by EPHA | Feb 28, 2013 | News Release
A healthy common agricultural policy (CAP) is very relevant in the context of tackling chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs). That is why the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) and the European Public Health & Agriculture Consortium (EPHAC) – along... by EPHA | Feb 27, 2013 | News Release
Data for health research must remain available for the benefit of society as a whole, whilst respecting the rights of the individual. 27 February, Brussels – The European Commission proposal for a regulation concerning data protection, released in January 2013,... by EPHA | Feb 26, 2013 | News Release
EPHA has published an open letter to the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO). Based on the recently released Annual Growth Survey (AGS) for 2013, the letter makes recommendations aimed at boosting investment in health and sustainable... by EPHA | Feb 19, 2013 | News Release
Brussels, 19 February – Today the chairs of two prominent health groups in the European Parliament (EP) have renewed their support for a strong Directive on Tobacco Products. Representing the largest political groups in the EP, the European Parliament’s MEP... by EPHA | Feb 12, 2013 | News Release
On February 10, the European Citizens Initiative (ECI) ‘Water is a Human Right’ campaign made history by becoming the first ECI to have collected over 1 million signatures. Ever since the campaign was started last September by the European Federation of Public Service... by EPHA | Jan 23, 2013 | News Release
On 22 January, in Brussels, tobacconists and newsagents demonstrated to express their opposition to the draft Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). They claim that, if adopted, the text will increase counterfeiting and the parallel market (1). Experience has proven that...