The following information is missing from the Funding section: The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement N° 242095. The complete, correct funding information is as follows: This article summarizes independent research funded by the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP...

In Europe in the recent past public interest and cultural arguments have been used to achieve exceptions for cultural products from free trade agreements and have led to the development of funding programmes at national and European level to support the production and distribution of certain types of media products. This has been given added impetus by a shift in cultural policy towards ‘cultur...

The decision to halt funding for several major public health projects will force Europe to lose an " incredible opportunity " to build on the achievements of the Europe Against Cancer program, according to head of clinical programs at Cancer Research U.K. " It was just buried on a Web site. It's a reflection of the way that the [European Union] works. Communication is not its forte. " The threa...

Rare diseases represent an important public-health issue, affecting 26-30 million persons across Europe, and a major challenge for research. The fragmentation of resources and knowledge for the 6000-8000 rare diseases and the lack of efficient treatments for many of them necessitate a coordinated European approach to unravel the underlying molecular defects and pathophysiological mechanisms. Th...

The European Commission recently announced the launch of PathoGenoMics, to coordinate funding for research on disease-causing microbes. Graham Tebb reports.

This is a Health Evidence Network (HEN) synthesis report on private health-care funding in western Europe. Over the last 20 years the level of private spending on health care has risen in many western European countries, leading to concern about its impact. Evidence shows that private sources of health care funding are often regressive and present financial barriers to access. They contribute l...