Press note: Health groups call on the European Parliament to protect children’s health from harmful chemicals in toys
Press note: Health groups call on the European Parliament to protect children’s health from harmful chemicals in toys
New infographic on the health and climate threat from wood burning
A new infographic entitled “Wood burning: a false solution fuelling the climate crisis and harming health" examines how burning wood in households, and power and thermal plants contributes to air…
HEAL’s response to the EU Commission’s proposal to prohibit BPA and other bisphenols in food contact materials
Commenting on the European Commission’s proposal to restrict the use of bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols in food contact materials, HEAL calls for swift action and ambition to protect health and the environment against hazardous chemicals found in food packaging.
Health organisations call on MEPs to support the trilogue deal for cleaner air and better health
Next Monday 11 March, the ENVI committee will be voting on “Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe”, procedure file 2022/ 0347 (COD). This follows a provisional agreement reached…
European health sector letter to EU environment ministers: swiftly adopt AAQD deal
HEAL and six more organisations representing the European health sector have sent a letter to EU environment ministers, calling on them to swiftly adopt in Council the deal reached by…
Opinion: The latest update of EU clean air standards could benefit Poland greatly
The revised Ambient Air Quality Directive is a great tool for the Polish government to swiftly shift from the costly smoggy past to a clear new era, with happier and healthier people in tow, Weronika Michalak, Director of HEAL Poland writes for Euronews.
Press note: Health groups welcome restriction on widely used sub-family of PFAS
Press note: Member state’s representatives voted in the REACH Committee to restrict PFHxA – a subfamily of the “forever chemicals” PFAS - that is widely used in for example clothing and food contact materials.
Joint letter to the REACH Committee on the restriction of PFHxA
Seven NGOs, including HEAL, sent this letter working on the protection of health to the REACH Committee regarding its discussion on the restriction of PFHxA under the REACH Regulation and on the restriction on lead in ammunition for hunting, outdoor sports shooting and in fishing.
Will the Polish government support higher ambitions for improving air quality for health?
In February a meeting of representatives of the Polish health sector and civil society with Secretary of State Krzysztof Bolesta was held at the Ministry of Climate and Environment in Poland, organized by HEAL Poland. Over 25 non-governmental organizations and health experts called on the Polish government to support the preliminary agreement reached last week during EU trilogue negotiations on updating the EU Ambient Air Quality Directive (AAQD).
Health sector meeting with Poland’s Ministry of Climate and Environment: say yes to the AAQD deal!
This afternoon, the HEAL Poland team, together with 25+ health experts, health organisations and civil society representatives, met Ministry of Climate and Environment Secretary of State Bolesta, to discuss the ongoing revision of the Ambient Air Quality Directive (AAQD), on which negotiators reached a deal last week. Participants included HEAL partners Prof. Michał Krzyżanowski, Prof. Tadeusz Zielonka, Prof. Bolesław Samoliński, Dr Piotr Dąbrowiecki.
EU geht wichtigen Schritt, um Menschen europaweit vor Luftverschmutzung zu schützen
Berlin / Brüssel, 21. Februar 2024 Gesundheitsexpert:innen begrüßen die gestern im Trilog erzielte Einigung zur Aktualisierung der EU-Luftqualitätsrichtlinie (Ambient Air Quality Directive). Sie appellieren an die deutschen Europaabgeordneten und die Bundesregierung, diese…
Press release: Faced with a public health emergency from air pollution, the EU is one step closer to finally tackling it
Health groups across Europe call for the European Parliament and member states to swiftly adopt the agreement reached in trilogue on updating EU’s clean air standards (revised Ambient Air Quality Directive). The deal includes updates on maximum levels for the major air pollutants, strengthened monitoring requirements, better information to people including vulnerable groups. The draft law also introduces new access to justice and compensation rules.
UBD Policy project continues science to policy consultation with workshop in Zagreb
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) recently hosted yesterday a half day science to policy consultation workshop with representatives of the Zagreb administration and other stakeholders, on how to reduce the urban burden of disease in Zagreb through environmental policies. This consultation workshop was the second in a series of stakeholder engagement activities in various cities in Europe.
The Polish government is in a key position to ensure an ambitious EU Air Quality Directive
The EU has a unique public health opportunity with the current revision of the Ambient Air Quality Directive, and the newly elected Polish government can help ensure this. Watering the law’s ambition down with delays and exemptions would be a major, unacceptable setback for people in Poland - one of the countries with the highest economic burden to health from air pollution in the EU.
70+ Civil society groups send letter to Belgian Prime Minister ahead of high-level, closed event with the chemical industry
Over 70 civil society groups call for transparency ahead of a high-level, closed event hosted by the Belgian Presidency of the EU together with the chemical industry in the ports of Antwerp.
Gemeinsamer Brief an Ministerin Lemke: Unterstützung der Bundesregierung für Gesundheitsschutz in der Novellierung der EULuftqualitätsrichtlinie
Die Deutsche Allianz Klimawandel und Gesundheit e.V. (KLUG) und die Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) haben einen gemeinsamen Brief an Bundesumweltministerin Lemke geschickt. KLUG und HEAL fordern Sie und die…
National health groups’ letters to ministers for an ambitious Ambient Air Quality Directive
As the Ambient Air Quality Directive revision negotiations are ramping up ahead of the final trilogue tomorrow (20 February) health experts from across the EU, including from France, Belgium, Germany, Bulgaria, Italy and Spain, have sent letters to their national ministers, warning decision makers about the potential impacts of exemptions and delays.
Press note: Health groups from across the EU call for ambitious air quality law
As the Ambient Air Quality Directive revision negotiations are ramping up ahead of the final trilogue on 20 February 2024 health experts from across the EU, including from Germany, Poland, Italy, France and Spain, warn decision makers about the potential impacts of exemptions and delays.
Joint letter – Restrict hazardous substances in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation
HEAL among many other organisations call for the negotiators of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation to reach an agreement on a robust approach to address substances of concern in packaging materials in the ongoing discussions.
