Adoption of a non-legislative resolution on compensation for Thalidomide victims

Author (Corporate)
Series Title
Series Details 15.12.16
Publication Date 15/12/2016
Content Type

The European Parliament's plenary session backed a non-legislative resolution on 15 December 2016 calling on the European Union and its member states to ensure all citizens affected by the Thalidomide tragedy to have access to compensation.

Over fifty years after the Thalidomide tragedy, in which a German-made morning sickness medicine for pregnant women caused malformations in their babies in several EU countries, victims were still fighting for fair compensation.
Source Link http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20161208IPR55202/
Related Links
Wikipedia: Thalidomide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalidomide
BBC News, 03.11.11: What's happened to Thalidomide babies? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15536544
EurActiv, 16.12.16: European Parliament demands Berlin compensate victims of thalidomide drug http://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/european-parliament-demands-berlin-compensate-victims-of-thalidomide-drug/
Subject Categories
Countries / Regions