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Ministers supported a negotiated solution with the US, acceptable for both sides, and addressed the possibility of further proportionate countermeasures. They affirmed their unity and determination in defending the interests of citizens and businesses.
This year’s World Health Day focuses on improving maternal and newborn health on a global scale. Learn about the EU's efforts around the world to ensure mothers and babies receive optimum care by health professionals.
Agnès Arbat from Spain has won the 2025 EU prize for woman innovators. She is the co-founder of a company that develops innovative drugs to enhance fertility. Camille Bouget (France) took the Rising Innovator award and Débora Andreia Campelo Campos (Portugal), the EIT Women Leadership prize.
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