MEP Zofija Mazej Kukovič, who heads the MEP Group for Kidney health in the European Parliament, hosted yesterday the ?Health Inequalities in the EU: Access to Kidney Care & Transplantation in Europe? conference. At least 8 per cent of people living in the EU have some sort of chronic kidney … Continue reading
During the plenary session of the European Parliament on the 25th February 2014, MEPs strongly voted in favour of putting into place the Health for Growth programme, the Third Programme of Community Action in the Field of Health 2014-2020. The Health for Growth programme is meant to create a stronger … Continue reading
On 11th February 2014, MEP Zofija Mazej Kukovič (EPP/SDS) hosted and moderated a panel on ?A Cross-Border Perspective On Pathologic Diagnosis of Rare Cancers?. Of the trillion euros in the new Multiannual Financial Framework, ?80 billion has been earmarked for research and development. As the political debate on cancer on … Continue reading
On 24th January 2014, MEP Zofija Mazej Kukovič and her team Kickstart Europe (Požen? Evropo), visited VDC Ježek in Velenje. We cannot describe the joy and excitement that greeted us there, especially in the light of the effort, energy and creativity that those employed there invest into making sure their … Continue reading
During the week of 13th January 2014, MEPs discussed and voted on a report on food shortage, fraud in the food production chain and improved surveillance of such cases. Ensuring food safety and protecting the interests of consumers were always important goals of the EU, even more so inside the … Continue reading