BRUSSELS TRIES TO DISPEL PHARMA MYTHS ABOUT TRADE AGREEMENT WITH THE US

 THE EUROPEAN Commission has published a new series of documents detailing its plans in the negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with the US in different industry areas, with pharmaceuticals being a key focus.New factsheets on pharmaceuticals and intellectual property rights which were presented to the US negotiators in the last round of talks in early October 2014 have now been published, with the Commission keen to dispel concerns that the deal is being negotiated in secret.“We want to make it easier and cheaper to ...


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