PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS : NOT MUCH PROGRESS IN COUNCIL DESPITE CYPRIOT EFFORTS.

• Position: Brief article

In spite of the lack of enthusiasm of EU member states in connection with the proposal amending the directive on the transparency of prices of medicinal products, the Council is pressing on with its work. During a meeting of the member states' health ministers, on 7 December 2012, the Cyprus Presidency of the EU set out the state of play on the directive that it has led the way on so far.

It noted that all the countries have put out a general reservation on the proposal. The national...