In the occasion of the Annual General Assembly of the European Regional and Local Health Authorities Network, the Flanders Region as EUREGHA Chair together with the Veneto Region as EUREGHA Vice-Chair, is organising an event focused on how regions can contribute to mainstreaming health in the implementation of the EU 2020 Strategy at national, regional and local levels and benefit from the existing and future funding opportunities.
The European Commission launches the first EU Joint Programming Initiative on Alzheimer
Written by Euregha
20 May
The European Commission welcomes the first EU Joint Programming Initiative to boost research on Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. Leading researchers from across Europe gathered in Stockholm last week to develop a European-wide research strategy to tackle neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease.
The European Commission launches its work programme 2010
Written by Euregha
The European Commission has recently published its work programme 2010, which highlights four main strands:
Tackling the economic crisis and sustaining Europe's social market economy; Building a citizens' agenda which puts people at the heart of European action; Developing an ambitious and coherent external agenda with global outreach; Modernising EU instruments and ways of working.
Paola Testori Coggi becomes new SANCO Director-General
Written by Euregha
1 April 2010
Robert Madelin, the European Commission's director-general for health and consumers, is to become director-general for information society and media, replacing Fabio Colasanti.
Paola Testori Coggi, who has been deputy director-general in the health and consumers department (Sanco) since 2007, will replace Madelin. The decisions was formally approved yesterday by the college of commissioners at their weekly meeting in Brussels.
