by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 1, 2020 | Statements
Open letter to the President of the European Commission, the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament calling for full alignment of the reformed Common Agricultural Policy with the European Green...
by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 17, 2020 | Statements
198 European and national health and environment NGOs, Members of the European Parliament, academics, business leaders and trade associations, led by the former European Commissioner for the Environment, Janez Potočnik (now Chair of the RISE Foundation and the Forum...
by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 14, 2020 | Consultation Responses
In its response to the public consultation on EU promotion policy for agricultural products, EPHA calls for a full revision of the policy.The current objective of promotion policy is to “enhance the competitiveness of the Union agricultural sector”, a narrow aim which...
by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 3, 2020 | Statements
Health organisations recommend three ways to promote nutrition-oriented supply chains as part of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform. In a joint letter to the European Commissioner for Agriculture Wojciechowski, they outline why the CAP needs a stronger nutrition...
by European Public Health Alliance | Aug 4, 2020 | Consultation Responses
In its response to the public consultation on the revision of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive, EPHA encourages a systemic transition to reduce the dependence on pesticides use.The extensive use of pesticides in agriculture over the last decades has led to...