Unveiling the budget review

Janusz Lewandowski, European Commissioner for Budget and Financial Programming presented the budget review at a policy briefing. He called for a shift in focus to results rather than relative returns for each EU member state, and flexibility in the budget to handle...

EPHA Briefing on The Belgian Presidency

On 1 July 2010 Belgium took over the six-month rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union. It will be the second Presidency since the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty in December 2009. EPHA has prepared a briefing for members with the main contacts,...

Guide to the new College of Commissioners

**Update April 2010** The Commission published a user-friendly guide to the College of Commissioners for Citizens in its “Easy Reading Corner.” This brochure provides a brief insight into the work of the European Commission. It presents all of the...

Report on the EPHA exchange of views with Spanish Presidency

The Health and Consumer Affairs Counsellor for the Spanish Permanent Representation gave a presentation on the health priorities of the Spanish Presidency and the framework of the trio presidency. In this article you can find a summary of topics discussed, as well as...

EU Budget and Financial Perspectives: what are the upcoming steps?

Together with three other representatives of the EU Civil Society Contact Group, the EPHA Secretariat met with Pascal Leardini, Head of Unit, Secretariat General of the European Commission. The objective of the meeting was to get more information on how the EU Budget...