On 3 September, the European Court of Justice will review the German and Italian pharmacy laws. The restrictions on ownership and establishment of several EU Member States are challenged by the EU. The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain.

Governments throughout Europe are taking steps to defend themselves against the European Commission's course of action. Among the issues at stake in the fight about pharmacies in Brussels and Luxembourg, it is a central question whether responsibility for public health is to be determined at national or at European level.

The new APOTHEKE ADHOC dossier, "SHOWDOWN IN LUXEMBOURG", was released on 28 July in English and is based on research performed all over Europe. The dossier provides 28 pages of exclusive and fascinating details on the individual proceedings: interviews, critical analyses of the statements and reports submitted by the various parties, and portraits of the key players involved. The dossier answers the questions of who the people largely were behind the initiation of the proceedings in the various countries, and what their aims were in doing so.

The last dossier "The Norwegian Case", sold all across Europe, explored the impacts that liberalisation of the health sector would have on patients and the occupational groups involved. With its new dossier "SHOWDOWN IN LUXEMBOURG", the editorial team from APOTHEKE ADHOC has set a benchmark for intensive journalistic treatment of a complex health and socio-political issue.

The dossier "SHOWDOWN IN LUXEMBOURG" is available at the price of 49 euros.

Please order online: www.pharma-adhoc.com