e-Cigarettes policy guide
As the Tobacco Products Directive will be soon implemented at national level, EFA and ENSP we have developed a guide for EU Member States with recommendations...
EU Policy update (December 2014)
Despite many positive concerns showed by the European Union on the matter of public health and patients’ safety, the biggest and most worrying news of...
EFA Members news (December 2014)
Irish patients ask for stronger smoky coal legislation
EFA Member Asthma Society of Ireland organized an event to urge the Irish government to adopt...
EU Projects update (December 2014)
MyAirCoach, new EU research project on asthma and COPD
We are happy to announce that next January EFA will be involved in a new EU research project funded...
EFA in Events (December 2014)
Tackling socio-economic inequalities in smoking
On the 8th of December, the SILNE project’s results were presented at the European Parliament. This...
Press Release: EU Air Quality policy withdrawal
Patients and doctors urge to put EU air quality policy back on the agenda
Brussels, 17th December 2014 – The European Commission presented yesterday...
World COPD Day 2014
"Air travel for patients requiring oxygen should be facilitated, not hindered", says EFA President Breda Flood
More than 3.5 million people need medical...
EU Policy update (November 2014)
European Commission structural changes affecting public health
The new European Commission has started its work as from the 1st November launching the...
EFA in Events (November 2014)
Meetings with the European Medicines Agency
On the 25th November, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) organised a training session for patients and consumers...
EFA Members news (November 2014)
As part of our Membership strategy, in October and November we met with potential members in Hungary, associations representing people with allergy and...
Capacity Building Project update (November 2014)
Meeting with RESPIRA, Portuguese EFA Member
On November 15,EFA representatives travelled to Lisbon to meet with 14 members of EFA’s member organisation...
EU Air Quality at stake
Latest developments on the Clean Air Package negotiations
While the process of preparation of the European Commission work plan for 2015 is taken...
EFA “Meet and Greet New European Parliament and Commission” Training 2014
Press Release: World COPD Day 2014
Air travel for patients requiring oxygen should be facilitated, not hindered
On the World COPD Day, EFA calls on European air travel authorities to rule...
EFA members Meet and Greet the new European Parliament
This year 2014 has been earmarked with the European Parliament’s elections and the nomination of the new College of Commissioners. To discuss these changes,...
EFA Capacity Building Project update (October 2014)
In October 2014 EFA launched a brand-new own project called EFA Capacity Building Project aimed at bringing its members into a position to contribute...
EFA Members news (October 2014)
The Finnish Pulmonary Association Heli launches a video with healthy tips A few days ago, European clocks felt back an hour to mark the end of the European...
EFA at the European Health Forum Gastein (October 2014)
With its three-day programme, the European Health Forum Gastein is the leading annual event for EU health policy serving as a platform for policy-makers...
EU Policy Update (October 2014)
October was busy in Europe! The new European Commission was approved by the European Parliament, the discussion on the Clean Air Package is getting more...
EFA in Meetings (October 2014)
MedTech Forum: more needs, higher expectations
On the 15th-17th of October 2014, MedTech Europe’s alliance members Eucomed and EDMA organised the seventh...