EFA at the launch of the European COPD Coalition
Susanna Palkonen together with some EFA members took part in the launch event of the ECC at the European Parliament, hosted by MEP Glenis Wilmott. The...
Patient group involvement during EAACI Annual Conference
The EAACI (European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology) annual conference is to be held this year from June 16th to 20th in Geneva, under the official...
EU adopts new health warnings for tobacco packaging
On March 7, the European Commission adopted a Directive introducing a set of 14 new written health warnings due to appear on tobacco packaging in the near...
Mid-term evaluation of EU Health Programme
The EU Health Programme is one of the EU’s main instruments for improving European public health. It proposes various funding schemes for European health...
Open dialogue between EU institutions and citizens
The EU Health Programme is one of the EU’s main instruments for improving European public health. It proposes various funding schemes for European health...
EFA at Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) Open Info Day
On February 27th, David Brennan represented EFA at the IMI Open Info Day for its 5th Call for proposals in order to learn about the revised scientific...
Implementation of the EU Pharmacovigilance legislation
On February 27th, David Brennan represented EFA at the IMI Open Info Day for its 5th Call for proposals in order to learn about the revised scientific...
EFA attends EAACI workshop at the European Parliament
On the 21st of March, the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) organised a public workshop at the European Parliament on allergies...
EFA “Meet and Greet the EU Institutions” Training
On the 20th and 21st of March, EFA organised our third “Meet and Greet the EU Institutions” training for members. Thanks to this event, EFA members...
Latest EU health policy developments
March 2012 Issue
EU News: Latest EU health policy developments
The last months of 2011 and the beginning of 2012 have been particularly fruitful in...
ENSP General Assembly
The General Assembly (GA) of ENSP took place in Brussels on the 29th of February. EFA was represented by its EU Policy and Project Officer, Roberta Savli....
EU citizens' participation in the EU decision making process
The Austrian Institute for European Law and Policy, in cooperation with the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) and Danube University, has been organising...
New food labelling regulation
After almost three years of negotiations, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted the final text of the new Regulation on...
Commission proposes new EU Health Programme
Last November, the European Commission published its proposal for a regulation on establishing a Health for Growth Programme, the third multi-annual programme...
Member News: Allergy UK appoints new Chief Executive
2012 will be an exciting year for EFA member Allergy UK, which is pleased to announce the election of Jim Bennett as its new Chief Executive.
Having worked...
EFA Working Groups on COPD, Allergy and Severe Asthma
Some of EFA's members participate in working groups designated to serve as forums for discussing specific disease areas. These working groups are open...
EFA visits Aalst clinical trials sites
On the 7th of February 2012, EFA EU Policy and Project Officer Roberta Savli participated in a clinical research site visit organised by the OLV Hospital...
EFA COPD project
The EFA COPD project is continuing with the aim of making an 'own initiative report' on COPD in the European Parliament a reality. A final round of...
Update on the Allergy Awareness project (February 2012)
EFA's respiratory allergy project is still underway and if you have not already done so we invite you to sign EFA's CALL TO ACTION on respiratory allergies...
EFA plans new airline oxygen harmonization project
EFA plans new airline oxygen harmonization project
All around the world, airlines have separate rules for the use of oxygen in air travel, creating inequalities...