by EPHA | May 31, 2015 | News Release, Statements
Better Regulation for whom? If the European Commission’s new “Better Regulation” drive announced on 19th May sounds too good to be true, it’s because it is. It’s designed to placate eurosceptics (especially in the UK and the Netherlands),...
by EPHA | May 31, 2015 | News Release, Statements
Brussels, 1 June 2015 – On 13 May the European Commission issued the 2015 Country Specific Recommendations (CSRs) – the centrepiece of the European Semester process – and the first recommendations to be issued by the Juncker Commission (1). In line with the new...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 18, 2015 | News Release, Statements
Brussels, 18 May 2015 – – The European Commission released its European Agenda on Migration (1) on Wednesday 13 May. EPHA welcomes that action is finally being stepped up and more funding being made available, but warns that health requires further support....
by European Public Health Alliance | May 12, 2015 | News Release, Statements
12 May, Brussels – Today, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published its new report ‘Tackling Harmful Alcohol Use: Economics and Public Health Policy’, which analyses major trends in alcohol consumption in OECD countries....
by EPHA | May 11, 2015 | News Release, Statements
Brussels, 11 May 2015 – The 2015 eHealth forum, organised under the auspices of the Latvian Presidency, will discuss the next steps regarding the further roll-out of eHealth in Europe. Mobile smartphone applications in particular have propelled eHealth to centre...
by EPHA | May 5, 2015 | News Release, Statements
Brussels, 05 May 2015 – What role can ethical recruitment play for fair distribution of health workers? What role does Europe have in ensuring that freedom of movement of health workers in the Single Market does not translate into unequitable access to health services...