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 | Mar 18, 2026 | Statements
The EU Healthy Air Coalition (EUHAC) has sent a letter to EU heads of state and government, ahead of a EUCO meeting 19 and 20 March 2026. The coalition urges them to ensure that the next EU budget will help the EU substantially advance towards clean air and the...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jan 28, 2026 | News Release
Each year, pollution claims and affects hundreds of thousands of lives across Europe. Even as air pollution levels continue to decline, it is still expected to cause around 200,000 premature deaths every year across the EU in the coming decade. Europe’s freshwater...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 10, 2025 | Statements
The interinstitutional negotiations on the EU’s climate ambition beyond 2030 took place on 09 December 2025. EPHA joined 19 health sector organisations, representing healthcare and medical professionals, patients and public health experts from across the EU, in urging...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 8, 2025 | Statements
Air pollution from petrol and diesel vehicles remains one of Europe’s most harmful public-health threats. Emissions from internal combustion engines are major sources of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5). These are pollutants with no safe...
