by European Public Health Alliance | Jul 27, 2021 | Children and Youth, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Latest Developments
As EU policies in the areas of food systems and public health continue to evolve, especially following the adoption of the Farm to Fork Strategy, Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and the European Child Guarantee, the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jul 16, 2021 | Health Inequalities
The European Commission has a major role to play in providing common standards of micro-credentials to advance equal opportunities in employment and education, especially among vulnerable groups. Facing lower access to employment, vulnerable groups such as migrants...
by Radost Zaharieva | Apr 21, 2021 | Health Inequalities
Population ageing is a serious challenge for many European countries. According to recent data, 20% of the EU population is above 65. However this is likely to reach 30% by 2070 with the rate of people over 80 expected to reach 13% – a significant increase...
by Yannis Natsis | Feb 24, 2021 | Universal Access and Affordable Medicines | Latest Developments
EPHA’s submission to the feedback mechanism on the on the HERA (Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority) inception impact assessment The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that Europe has paid the price of not being prepared in the biomedical research &...
by Matteo Barisione | Jan 18, 2021 | Clean Air | Latest Developments
As part of the European Green Deal, the EU plans to revise air quality standards with a legislative proposal by the end of 2022. In its response to the European Commission’s consultation on the revision of these rules, EPHA calls on the Commission to be bold...
