by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 8, 2016 | Opinion
Following the signature of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) at the EU-Canada Summit on 30 October 2016, the European Parliament and national parliaments across the EU now have to approve or reject the deal. The past month has seen an unprecedented...
by EPHA | Dec 7, 2016 | Opinion, Statements
The EU recently concluded a new free trade deal with Canada – the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA for short. The deal has considerable side effects for people and public policy making. It has the potential to undermine public health by opening the...
by EPHA | Nov 21, 2016 | Statements
Dear Member of European Parliament, We write on behalf of the European Public Health Alliance – Europe’s largest public health NGO advocating for better health – in view of the upcoming vote on the motion for a resolution seeking an opinion from the...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 3, 2016 | Opinion
By Zoltan Massay-Kosubek, Policy Co-ordinator for Healthy Trade and Trade Equity Wallonia, the small, French-speaking region of Belgium with its own parliament was the focus for EU trade officials, national governments and the world’s media last month when it pressed...
by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 17, 2016 | Position & Policy Papers
EPHA seeks to provide evidence of the threats posed by CETA to public health in this Position Paper. In the document, EPHA does not limit its reflection to highlighting the risks, but aims to provide decision makers with a set of clear asks and suggestions on what...
