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Looking ahead: assessing the revision of EU medical devices legislation
by isabelle.merillet on 26th April 2013
The keenly anticipated revision of the EU medical devices legislation is perhaps one of the most controversial, technical and topical pieces of health legislation to be discussed in Brussels in recent years.
Medical devices cover a wide range of products, from simple bandages to the most sophisticated life-supporting products. These devices play a crucial role in the diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, and treatment of diseases and in the improvement of the quality of life of people suffering from disabilities.
Innovation in this particularly dynamic sector is considered fundamental to ensuring access to quality and cost-efficient healthcare. The new regulatory framework will undoubtedly affect the ability and capacity of the medical device industry to deliver this.
It will also impact upon national public authorities, the healthcare community and patients by ensuring access to safe and high-quality devices across the EU through robust surveillance, assessment and monitoring mechanisms.
Arab youth choose UAE as model of development and preferred country of residence
by isabelle.merillet on 12th April 2013
Record 88% of Emirati youth believe their country is “heading in the right direction”
Dubai, UAE; April 9, 2013: For the second consecutive year, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the country in which most Arab youth would like to live and the country they would most like their own nation to emulate, according to the findings of the fifth annual ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey, released in Dubai today.
Kenyan Presidential Election Insight
by isabelle.merillet on 26th March 2013
The Kenyan general election, held on 4 March, saw Uhuru Kenyatta of The National Alliance (TNA – part of the Jubilee Coalition) declared winner, defeating Raila Odinga of the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD).
However, his victory may be short-lived if a petition filed with the Supreme Court to nullify his victory stands. Mr Odinga challenged the
election of Mr Kenyatta as the fourth president of the Republic of Kenya, deeming the vote to be ‘tainted’. This may delay the swearing in of the President-elect.
Burson-Marsteller Brussels supports Rare Disease Day
by isabelle.merillet on 14th February 2013
Burson-Marsteller Brussels supports Rare Disease Day
Since 2012, Burson-Marsteller Brussels has provided pro bono support to EURORDIS, the European Organisation for Rare Diseases, in particular regarding the organisation and promotion of awareness raising campaigns to mark the annual international Rare Disease Day.
Ghanaian General Election insght
by isabelle.merillet on 18th December 2012
Ghana’s ‘caretaker’ president John Dramani Mahama has won his first full four-year term in an closely-contested vote. The leader of the centre-left National Democratic Congress (NDC), who became President in July following the death of John Atta Mills, won 50.7 per cent of the vote in the election on 7 December.
The NDC also increased its representation in parliament, and is projected to win an absolute majority in the 275-seat assembly.
The Observer Mission from Ecowas (the Economic Community of West African States), led by a former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, described the electoral process as generally free, fair and peaceful. Ghana was described as being ’the vanguard of democracy’. However, the centre-right opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) alleged that the election was fraudulent and indicated that it will contest the polls in court.
Global Public Affairs: Hot Issues
by isabelle.merillet on 17th December 2012
“Hot Issues” from Burson-Marsteller’s Global Public Affairs Practice will focus on new forthcoming legislative or policy issues that will impact business from around our global network of 130+ offices in Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Africa and North America.
The public policy dynamics in each country, let alone a particular region can be very different, demonstrated by the different experts we utilize in the countries where we operate. Conversely, there are similarities and you can see this in some of the issues we have picked out: labour/union policy in the US and China; gambling legislation for the EU and Japan; and environmental law in Brazil and China.
Hot Issues are designed to give you a flavor of our global perspective and should any of the items raise particular interest with you please contact the designated person listed with that issue.
Romanian parliamentary elections
by isabelle.merillet on 17th December 2012
The Social-Liberal Union (USL), a broad coalition headed by the Prime Minister, Victor Ponta (right), has won a landslide victory in Romania’s parliamentary election. The USL, a centrist grouping that includes social democratic, liberal and conservative parties, won 395 of the 577 seats available in Romania’s parliament, giving it a strong majority in both the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, and the upper house, the Senate. The main opposition, the centre-right Just Romania Alliance (ARD), won only 80 seats in Parliament. Mr Ponta, the leader of the Social Democrats and co-leader of the USL, is almost certain to be re-appointed as Prime Minister, although the President of Romania, Traian Bascescu is likely to wait the maximum 20 days before reappointing his political rival.
Slovenian presidential election
by isabelle.merillet on 17th December 2012
Borut Pahor, the left-wing former Prime Minister of Slovenia, has won the country’s presidential election. Mr Pahor took more than double the number of votes of his rival, the outgoing independent President, Danilo Türk, in the run-off on Sunday 2 December. The campaign had been marked by demonstrations and increasing public dissatisfaction with the current right-wing government and politics in general.
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