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9 Amendments of Heinz K. BECKER related to 2016/2057(INI)

Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas guaranteeing universal access to medicines presents a myriad of challenges;deleted
2016/09/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas the EU will need to oversee improvements in a range of fields that have an impact on how medicines are produced and distributed;deleted
2016/09/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of observing the principle of subsidiarity, asat each Member State must ensure that it addresses any shortcomings on the basis of its own particular requirements;
2016/09/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for support for the progress achieved by the pharmaceutical industry, hitherto driven by Europebacking to be given to European research projects and SMEs, which have transformed the standard of healthcare in Europe and helped to prolong life expectancy in order to improve the supply of essential medicines in Europe;
2016/09/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recommends that each Member State should be free to set its own innovation policy in the field of cutting- edge technologies, possibly with the aid of EU funding;deleted
2016/09/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Recommends that information sharing and thet European level and high-quality training ofor medical professionals be made an immediate priority;
2016/09/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Urges that universal access to medicines should not be contingent on price, whichPoints out that the cost of medicines should reflect a fair balance between the cost of research, industry growth and the need for sustainable welfare systems; urges that universal access to medicines should not be contingent on price;
2016/09/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates that the stability of European welfare systems, which are one of the cornerstones of EU cooperation and whose budgets differ greatly from one Member State to another, is contingent on people being in employment, and that high levels of unemployment are making it essential to find new means of, is primarily contingent on people being in employment, and therefore calls for new ways and means to be found so as to be able to continue to funding welfare systems in Europe;
2016/09/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates that part of the reason why businesses are becoming less competitive and why welfare spending is so high is that EU rules – including rules on drug pricing – are too burdensome.deleted
2016/09/07
Committee: EMPL