“ Tra i vari settori in cui gli stati dell’Unione Europea, e specialmente l’Italia, dovrebbero aggiornare la propria legislazione, c’è l’accesso ai medicinali. In Italia dovrebbero seguire il buon esempio della Lombardia che ha emesso ricette anche via SMS durante questa emergenza per lasciare respirare gli ambulatori medici. “
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“One issue that many EU countries need to improve on, is fast and easy access to medicines. In a time when we want to practice social distancing, patients in certain countries do not have access to prescription medicine, or even non-prescription drugs online. As a result, we are forcing elderly people to see a doctor in person or go to a brick and mortar pharmacy. This is antiquated and does not stand up to the challenges of our time.
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Brussels, BE – In a presentation to the Agriculture Committee of the European Parliament, Frans Timmermanns, Commissioner for the European Green Deal, explained that more sustainable food requires higher prices. “We’ve gotten used to everything being very, very cheap and I honestly believe that if there’s re-evaluation, and health gets a bigger priority, then the willingness to pay a little bit more for better foodstuffs might increase,” he said.
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Toronto, ON – The Ontario government has announced that the minimum price for spirits will be reduced for restaurants selling spirits. Specifically, 750ml bottles of rum, gin, vodka, whiskey, and tequila sold by restaurants will have a minimum price of $34.65, which is down from the previous minimum of $51.72.David Clement, Toronto-based North American Affairs Manager for the Consumer Choice Center (CCC), said “The reduction of minimum pricing is a big win for consumers in Ontario.
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Yaël Ossowski, Vienna-based deputy director of the global consumer advocacy group Consumer Choice Center, said “The effects of the pandemic have been recognized by many legal experts as Force Majeure, and thus lawsuits that attempt to place blame on individual establishments or towns for the spread of the coronavirus are just flat out wrong.
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Yaël Ossowski, Wiener und stellvertretender Direktor der weltweiten Verbraucherorganisation Consumer Choice Center sagt dazu: “Viele Rechtsexperten sehen die Folgen dieser Pandemie als höhere Gewalt. Klagen gegen Betriebe oder Gemeinden, in denen es schon früh COVID-19 Fälle gab, sollten daher als ungültig angesehen werden.”
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Bruxelles, BE – Un certain nombre d’États membres de l’UE demandent que les règles relatives à la politique d’annulation des billets soient modifiées, afin d’exempter les compagnies aériennes de l’obligation de rembourser leurs clients. Bill Wirtz, analyste politique à l’agence pour le choix du consommateur, estime que cela ne devrait pas se produire.
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Brüssel, BE – Mehrere EU Mitgliedstaaten, auch Deutschland, pochen momentan auf eine Aussetzung bestehender Fluggastrechte in der EU. Dies würde Verbrauchern die Rückerstattung von gestrichenen Flügen nicht mehr erlauben und ihnen lediglich einen Gutschein zusprechen. Bill Wirtz, Senior Policy Analyst der Brüsseler Dependance des Consumer Choice Center, sagt, dass dies nicht passieren darf.
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“It’s also important to point out the incredible hypocrisy on the part of policy makers. EU policy makers spent most of 2019 lecturing and ridiculing consumers about flights, and are now rigging the rules of commerce for the benefit of airline companies. It is outrageous that airline companies are getting special treatment, when hotel and event bookings are not.
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“Judges are asked to evaluate what constitutes sound science or pass that along for juries to evaluate. Without significant legal reform to better define what basis of scientific data can be presented at court, we are destined for more convoluted trials, which ultimately means less justice for everyone.
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