European Parliament Report on combating gender stereotypes

The European Parliament (EP) is currently working on a Draft Report on eliminating gender stereotypes in the EU. As the issue is in line with EPHA’s work on sexual and reproductive health and rights and marketing, we will follow the file’s progression. We...

2013 budget stalemate: Where does health fit in?

The Council and Parliament are set to be at odds over the 2013 budget. The Council position rejected the European Commission’s proposal for a 6.8% increase in commitment appropriations and called to limit the payments increase to 2.79% compared to 2012 and the...

Transparency Register – EU Civil Society Contact Group Statement

In view of the Consultation on the Transparency Register during the first year of the implementation, the Civil Society Contact Group (CSCG) issued a Statement on the Transparency Register. The members of the CSCG have intensely discussed the Transparency Register,...

European Commission launches website ahead of Single Market Week

On August 14 the European Commission launched a new website -singlemarket20.eu- to highlight the events being held in the upcoming Single Market Week. Monday 15 October will see the launch of the EU’s Single Market Week, celebrating 20 years of the Single...