This article first appeared on Movendi International. The European Parliament is on the brink of voting on a report addressing Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health. However, the compromised text in the report unveils a persistent lack of resolve within the...
As the European Parliament prepares for the vote on the Subcommittee on Health (SANT)’s Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) report, leading health organisations across the EU are actively highlighting the need for more robust public health policies in Europe. These...
Guest article by Dr Sheila Gilheany, CEO Alcohol Action Ireland In Alcohol Action Ireland we are gearing up for the European Parliament elections in June 2024. Alcohol policy can cover a wide terrain from recommendations on taxation, marketing restrictions and...
Guest article by Dr Sheila Gilheany, CEO Alcohol Action Ireland In a significant move on alcohol policy, on 22 May 2023, Ireland’s Minister for Health signed into law regulations requiring comprehensive health information labelling on alcohol products sold in...
Guest article by Emil Juslin – European Policy Officer at IOGT-NTO The last 2 years have seen remarkable progress on the EU level when it comes to public health-based alcohol policy, a brief moment of tailwind in a field that usually is met with the opposite....