World COPD Day 2014
"Air travel for patients requiring oxygen should be facilitated, not hindered", says EFA President Breda Flood
More than 3.5 million people need medical...
EU Policy update (November 2014)
European Commission structural changes affecting public health
The new European Commission has started its work as from the 1st November launching the...
EFA in Events (November 2014)
Meetings with the European Medicines Agency
On the 25th November, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) organised a training session for patients and consumers...
EFA Members news (November 2014)
As part of our Membership strategy, in October and November we met with potential members in Hungary, associations representing people with allergy and...
Capacity Building Project update (November 2014)
Meeting with RESPIRA, Portuguese EFA Member
On November 15,EFA representatives travelled to Lisbon to meet with 14 members of EFA’s member organisation...
EU Air Quality at stake
Latest developments on the Clean Air Package negotiations
While the process of preparation of the European Commission work plan for 2015 is taken...
EFA “Meet and Greet New European Parliament and Commission” Training 2014
Press Release: World COPD Day 2014
Air travel for patients requiring oxygen should be facilitated, not hindered
On the World COPD Day, EFA calls on European air travel authorities to rule...
EFA members Meet and Greet the new European Parliament
This year 2014 has been earmarked with the European Parliament’s elections and the nomination of the new College of Commissioners. To discuss these changes,...
EFA Capacity Building Project update (October 2014)
In October 2014 EFA launched a brand-new own project called EFA Capacity Building Project aimed at bringing its members into a position to contribute...
EFA Members news (October 2014)
The Finnish Pulmonary Association Heli launches a video with healthy tips A few days ago, European clocks felt back an hour to mark the end of the European...
EFA at the European Health Forum Gastein (October 2014)
With its three-day programme, the European Health Forum Gastein is the leading annual event for EU health policy serving as a platform for policy-makers...
EU Policy Update (October 2014)
October was busy in Europe! The new European Commission was approved by the European Parliament, the discussion on the Clean Air Package is getting more...
EFA in Meetings (October 2014)
MedTech Forum: more needs, higher expectations
On the 15th-17th of October 2014, MedTech Europe’s alliance members Eucomed and EDMA organised the seventh...
EFA Patients took the floor at the ERS Congress 2014
Among the 22,000 delegates that assisted to the latest European Respiratory Society Congress (ERS) that took place from 6 to 10 September in Munich, 28...
EU Policy update (September 2014)
Fundamental changes in the new European Commissioners College
In September the new European Commissioners’ team was designated by the new President...
EFA Member news - September 2014
EFA met with the German Allergy and Asthma Association On September the 10th, EFA met with representatives of the German Allergy and Asthma Association...
EU Projects update (September 2014)
EARIP in action
More than 20 partners’ representatives gathered during the ERS Congress to present Work Packages evolution of European Asthma Research...
EFA in events - September 2014
EMA Patients’ and Consumers’ Working Party
In the last Patients’ and Consumers’ Working Party meeting that took place in London on September 16,...
Press Release: Better food labelling is key to save lives
Better food labelling is key to save lives from food allergy reactions in Europe
EU measures on food labelling will improve allergen information but challenges...