News and reports from Europe.
After two and a half years of debate and regulatory scrutiny, MEPs adopted the controversial EU copyright reform today, Tuesday, 26th May paving the way for a healthier digital ecosystem for press publishers, creators, users and platforms. Executive Director of the European Publishers Council (EPC) Angela Mills Wade said: “This is a good day for […]
Continue ReadingPeople from different parts of the globe have an opportunity to contribute to the equity of the Swiss-Estonian startup using cryptocurrency. The self-hosted campaign brings together crypto backers and traditional crowdfunding contributors. Supporters will gain equity of the FinTech venture that plans to issue its own token, InBit. Prepayway Technology PrepayWay is developing new technology […]
Continue ReadingIn the week that Spotify has launched an EU competition case against Apple for imposing unfair and discriminatory conditions on competing services in its app-store, European Publishers Council Chairman and CEO of de Persgroep, Christian Van Thillo, highlights that this same challenge is also faced by news publishers offering apps for media consumers. Christian Van […]
Continue ReadingAt the heart of global business, Supply Chain Management facilitates logistics optimisation, integration, automation, and the flow of information, procurement and materials required to stock distribution networks to ensure the process operates efficiently. In light of the recent fur supplier scandals to have hit our retailers’ shelves, the importance of effective, and efficient supply chain […]
Continue ReadingVery exciting news for The Edge Photography’s Scott Johnson this week as not one, not two but three big awards come his way. It began in January at the prestigious annual SWPP Convention (The Society of Wedding & Portrait Photographers). At Europe’s largest photography convention, Scott was awarded runner-up behind arguably one of the world’s […]
Continue Reading180 years of Catholic history have been digitally preserved by the brand new archive of The Tablet, a weekly journal that dates back to 1840. Developed in partnership with digital publishing experts Exact Editions, the archive serves as an important ever-expanding historical record that transcends its affiliation with the Catholic Church in terms of academic value. […]
Continue Reading850 million people worldwide are affected by kidney disease [1] – a worrying figure, and one that continues to rise. Prevention of chronic kidney disease is therefore more important than ever, as Professor Carmine Zoccali (Reggio Calabria, Italy), President of the ERA-EDTA, emphasizes on the occasion of World Kidney Day on March 14, 2019. March 14 is World […]
Continue Reading“Kidney health for everyone everywhere” – ERA-EDTA has helped to put this motto into practice by offering support for young nephrologists living in disadvantage areas. 850 million people worldwide are now estimated to have kidney disease from various causes. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) causes at least 2.4 million deaths per year and is now the 6th fastest […]
Continue ReadingToday, Digestive Cancers Europe launched a campaign to promote colorectal cancer screening at the occasion of the start of European Colon Cancer Awareness Month (ECCAM). The event took place at the European Parliament and was hosted by MEP Lieve Wierinck (ALDE). The Basque region, the Netherlands and Slovenia show the way… Building on the successful […]
Continue ReadingThe European Parliament’s JURI (Legal Affairs) committee took a democratic step closer to achieving a copyright that is fit for the digital age when it voted today in favour of the text agreed in Trilogue. A spokesman for ENPA (European Newspaper Publishers’ Association), EMMA (European Magazine Media Association), EPC (European Publishers’ Council), and NME (News Media […]
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