- Swiss new learning air quality platform for pupils of aged 13 to 16
- French and German speaking Swiss pupils, can now explore the air they breathe though an online platform put developed by Swiss federal office of environment. EFA Member the Swiss LungenUnion has colla ...
- How to communicate health risks of air pollution? Our views at WHO meeting
- In February we were invited to a close round table organised by the World Health Organisation European division in Bonn on the “Software AirQ+ for the assessment of the health risks of air pollution: ...
- New air quality legislation approved in Europe
- A deal on the National Emissions Ceilings (NEC) Directive has been reached under the Dutch Presidency of the European Union between the Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of the EU. ...
- Energy efficient buildings, indoor air quality and people with respiratory diseases
- People spend 90% of their time in indoor spaces so everyone is affected by poor air quality and pollution, but this has more negative effects for people with asthma, allergy and COPD as they are the f ...
- Respiration filters help with street dust in Finland
- Street dust is a recurring problem in Finland in the springtime. The dust causes irritation to eyes, throat and noses. It is especially harmful for people with respiratory illnesses who in spring need ...
- € 3 million prize for clean air materials
- At this very moment, around 90% of the European population living in cities is exposed to air pollution levels exceeding the World Health Organisation (WHO) air quality guidelines levels. Average li ...
- EU Member States should accept stricter air pollution levels
- Last year, with the great support of EFA members, we managed to achieve some significant changes regarding the adoption of stricter air pollution limits under the National Emissions Ceilings Directive ...
- Lack of Action on Air Quality as Council Dilutes NEC Directive
- Back in December 2015, the EU Environment Ministers had a discussion on the National Emissions Ceilings Directive. Unfortunately they have taken a considerably weaker position than that of the Europea ...
- Lack of Action on Air Quality as Council Dilutes NEC Directive
- Last month the European Parliament voted on the National Emissions Ceilings Directive (NEC), a piece of legislation that sets maximum pollution limits for 5 main pollutants. You can read more on the o ...
- Joint letter to Ministers for Environment with Public Health recommendations for strong NEC Directive
- Ahead of the ENVI Council meeting on 16th December, EFA joined a number of charities in sending a joint letter to Health & Environment ministers on 10th December. The letter urged ...
- 2015 Report on Air Quality in Europe – Considerable Impact of poor air quality on Human Health
- A new report published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) presents an overview and analysis of air quality in Europe, with a focus on 2013. 2013 is the latest year for which there are available ...
- Webinar on the Future of Vehicle Testing
- On the 5th of November, EFA took part in a webinar organised by Transport and Environment (T&E). Established in 1990, T&E represents around 50 organisations across Europe, mostly enviro ...
- The Campaign for Clean Air, Update on NEC Vote
- Over 400,000 people die prematurely each year because of air pollution, and the European Commission estimates that the health-related costs in the EU range from 390 to 940 billion euros per year. ...
- Health and Environmental Alliance Annual General Assembly
- On the 28th and 29th of October, Senior EU Policy Advisor Roberta Savli and Treasurer of the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) participated in their Annual General Assembly in Brussels. The two-d ...
- Innovation, air quality and food labelling, the priorities to follow after the summer
- It is been one year the Comission and Parliament started their mandates and until the end of 2015 this time will be translated into new policy developments important for patients. We will follow close ...
- World Allergy Association statement on climate change, allergy and asthma
- The prevalence of allergic airway diseases such as asthma and rhinitis has increased dramatically to epidemic proportions worldwide. Besides air pollution from industry derived emissions and motor veh ...
- More than 60 NGOs ask for clean air - NEC Recommendations
- On 15 July 2015, the European Parliament Commitee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety will vote on Julie Girling’s report concerning the revised National Emission Ceilings (NE ...
- Clean air is of supreme importance to our health and environment –European Parliament Group on Allergy and Asthma
- On the 1st of July, the European Parliament Interest Group on Allergy and Asthma met to discuss how air quality affects EU citizens’ health and how allergy and asthma – which are among the top chronic ...
- Belgium, Bulgaria and the Netherlands pursued because of poor air quality
- EU regulators are referring Belgium and Bulgaria to the Court of Justice over the quality of their air, which poses a major risk to health. The European Union has also issued a final warning to Sweden ...
- Feasible measures to protect our health and environment from climate change
- Climate change is impacting our lives more than we think. The most obvious health impact of a warming climate is, of course, more dangers from extreme heat, to which people with respiratory disease ar ...