Ahead of the vote in the Environment Council of the EU on the revision of the EU’s clean air standards (Ambient Air Quality Directives – AAQD), the organisations, representing the European health sector, including medical doctors, healthcare professionals,...
Brussels, 29 September 2023 Dear President of the European Commission, dear Dr von der Leyen, Having followed your State of the Union with great attention, we carefully noted your announcement of the Commission’s initiative on the Strategic Dialogue for the Future of...
Today, the health groups Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations (EFA), European Respiratory Society (ERS), International Society of Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) Europe, Standing Committee...
In a joint statement, the EU4Health Civil Society Alliance, gathering more than 30 health civil society organisations, calls for stronger and more sustainable funding mechanisms for health civil society organisations. This call comes after a campaign from the...
Together with 160 organisations and recognised academics, EPHA has sent (yet another) letter to Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, urging her to comply with her own working programme and publish an ambitious Framework for Sustainable Food Systems. Such...
Together with over 60 other organisations, EPHA has co-signed the “Better buildings today, for better lives tomorrow!” statement. The current revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive must address the ‘trilemma’ of rising energy costs, the...