in France • Parallel trade and cost control • Access to medicines in sub-Saharan Africa Ensuring affordability, safeguarding Eurohealth innovation LSE Health, London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom C Health care systems are under continuous pressure to fax: +44 (0)20 7955 6090 www.lse.ac.uk/LSEHealth deliver high quality services that meet ever higher public expectations. They are also acutely aware of the Editorial Team need to contain costs. The direction of pharmaceutical EDITOR: policy is one challenge; for instance what pricing David McDaid: +44 (0)20 7955 6381 email: [email protected] mechanisms help facilitate greater value for money? As O FOUNDING EDITOR: Thomas Ceuni and Jim Attridge note in respective Elias Mossialos: +44 (0)20 7955 7564 articles in this issue of Eurohealth, the benefits of email: [email protected] pharmaceutical innovation to Europe are substantial; DEPUTY EDITORS: but in the prevailing economic climate how can Sherry Merkur: +44 (0)20 7955 6194 email: [email protected] Europe protect and nourish these industries and Philipa Mladovsky: +44 (0)20 7955 7298 M email:
    [Show full text]