The European Parliament holds academic sessions on Monday, 31 January and Tuesday, 1 February. Important Challenges 2023. European Union at CrossroadsWhere current problems in the European Union will be addressed from different fields of study and the creation of a code of ethics for the fields of science and economics will be discussed.
expert readers of PawnJoaquín Colbede, Doctor of Medicine, Pediatrician and Master’s degree in Bioethics, participates in this Monday’s session with a conference in which he proposes the creation of a Code of Ethics for the European Union.
Dr. Joaquin Calabed, Pediatrician and Master in Bioethics.
regulation and transparency
The need for a code of conduct for the European Union
Joaquin Callbade, an expert in bioethics and with experience as the Spanish representative to the WHO, defends the creation of an independent body to ensure ethical codes in areas such as science and the economy. “They are neutral disciplines and should be guided in the pursuit of specific values,” says Dr.
Callbed, a member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors, has made the request that the President of the European Commission has already done on 13 November in a conference with the press. Ursula von der Leyen stressed the importance of creating a body that “has very clear rules about what is to be verified and what is to be made public.”
Economy and science are neutral and should be driven by values
Callbed’s proposal is guided by humanistic values, where science should respect the individual, “as a unique and unchangeable being, deserving of individual and individual treatment.”
Dr. Joaquin Cabald, author of the book ‘Times for Bioethics’, behind his photograph of the door of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Barcelona.
The Master in Bioethics believes that “every step and project in economics and science must be analyzed in relation to the goals it pursues.”
Callbed assures that “stable bioethics institutions in the European Union need to study the economic and scientific reality, the legislation, the reports and the epidemiology of acceptance deviations”.
Every step and project in economics and science must be analyzed in relation to its objectives.
A total of 17 experts and academics will participate in the academic session organized by the Royal European Academy of Doctors and the Spanish Embassy, who will discuss topics as diverse as EU foreign policy, the post-pandemic economy, the environment or digitalisation. , among others.
reader know better
■ How can I participate in the La Vanguardia community?
