Support is building in Brussels for the creation of an EU-wide company status, an initiative intended to simplify how businesses operate across the single market. The proposal would allow companies to register and function under a single European legal framework, rather than navigating 27 national systems for incorporation, reporting, and compliance.

A new report by Copenhagen Economics, commissioned by the European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs (EUCOPE), raises concerns about how proposed changes to US drug pricing policy could impact medicine availability and research investment in Europe.

In late November, Ukraine’s Ministry of Health adopted an important update to its methodology for developing and implementing evidence-based medical standards. The revised framework expands the list of international “trusted sources” that can be used when drafting national clinical guidelines and standards of care.