by EPHA | Mar 5, 2018 | News Release, Statements
New report reveals toxics in European carpets threatening health, environment and circular economy 5 March 2018, Brussels. Toxic substances linked to a range of adverse health impacts can be present in carpets sold in the European Union (EU), the European Public...
by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 8, 2018 | Opinion
As the Eurobubble gears up for an epic fight over the next EU budget, let’s look at what EU spending does, or doesn’t do, for our health…and what it should deliver in future. First, a reality check. The EU budget sounds like a vast amount of money, but compared...
by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 8, 2018 | Opinion
The high-level Multi-Stakeholder Platform on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new forum bringing together NGOs – including EPHA -, trade unions, representatives of regional and local government and the corporate sector, set up to support and advise...
by EPHA | Jan 19, 2018 | Opinion
This essay appeared first on Policies for healthy lives: a look beyond Brexit, by the Health Foundation With the public debate around Brexit focusing mainly on its economic and legal consequences, public health concerns are in danger of falling by the wayside. There...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jan 12, 2018 | Opinion
Following the White Paper of the Future of the European Union, the European Commission plans to make its proposal for the next, 7-year Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) in May 2018 with the aim of having an agreed budget before the European Parliament elections...