Civil society organisations from across sectors, such as health, development, environment, food, agriculture, social affairs, trade, have developed a Guide & Phonebook on how newly elected Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) can improve people’s health in Europe and beyond by ensuring the implementation of a Health in All Policies approach. In the last legislature, Read More …
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New Civil society guide & phonebook on EU Research & Innovation Policies for new MEPs
Further to the May EU elections, new MEPs will sit in the Industry Transport and Research (ITRE) Committee of the European Parliament. Those MEPs will have a key role to play in ensuring the EU’s R&I policies deliver real benefits for people and the planet throughout the 2019-2024 legislature. Civil society organisations have developed this guide Read More …
Civil society calls on national leaders to nominate right European commissioners
As EU heads of states and governments gathered in Sibiu, Romania on 9th of May to agree on Strategic Agenda for the next five years, 54 civil society organisations from across Europe published a statement urging national leaders to nominate European commissioners who will support and serve present and future generations, and prioritise environment, quality of Read More …
Chiffres OCDE
APD : une hausse artificielle et mal orientée L’OCDE publie aujourd’hui les chiffres officiels de l’aide publique au développement (APD) délivrée en 2018 par les principaux bailleurs, dont la France. A cette occasion et suite à la journée mondiale de la santé célébrée ce week-end, Action Santé Mondiale met en regard ces chiffres de l’APD Read More …
HEALTH CIVIL SOCIETY CALLS UPON MEMBER STATES TO SUPPORT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S STRONG STAND ON HEALTH WITHIN THE EU BUDGET 2021-2027
On 1 April 2019, health civil society has published a statement calling on the Council and its Working Party on Structural Measures, responsible for the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) file, to uphold the improvements to the Health Strand suggested by the European Parliament. The initiative was supported by members of the EU4Health campaign and members Read More …
Audition conjointe d’ONG d’aide au développement
Paris, le 13 mars 2019 – La Commission des affaires étrangères, de la défense et des forces armées a auditionné plusieurs ONG d’aide au développement, dont Action Santé Mondiale, dans la perspective de la future loi d’orientation et de programmation sur la solidarité internationale (LOP-DSI). – Coordination Sud, CCFD Terre solidaire, Action Santé Mondiale, Plan international France, La Chaîne Read More …
Last chance to safeguard citizen’s protections by removing “Innovation Principle” from Horizon Europe
11 March 2019 – Over 70 civil society organisations have released a statement calling for the removal of the “innovation principle” from Horizon Europe, the EU’s next research programme. Civil society rejects this so-called principle because: it has no legal basis; it is incompatible with the Precautionary Principle; it is a tool created by industry Read More …
Civil society welcomes European Parliament push for a more ambitious EU health budget in 2021-2027
26 February, 2019 Members of the EU Civil Society Forum on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and viral hepatitis and the Civil Society Forum on Drugs have reacted to the European Parliament report on the Commission proposal on the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+). Civil society has welcomed the Parliament’s suggestion to increase the budget for Health Read More …
Health civil society disappointed in low EU ambition to achieve a sustainable Europe
On February 6, members of the #EU4Health Campaign – a joint initiative of health civil society organistions from Europe that want EU to do more for health – have reacted to the European Commission’s Reflection Paper: Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030, expressing regret that this political debate is three and a half years overdue Read More …