Markos Kyprianou, Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, said: “Having healthy animals is fundamental to Europe’s aquaculture sector, which generates millions of euros annually.

Speaking ahead of the Tromso conference, Markos Kyprianou, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection said “eHealth can empower patients and improve healthcare.

David Byrne, Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection said: " Our health is our wealth – and a clearer understanding of the overall environmental impact on human health will be welcomed by citizens.

B. whereas the 'Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health', adopted at the 4th WTO Ministerial Conference, recognising the gravity of the public health problems facing many developing and least-developed countries, affirms that 'the TRIPS Agreement does not and should not prevent Members from taking measures to protect public health', that it 'can and should be interpreted and implemented in a manner supportive of WTO members' rights to protect human health and, in particular, to promote access to medicines for all' and reaffirms that 'the right of WTO members to use, to the full the provisions in the TRIPS Agreement which pr ...[+++]ovide flexibility for this purpose',

– (NL) Thank you, Madam President, whenever there is a European Parliament debate on public health, people still assert for form’s sake that the subsidiarity principle must still be observed.

The Commission has stated that it wishes to see health placed at the centre of EU policies and to empower patients through appropriate information and access.