by European Public Health Alliance | May 27, 2026 | Opinion
By Charis Girvalaki, Scientific Director, European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP) The revision of the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) represents a critical opportunity to strengthen Europe’s cancer prevention agenda. Tobacco use remains the leading...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 27, 2026 | Opinion
By Carolina Espina PhD, MPH, Scientist, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO) The 5th edition of the European Code Against Cancer (ECAC) has been launched this year but why is the ECAC important? And why do we need to keep updating it [1]? In essence,...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 27, 2026 | Opinion
By Brian Ward, Director of Advocacy and European Affairs at European Respiratory Society Lung cancer is the world’s biggest cancer killer. In the WHO European Region in 2021, it claimed 444,900 lives, cost societies €233 billion, and accounted for 10 million...
by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 6, 2026 | Opinion
After more than a decade, the European Code Against Cancer has been updated and its timing could not be more consequential. With cancer remaining one of Europe’s leading causes of premature mortality, and with preventable risk factors still deeply embedded in our...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 18, 2025 | Opinion
How current EU agri-food debate narrows food security to production and farming, while avoiding questions of value, affordability, and who the system ultimately serves Setting the direction of Europe’s agri-food debate The EU Agri-Food Days (15–17 December), the...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 16, 2025 | Opinion
Today’s publication of the European Commission commitments to improving cardiovascular health in Europe, unveiled as “Safe Hearts Plan”, has been much anticipated and marks a significant moment for public health in Europe. It is encouraging to see many of the...
