The
Group is an
independant, pluralist and multidisciplinary body which advises the
European
Commission on ethical aspects of science and new technologies in
connection
with the preparation and implementation of Community legislation or
policies.
In December
1997 the European
Commission set up the European Group on Ethics to succeed the Group of
Advisers on the Ethical Implications of Biotechnologie (GAEIB
1991-1997). During its first mandate the EGE
(1998-2000) provided Opinions on subjects as diverse as human
tissue
banking, human embryo research, personal health data in the information
society, doping in sport and human stem cell research. At a specific
request
of the President of the Commission, Romano Prodi, the Group also wrote
the Report on the Charter on Fundamental Rights related to
technological
innovation.
On 24 April
2001 the Commission
has appointed the twelve Members for the period 2001-2004 and amended
the
EGE remit in order to strengthen the role of the Group. The secretariat
of the Group is an integral part of the Group of Policy Advisers.
1. Prof.
Göran HERMERÉN
(Sweden), President, Philosopher, Professor of Medical Ethics,
Faculty
of medicine, Lund University
2. Prof. Linda
NIELSEN (Denmark),
Vice-President, Professor of Law, Rector of the
University of Copenhagen
3. Prof. Nicos C.
ALIVIZATOS
(Greece), Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Athens
4. Prof. Rafael
CAPURRO
(Germany), Professor of Information Management and Information Ethics
at
Fachhochschule Stuttgart, Hochschule der Medien, University of Applied
Sciences
5. Prof. Inez DE
BEAUFORT
(The Netherlands), Professor of Health Care Ethics at the Medical
Faculty
of the Erasmus University, Rotterdam
6. Prof. Yvon
ENGLERT (Belgium),
Head of Fertility Clinic, Free University of Brussels (ULB), Professor
of Medical Ethics and Deontology, ULB
7. Prof. Catherine
LABRUSSE-RIOU
(France), Centre de recherche en droit privé, Université
de Paris.
8. Dr. Anne
McLAREN (United
Kingdom), Geneticist, Research Associate at Wellcome CRC Institute,
Cambridge
9. Prof. Pere
PUIGDOMÈNECH
ROSELL (Spain), Research Professor at the Department for Molecular
Genetics,
Director of Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona, CSIC
10. Prof. Stefano
RODOTA
(Italy), Professor of Civil Law, University of Rome, Chairman of the
Italian
Data Protection Authority, Chairman of the European Group of the Data
Protection
Authorities
11. Prof.
Günter VIRT
(Austria), Professor of Theology, Institute of Catholic Moral Theology,
University of Vienna
12. Prof. Peter
WHITTAKER
(Ireland), Biologist, Professor of Biology, Institute of Environment,
Philosophy
and Public Policy, University of Lancaster, Furness College
Secretariat
of the EGE
European
Commission,
200 rue de la Loi
(Brey 10/128),
B-1049 Brussels.
EGE-Website: europa.eu.int/comm/european_group_ethics
EGE-Newsletter
"Ethically
Speaking": providing information on the activities of the National
Ethics
Committees.
OPINIONS
2001 - 2004 (full text)
Opinion n.
16
07/05/2002
Ethical aspects of
patenting
inventions involving human stem cells
Reference: Request
by the
European Commission on 18th October 2000
Rapporteurs: Linda
Nielsen
and Peter Whittaker
Opinion n.
17
04/02/2003
Ethical aspects of
clinical
research in developing countries
Reference: Request
by the
European Commission on 29th May 2001
Rapporteurs: Inez
de Beaufort
and Yvon Englert
Opinion n. 18
Ethical aspects of
genetic
testing in the workplace (in prep.)
PROCEEDINGS
The ethical
aspects of biomedical
research in developing countries. Round Table Debate, Brussels, October
1st, 2002
STATEMENTS
Statement n.1
On Advertising
Genetic Tests
via the Internet (24/2/2003)
