38 health and patient advocacy organisations, part of the EU4Health Civil Society Alliance, issued a statement addressed to EU Member States, urging them to...
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Health organisations lodge complaint to European Ombudswoman on 2025 EU4Health operating grants
Today, 25 health and patient advocacy organisations submitted a formal complaint to the European Ombudswoman regarding the 2025 EU4Health operating grant...
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Formal Complaint about the lack of EU4Health Operating Grants
On 2 September 2025, a coalition of 25 health and patient advocacy civil society organisations submitted a formal complaint to the European Commission...
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The importance of operating grants for civil society organisations in the field of health
On the 10th April, in an open letter to the EU Commission and their president Ursula Von Der Leyen, members and partners of the EU4Health Civil Society...
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For a Strong and Stable EU4Health Programme: The EU4Health Civil Society Alliance’s Statement
The EU4Health Civil Society Alliance reiterates its concerns over the midterm review of the EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) which saw the EU4Health...
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EU 2024 Elections: 10 priorities to secure health on the political agenda
The EU4Health Civil Society Alliance, gathering more than 30 health civil society organisations, has defined its priorities and recommendations ahead of the...
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Joint statement on the provision of Operating Grants to health NGOs
Fifteen members of the EU4Health Civil Society Alliance have called, in a joint statement, for the European Commission to include Operating Grants for health...
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A missed opportunity in the EU Work Programme to support European health NGOs to play their key role in the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
A number of European health and patient NGOs, many of whom belong to the EU4Health Civil Society Alliance have expressed their deep regret that the operating...
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No dreams for a European Health Union without a triple WWW EU4Health Programme
A Well-resourced, Well-designed and Well-governed EU4Health programme is needed to improve health systems beyond COVID-19 An EU4Health Civil Society Alliance...
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Voting recommendations to the European Parliament on the EU4Health programme
The European Commission published the EU4Health Programme Proposal and its Annexes. This Autumn, we, 26 like minded, public interest non-governmental health...
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How to harvest long-term health benefits of the EU4Health programme?
10 Guiding Principles for the European Commission’s new health programme The 26 European health organisations of the EU4Health Civil Society Alliance...
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EU health organisations react to cuts in EU health programme amidst ongoing COVID-19 crisis: the time to invest in a healthy future is now.
After several days of debates and compromises, the European Council reached a crucial agreement on the budget underlying the COVID-19 recovery and the...
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COVID-19 has shown EU action on health is more urgently needed than ever
9 ways the European Institutions and Member States should respond to the COVID-19 pandemic The global new Coronavirus disease pandemic is putting European...
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5 Questions from EU4Health
5 questions from the EU4health organisations to Health Commissioner designate Stella Kyriakides in occasion of her Parliamentary hearing. To read the full...
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Why ambitious funding for the ESF+ Health Strand is needed
We, as a group of patient and public health civil society organisations and advocates, representing many diverse networks of European citizens concerned with...
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Better late than never: an urgent need for implementation of the 2030 Agenda
1 scenario out of 3 promises adequate response to improve people’s health and well-being EU4Health reaction to European Commission Reflection Paper: Towards a...
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Health deserves more, not less spending! | EPF-EPHA Joint Statement
EPF-EPHA Joint Statement on the EC’s proposal for a Multi-annual Financial Framework post-2020 Brussels, 02 May 2018. The European Patients’ Forum (EPF) and...
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Civil society stands together for sustainable funding for health civil society
187 civil society organisations (CSOs) from across Europe and sectors are standing together in support of EU health civil society and calling for the...
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