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EFCG welcomes the European Parliament’s Commitment to a Strong Critical Medicines Act
21.01.2026

EFCG welcomes the European Parliament’s Commitment to a Strong Critical Medicines Act

The European Fine Chemicals Group (EFCG) welcomes the European Parliament’s position on the Critical Medicines Act (CMA), a landmark initiative…
The Strategic Role of CDMOs in Europe’s Biopharmaceuticals future
18.12.2025

The Strategic Role of CDMOs in Europe’s Biopharmaceuticals future

EFCG calls on policymakers to decisively imbed Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs) within the Biotech Act’s implementation roadmap. This…
Article in Chemistry Today – Chimica Oggi
14.03.2023

Article in Chemistry Today – Chimica Oggi

In the past three years, EFCG  relentlessly strove to alert EU authorities on the need to address head-on the root…
A strong European API Industry can achieve strategic autonomy of the EU Health System
09.11.2022

A strong European API Industry can achieve strategic autonomy of the EU Health System

Europe needs a strong EU-based API industry to achieve strategic autonomy for its health system. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the…
Register now to the CPhI webinar on excipients
23.08.2022

Register now to the CPhI webinar on excipients

The CPhI is organising a – free – webinar on Why the Excipients Market Needs to Embrace the New Normal.…
Register to the CPhI webinar on 26th January
13.01.2022

Register to the CPhI webinar on 26th January

Our EFCG Vice-President Gildas Barreyre (General Secretary, SEQENS) and Dirkjan van Zoelen (Manager Development and Technical Support, Aspen Oss B.V),…
EFCG - MfE Press Release
23.11.2021

EFCG – MfE Press Release

The EU must stop the offshoring of essential medicines manufacturing investments: ambitious, open and coherent policies must support competitive, robust…
SICOS press release - Health industries propose concrete measures to secure the supply chain of medicines
29.10.2021

SICOS press release – Health industries propose concrete measures to secure the supply chain of medicines

For a proactive industrial policy for the pharmaceutical industry to guarantee sustainable safety and health autonomy: on the basis of…
Register to our Crop Protection & Fine Chemicals Forum webinar on 28 September
31.08.2021

Register to our Crop Protection & Fine Chemicals Forum webinar on 28 September

To know more about the future drivers of the agrochemicals business or about the impact of the EU Green Deal…

Position Papers

EFCG Position Paper on the Global Health Resilience Initiative Position paper
22.05.2026

EFCG Position Paper on the Global Health Resilience Initiative

EFCG, the European Fine Chemicals Group representing the European manufacturers of fine chemicals including Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), excipients and intermediates, welcomes the…
Strengthening Europe’s Health Biomanufacturing Value Chains with the Biotech Act I - May 2026 Position paper
19.05.2026

Strengthening Europe’s Health Biomanufacturing Value Chains with the Biotech Act I – May 2026

The European Fine Chemicals Group (EFCG), a sector group of Cefic representing the European manufacturers of fine chemicals including Active…
EFCG Position Paper on the provisional agreement on the CMA Position paper
13.05.2026

EFCG Position Paper on the provisional agreement on the CMA

The European Fine Chemicals Group (EFCG) welcomes the provisional agreement reached between the European Council and the European Parliament on the Critical…
Call for Action - Critical Medicines Act Position paper
19.11.2025

Call for Action – Critical Medicines Act

Europe faces a pivotal moment in its ability to provide essential medicines to its citizens. The Critical Medicines Act (CMA)…
A strong European API Industry can achieve strategic autonomy of the EU Health System Position paper
09.11.2022

A strong European API Industry can achieve strategic autonomy of the EU Health System

Europe needs a strong EU-based API industry to achieve strategic autonomy for its health system. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the…
Addressing the acute and complex issue of medicines shortages Position paper
18.03.2020

Addressing the acute and complex issue of medicines shortages

Medicines shortages are increasingly becoming an acute issue, putting undue strain on healthcare professionals and endangering the well-being and life…