The fine art of lobbying – Lobbying the EU in Times of Crisis

The invited speakers discussed the challenges and difficulties of EU lobbying. EPHA Secretariat attended the first half of the meeting. This summary is based on the public discussion.. Background document prepared by Prof. Rinus van Schendelen “The EU’s history...

Commission proposes new Fund for European Aid for the Most Deprived

The European Commission has proposed to set up a European Aid Fund to help the Most Deprived Persons in the EU. A successor to the Food Aid to the Most Deprived, this new Fund would support Member State schemes not only by providing food aid to the most deprived...

Building public health capacity in Hungary

Cikk magyar nyelvű változata itt olvasható lent On 3 October, EPHA organised a capacity building seminar in Hungary which aimed to give participants a taste of what the European Union does, how it works, what ’advocacy’ means in practice and how Hungarian...

EU long term budget- two months to go and negotiations still crawling

The Cyprus EU Presidency has been given the mandate to finalise negotiations on the EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). The main discussion will take place at the November European Council convened by President Herman Van Rompuy on the 22nd and 23rd of November...