EU policy at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference

Civil Society Letter to European Union on the reported draft text of the TRIPS Waiver negotiation

EU policy at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference / By / March 30, 2022

On 30 March 2022, 42 global and European civil society organizations (including KEI Europe) wrote an open letter calling on the European Union to “refrain from rushing WTO members to rapidly adopt a purported proposal on intellectual property rights and COVID-19.” The full text of this letter can be found here: http://keieurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/CS-Letter-on_Leaked-Waiver-Text-3.pdf For detailed analysis …

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European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) adopts resolution on Multilateral negotiations in view of the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva, 30 November to 3 December 2021

EU policy at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference / By / November 10, 2021

On Tuesday, 9 November 2021 the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) convened an extraordinary meeting from 9:00 to 12:00. INTA adopted resolution on Multilateral negotiations in view of the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva, 30 November to 3 December 2021. The co-rapporteurs for this resolution include Bernd Lange (S&D) and Sven Simon …

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2020: USTR takes aim at Europe over pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement policies

Access to Medicines, EU policy at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference / By / April 14, 2020

On 31 March 2020, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published its 2020 National Trade Estimates Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE). As USTR notes, in “accordance with section 181 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended by section 303 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 and amended by …

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KEI Europe comments on the EU’s cancer roadmap

EU policy at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference / By / July 8, 2020

KEI Europe response to the European Union’s cancer roadmap 3 March 2020 Cell and gene therapies are among the more promising innovations to treat cancer. Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell (“CAR T” or “CAR T-cell”) treatments involve a combination of  procedures that take place both in and outside of the body. Blood is taken from a …

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2019: USTR takes aim at European countries over pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement policies

EU policy at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference / By / April 4, 2019

On 29 March 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published its 2019 National Trade Estimates Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE). Every year, the USTR is tasked with submitting to the “President, the Senate Finance Committee, and appropriate committees in the House of Representatives, an annual report on significant foreign trade …

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