Save the date! – PERISCOPE’s Final Conference on 8th September (Brussels and online)
We are thrilled to announce the final conference of the PERISCOPE project, taking place on September 8th in Brussels! After more than 2 years investigating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, PERISCOPE will share key results in its final conference - From Data...
Meet our new member: Basque Country – Interview with Itziar Larizgoitia Jauregui and Marian Angeles Ibarrondo Unamunzaga
As recently announced, EUREGHA is extremely pleased to welcome another new full member to our network: the Basque Country Department of Health. In addition to our dedicated article, we spoke directly with Itziar Larizgoitia Jauregui, Director of Public Health and...
Welcome to the newest EUREGHA member: Basque Country
EUREGHA is extremely pleased to welcome another new full member to our network: Basque Country Department of Health. Basque Country is located in the north of Spain on the Atlantic coast and is one of the most autonomous regions in Spain. The Basque Government has...
CoR Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing – discussing proposal for reforming EU pharmaceutical legislation
On Thursday 6 July, the European Committee of the Regions’ Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing (CoR IRGHW) had its summer meeting in Brussels, focused on discussing the proposal for reforming EU pharmaceutical legislation, commonly referred to as the pharma...
EUREGHA partners with EIT Health
Leveraging Regional Diversity for the Implementation of the European Health Data Space – A first example of the newly signed EUREGHA and EIT-Health collaboration agreement.The vision of a unified European Health Data Space (EHDS) is a tantalising prospect, poised to...
Meet the EUREGHA Executive Board
“I am Giovanni Gorgoni, the Director General of AReSS Puglia, the Apulian agency for innovation in health and social care operating with a wide variety of competences, from epidemiology and care intelligence to digital health and telemedicine, from health technology...
Welcome: Association of Kosovo Municipalities
Recently EUREGHA has had the utmost pleasure to expand our membership to the Balkan region and welcome a new associate member into our network of regional and local health authorities in Europe. The Association of Kosovo Municipalities (AKM) represents 34 out of 38...
InnoFacilitator Community has been officially launched!
On 21 June, the Health InnoFacilitator project officially launched and presented the Health InnoFacilitator Community to stakeholders and the general public through a webinar, hosted by EUREGHA. The creation of this Community is part of the main objectives of the...
ONCODIR project kick-off
On Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 June, the ONCODIR project partners came together for the official project kick-off in Thessaloniki, Greece. Coordinated by the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), 27 partners are joining hands under the acronym ONCODIR:...
Presenting: The BOOST Approach
The main result of the BOOST project is the BOOST Approach: a systematic, whole school approach to help schools organize and promote their work with Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). Throughout the project, it was hinted at several times and now the end result is...
EUREGHA confirmed as member of the eHealth Stakeholder Group of the European Commission
The eHealth Stakeholder Group is an advisory body established by the European Commission to support the development and implementation of eHealth policies and initiatives across the EU, and it is led by DG CNECT and DG SANTE. The Group consists of representatives from...
EUREGHA Annual General Assembly 2023
On 12th and 13th June 2023, EUREGHA hosted its Annual General Assembly in Linköping, Sweden, kindly hosted by our member Region Östergötland. The two-day agenda The two-day agenda brought together the EUREGHA network to visit and discover regional best practices,...
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CoR Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing (IRGHW) – Constitutive meeting
On the 7th of February the European Committee of the Regions Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing (IRGHW) held its constitutive meeting.During the Constitutive meeting, IRGHW members brainstormed together, shared topics relevant for their regions and agreed...
CoR Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing – Meeting on “Integrated Care in Europe: The Way Ahead”
CoR Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing meeting of 6/12/2018, with Isabella Notarangelo, Health Economist, and of Prof Jonas Christensen
Global Challenges, Territorial Answers: the Future of Health in Europe
At the EUREGHA/CoR Interregional Group on Health and Well-being event, several high-level speakers, included European Commissioner Andriukaitis, underlined the clear need for closer collaboration between European regions and the EU institutions and novel partnerships among health stakeholders.
CoR Interregional Group on Health and Well-being Meeting on big data in health
Minutes of the 4th Meeting of 2018 of the Committee of the Regions’ Interregional Group on Health and Well-being of the 5th of July 2018. The topic of the meeting was “Big data and the health sector: the way forward”
CoR Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing Meeting “Precision Medicine, HTA and Future European Scenarios”
Thursday 17 May 8h00 – 9h00 Room JDE 52, Committee of the Regions Minutes Welcome and introduction by the Chair, Birgitta Sacrédeus The Chair, Birgitta Sacrédeus welcomed the participants and introduced the topic of the meeting: “Precision Medicine, HTA and Future...
CoR Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing Meeting “The Future of Primary Health Care in Europe”
Friday 23rd March 8h00 – 9h00 Room JDE 51, Committee of the Regions Minutes Welcome and introduction by the Chair, Birgitta Sacrédeus The Chair, Birgitta Sacrédeus welcomed the participants and introduced the topic of the meeting: “The Future of Primary Health Care in...
CoR Interregional Group on Health & Wellbeing “State of Health in the EU”
On the 1st of December, the CoR Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing (for which EUREGHA is secretariat) held a meeting on the topic of the newly published reports in the initiative "State of Health in the EU".Stan Van Alphen, Lead Policy Coordinator...
CoR Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing Meeting on Integrated Care
Friday 12 May 8h00 – 9h00Room JDE 63, Committee of the RegionsMinutesWelcome and approval of agendaBirgitta Sacrédeus, Chair of the CoR Interregional Group on Health & Wellbeing, welcomed participants to the second meeting of the year and informed attendees about...
CoR Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing Meeting “Integration, Cooperation and Performance of Health Systems”
Thursday 23th March 8h00 – 9h00Room JDE 70, Committee of the RegionsMinutesWelcome and approval of agendaThe Chair, Birgitta Sacrédeus welcomed participants to the first meeting of the year. She informed attendees about the logistical arrangements.The agenda of the...
CoR Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing Meeting on eHealth
Thursday 8 December 8h00 – 9h00Room JDE 63, Committee of the RegionsInterpretation available in ES/IT/ENMinutesWelcome and approval of agendaThe Chair, Birgitta Sacrédeus welcomed participants to the last meeting of the year. She informed attendees about the...
CoR Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing Meeting on “Active and Healthy Aging”
Thursday 13th October 10h00 – 11h30 Room JDE 3253, Committee of the Regions Minutes Welcome and approval of agenda The Chair, Birgitta Sacrédeus welcomed participants to the meeting and invited everyone to present themselves. She informed attendees about the...
CoR Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing Meeting on “Health Systems Performance Assessment”
Thursday 16th July 08h00 – 09h00 Room JDE 63, Committee of the Regions Minutes Welcome and approval of agenda Interim Chair, Karsten Uno Petersen, opened the meeting and welcomed all participants and speakers to the meeting of the Interregional Group on Health and...
Commission Communication “Boosting Growth and Cohesion in EU Border Regions”
On the 20th of September 2017 the European Commission adopted its Communication “Boosting Growth and Cohesion in EU Border Regions”. The Communication aims to highlight ways in which the EU, Member States and regions can reduce the complexity, length and costs of...
European Parliament approves new tobbaco legislation
On Tuesday 8 October, the European Parliament voted on the Tobacco Products Directive. The Parliament approved the text although the Commission’s original proposal was changed in several ways. With the approved text, cigarette packs will contain health...
New Health and Consumer Programmes
On 9 November, the European Commission adopted proposals for the new Health for Growth and Consumer Programmes. The two programmes aim to foster a Europe of healthy, active, informed and empowered citizens, who can contribute to economic growth.
EU Parliament takes a stand on the patients’ rights directive
MEPs on 19 January 2011 approved a new EU law setting out patients' rights to seek medical care in another EU country. The legislation clarifies the rules for reimbursement, including when advance authorisation may be required.The new rules clarify that EU citizens...
The European Commission launches its work programme 2010
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 economyBuilding a citizens' agenda which puts people at the heart of European actionDeveloping...
Harnessing ICT to improve healthcare
The European Commission has unveiled a strategy to put Europe at the forefront when it comes to the development of smart internet-powered infrastructures. It calls on Europe's governments and its ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) sector to take...
Employers and trade unions sign an agreement to prevent injuries from blood-borne infections
Employers and trade unions in the healthcare sector have signed an EU-wide agreement to prevent injuries from needle sticks and other sharp objects. More than 1 million such injuries occur every year, forming one of the most common health and safety threats in the...
The European Commission launches the Partnership for Action against Cancer
On the 24th June the European Commission reinforced its long-term commitment to the fight against cancer by creating a European Partnership for Action against Cancer. The partnership will focus on actions that can be taken at EU level to more effectively prevent and...
The European Parliament endorses the Commission’s initiatives in the public health field
On the 24th April 2009, the European Parliament voted on three important health policy initiatives; patients' rights in cross border healthcare, improving patient safety and an EU strategy on rare diseases.
The Commission launches its Annual Policy Strategy
The Commission has presented its Annual Policy Strategy which paves the way for establishing a policy agenda for 2010. While ensuring the continuity of the institution’s strategic planning system, the Annual Policy Strategy takes account of the fact that a new...
The Commission tables the pharmaceutical package
The EU has been losing ground in pharmaceutical innovation. European patients still suffer from inequalities in the availability of information about medicines, whilst counterfeits are on the rise. To address these challenges, the Commission has tabled a package,...
The Commission opts for safety and quality measures for organ donation
On the 8th December 2008, the Commission adopted important safety and quality measures for organ donation and a 10 point action plan to work with Member States on strengthening organ donation and transplantation systems in Europe.
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