by George Thurley | Jan 25, 2021 | Trade for health | Analysis & Opinion
Our outlook for trade policy in 2021The European Commission has been re-assessing its trade policy in a fast-changing world but in the initial concept little or no attention was paid to public health. EPHA has looked at the most relevant trade developments to see...
by George Thurley | Jan 13, 2021 | Trade for health | Analysis & Opinion
EPHA, together with allies has long called for the trade and sustainable development (TSD) chapters included in EU trade agreements to have more teeth to increase policy coherence – in other words, that these chapters should have binding effects on negotiating...
by George Thurley | Jan 6, 2021 | Trade for health | Latest Developments
EPHA recently participated in a consultation process conducted by DG Trade, focusing on how the Commission department can improve how it reaches and listens to CSOs in Brussels and across the EU Member States. In answering the questions posed, a number of points...
by George Thurley | Dec 17, 2020 | Brexit, Trade for health | Latest Developments
The European Union and the United Kingdom have still not agreed a trade deal to come into force at the end of the Brexit transition period, on 1st January 2021. As such, the possibility of a no deal cliff edge scenario looms ever greater, forcing Boris Johnson and...
by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 26, 2020 | Trade for health | Latest Developments
Mr Valdis DombrovskisExecutive Vice President Commissioner for Trade European CommissionBrussels 22 October 2020Subject: The urgent need to renew the free trade agreement expert group.Dear Executive Vice President Dombrovskis,In our capacity as former members of the...
by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 30, 2020 | Trade for health | Analysis & Opinion
By Gabriel Siles-Brügge, Associate Professor in Public Policy, University of Warwick, EPHA Scientific Advisor on Trade Policy. The coronavirus crisis has thrown the link between trade, investment and health into sharp relief. The world has experienced an unprecedented...
