by European Public Health Alliance | May 17, 2022 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Latest Developments
On the 19th of April, the European Commission published a draft list of antimicrobials to be reserved for human health, based on the European Medicines Agency’s recommendation. The list has been severely criticized because its implementation may compromise the...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 5, 2022 | #CleanAirHealthyCities, #EU4Health, Clean Air | Latest Developments, Climate Emergency & EU Green Deal
This article first appeared in Transport and Environment. Ahead of the EU Parliament’s environment committee (ENVI) vote on its position on the revision of the car and van CO2 law on 11 or 12 May, eight groups representing businesses, cities and civil society...
by Matteo Barisione | Mar 10, 2022 | #CleanAirHealthyCities, Clean Air | Latest Developments
Air quality in Europe is still a health and environmental issue, as the recent report from Clean Cities Campaign has shown. No major European city is developing enough non-polluting forms of transport by 2030, threatening to undermine the health of its citizens. One...
by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 10, 2022 | Cancer, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
In December 2021, the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) adopted its INI report on how to strengthen the EU’s role in fighting cancer. Ahead of the upcoming European Parliament plenary session, where the final report will be voted on, a...
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...
