POLICY PAPER: Bridging the Gap: Digital Skills in Health and Care
In 2022, at the State of the Union, Ursula von der Leyen announced that 2023 will be the European Year of Skills and set the objective of “a Europe fit for the digital age” as one of the EU Commission’s priorities. Yet, a significant proportion of Europeans lack basic digital skills and there is a […]
POLICY PAPER: Strengthening the link between well-being and the economy: the key to a successful and sustainable European Care Strategy
Care is a vital component of citizens’ lives and of a country’s economy, and a lack of care infrastructures could seriously undermine the European economic recovery. Improving care for society as a whole requires a “Culture of Care”, that is, inclusive and holistic health and care systems with a life-cycle approach. To address the future […]
POLICY PAPER: Unlocking Cleaner Air for All Citizens: A more Ambitious EU Air Quality Directive
71% Europeans think the EU should propose additional measures to address air quality-related problems[1]. All Policies for a Healthy Europe calls for further action to be taken to minimise air pollution in the EU as win-win solution to reduce the health burden on EU citizens and to mitigate climate change. Our Environment Working Group intensively […]
Europeans want better access to digital healthcare and more investment in wellbeing, says new poll
The Healthy Europe survey also finds people in France, Germany and Belgium ready to make lifestyle changes to protect the environment. Brussels, Belgium; 17 October 2022 – A new poll of more than 3,000 Europeans has shown how people’s attitudes to health are being affected by economic changes, the environment, and digitalisation. The survey – […]
EU policymakers should prioritise health and well-being ahead of 2024 elections, say experts at the EHFG
The Healthy Europe coalition highlighted the importance of a European Health Union against a backdrop of new health, economic and climate challenges.
Europe’s recovery and resilience is rooted in an Economy of Well-being, say EU experts
Margaritis Schinas stresses the importance of a European Health Union in his opening remarks at policy event in Brussels BRUSSELS, June 22, 2022 All Policies for a Healthy Europe (Healthy Europe)– across-sectoral coalition of NGOs, think-tanks, associations and corporations – convened a high-level gathering of multi-stakeholder experts to discuss the growing interdependency of health, growth […]
Healthy Europe names new Chair and new Corporate Knowledge Partners
BRUSSELS, April 26, 2022 All Policies for a Healthy Europe, a cross-sectoral coalition of NGOs, think-tanks, trade associations and businesses, announced that World Health Organization (WHO) Special Envoy for the European Region Vytenis Andriukaitis will join as its new Chair today. It also announced that the largest pan-European technology communications company, Vodafone, as well as Suez will […]
Why the climate crisis is also a health crisis
By Carla ChiarettiEnvironment WG Chair – Head of Policy at EurEau As the dust settles on the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, it is worth reminding ourselves about what the leaders, delegates, activists and other stakeholders were discussing so intensely during the two-week event. Of course, it was a summit tackling the climate crisis, a […]
AP4HE’s position on EU4Health
All Policies for a Healthy Europe (AP4HE) believes that well-being must be at the centre of EU priorities. To date, the concept of well-being has not been systematically embedded in EU policies and action. Different Directorates-General within the Commission define well-being in relation to their respective departmental priorities, reinforcing departmental silos. There is an urgent […]
Zero Pollution Action Plan Opinion
All Policies for a Healthy Europe welcomes the strong acknowledgement in the Zero Pollution Action Plan of the important impact of environmental pollution on public health. Our coalition recognises the Action Plan as a major milestone for the European Commission and the EU in regards to tackling pollution. In particular, All Policies for a Healthy Europe strongly supports the paradigm […]
