by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 21, 2022 | #EU4Health
In order to promote a thriving civic space at EU and national level, the European Commission (EC) should launch a proactive EU strategy towards open civic space and resilient civil society, giving “genuine political recognition to the crucial role played by...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 5, 2022 | #CleanAirHealthyCities, #EU4Health, Clean Air | Latest Developments, Climate Emergency & EU Green Deal
This article has been updated on May 30th, 2022. On 30 May, a group of over 50 NGOs from across Europe have co-signed a letter addressed to MEPs ahead of their vote on car and van CO2 laws on June 7. They appeal for higher CO2 targets for carmakers as a mean to speed...
by Yannis Natsis | Nov 30, 2021 | #EU4Health, Universal Access and Affordable Medicines | Analysis & Opinion
The EU’s Pharmaceutical Strategy is a roadmap which will accompany policy developments for the years to come. It is important as it offers a rare and concise overview of actions and priorities which guide EU policy action. It is indeed a reference point as much as a...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 24, 2021 | #EU4Health, EPHA News, Events
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended lives, radically altered the political landscape and accentuated the need for true cross-sector and cross-border collaboration. In that sense, the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) aims to provide a platform for discussion for the...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 3, 2021 | #EU4Health, Europe and Health
During the annual State of the Union speech on the 16th of September 2021, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered on her promise by announcing the creation of the European Health Emergency Preparedness Authority (HERA) whose main goal is to ensure that...
by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 14, 2021 | #EU4Health, Europe and Health
Health systems strengthening is a key objective of the EU4Health Programme, all the more so since the full gravity of the impacts of the ongoing pandemic crisis remain to be discovered. Many health systems already hard hit by Europe’s financial and economic crisis...
