EPHA joins 16 other members of the EU Food Policy Coalition in an open letter to Commissioners calling for the recognition of food as a strategic sector.

Last year, the European Commission decided to halt operating grants under the EU4Health Work Programme despite having signed Framework Partnership Agreements with several organisations.

EPHA stands in solidarity with MSF, Oxfam, and the 37 NGOs that Israel denied operation in Gaza.

For the first time, the Code speaks directly to policy-makers, alongside citizens, acknowledging that individual choices are shaped – and constrained – by policy decisions, commercial determinants, and environmental exposures.

EPHA has provided detailed feedback to the European Commission’s consultation on the Better Regulation Framework.

PUREPOLIS is a Horizon Europe programme aiming to equip policymakers with data and citizen insights to drive cleaner, healthier cities.

Without an integrated food-systems approach that centres long-term sustainability, Europe risks locking in current tensions rather than resolving them.

The European Commission’s unveils much-anticipated “Safe Hearts Plan” aimed at improving cardiovascular health.

Civil society is being stretched to breaking point precisely when the European Union needs it most.

Amid polarization, democratic backsliding and persistent health pressures, European CSOs face political pressure, mistrust and funding cuts.

If we are to rebuild a democratic ecosystem capable of resisting these pressures, we must move beyond defensive crisis-management.

Without environmental and health groups, air pollution rises, water becomes undrinkable, ecosystems decline and climate action stalls.

By restricting civil society’s ability to participate in policymaking, we risk creating an environment where only the most powerful have the opportunity to shape policy.

Health sector organisations urge EU officials to place people’s health at the centre of the interinstitutional negotiations on the EU’s climate ambition beyond 2030.

EPHA joins organisations representing over 85,000 health and medical professionals in issuing an open letter urging national governments to stand firm.

This year’s final feed highlights growing concern over structural inequities, with particular attention to LGBTIQ+ health, child health, and widening poverty gaps.

EPHA has joined more than 150 organisations, experts, and activists worldwide in signing the Healthy Planet Now Open Letter, calling for health to be placed at the centre of climate action ahead of COP30.

The statement commended EPW2’s five strategic priorities and special initiatives, while urging WHO Europe and Member States to embed civil society engagement into governance processes.