EUREGHA projects – Discover the IN-4-AHA Policy Recommendations on innovation in the field of Active and Healthy Ageing
The Innovation Networks for Active and Healthy Ageing (IN-4-AHA), one of the key projects where EUREGHA is involved, is an EU-funded Coordination and Support Action that aims to contribute to the cross-border scale-up of tested and ready-to-use applications in health...
Join us! – EUREGHA and WHO Regions for Health Network – Joint Conference: “The role of regions towards future-proof, resilient and connected health systems”
This High-Level Conference, hosted by the European Committee of the Regions and jointly organised by EUREGHA – European Regional and Local Health Authorities and the WHO Regions for Health Network, will put the spotlight on moving beyond the current crisis towards...
EWRC “Realising the potential of digital health transformation in Europe: A focus on the role and experiences of Regional and Local Health Authorities”
On 12 October from 11:30 to 13:00, the Committee of the Regions’ NAT Commission and Interregional Group on Health and Well-being, European Commission's DG CONNECT and EUREGHA - the reference network for European Regional and Local Health Authorities - facilitated...
1st meeting of EUREGHA Working Group on Digital Transformation
On Thursday 22 September, the first meeting of EUREGHA’s Working Group on Digital Transformation took place virtually. The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a widespread roll-out of digital health services, which quickly exposed the lack of conducive policy frameworks at EU...
Highlights – BOOST Webinar “Building mental health resilience in children from school: lessons learnt from COVID-19 and innovative approaches”
On 14 September 2022, the BOOST project organized a webinar entitled “Building mental health resilience in children from school: lessons learnt from COVID-19 and innovative approaches”. This virtual event was an occasion to present the state of the art, the latest...
Introducing two new interns
The EUREGHA Secretariat is delighted to welcome two new interns! Get to know them: Hi everyone! I am Erika, I am 24 years old, and I am an International Relations student, with a passion for European studies. For some years now I have been studying and working...
IRGHW meeting “Addressing the challenge of gender and health”
The CoR Interregional Group on Health and Well-being (IRGHW) returned to meet physically on 30 June 2022 after more than two years. The event was an occasion for the members of the Interregional Group to deep dive into the topic of gender and health and the underlying...
Blueprint Alliance for a Future Health Workforce Strategy on Digital And Green Skills: BeWell project kick-off
24 partners from 11 European countries, led by the European Health Management Association (EHMA), form a consortium under the acronym BeWell. This consortium is committed to developing a strategy, in partnership with a wide range of healthcare stakeholders, on...
Co-creating AHA policy recommendations & the European Active and Healthy Ageing Coalition (EURAHL) – recap
Drafting policy recommendations for active and healthy ageing IN-4-AHA’s focus is on the development of a scale-up model for innovation in the field of active and healthy ageing, but aside from that the consortium also works on drafting policy recommendations to help...
The EUREGHA Activity Report 2021 is out!
2021 was a truly enriching year for EUREGHA. In a Europe designing its way toward recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the right time for our association to contribute to shaping the change and building the “new normal”, with sustainability and resilience at...
International Webinar on Good Practices for improving the efficiency of cancer treatment in Europe – Recap and Materials
On the 5th and 6th of May, Sanitanova hosted an international webinar, with scientific coordination of EUREGHA and under the auspices of AReSS Puglia, to showcase and discuss Good Practices for improving the efficiency of cancer treatment in Europe, broadcasted...
EUREGHA Annual General Assembly 2022
On 8th and 9th June 2022, EUREGHA hosted its Annual General Assembly in Brussels. The two-day agenda brought together the EUREGHA network to discuss several crucial matters covering the association governance and management, its vision, upcoming activities, and future...
Regions Against Covid-19 #3- The Catalan Health System uses data analytics to manage Covid-19
Within this series of news articles, EUREGHA takes the opportunity to highlight actions taken by our members to tackle the Covid-19 outbreak. This week’s contribution is written by EUREGHA's member’s representatives Cesar Velasco, Josué...
Regions Against Covid-19 #2- NHS Near Me, the Scottish tool to visit a GP in times of self-isolation
Within this series of news articles, EUREGHA takes the opportunity to highlight actions taken by our members to tackle the Covid-19 outbreak. Regions and local health authorities are working around the clock to find innovative solutions in providing qualitative...
European Commission Guidelines on EU Emergency Assistance in Cross-Border Cooperation in Healthcare
EUREGHA welcomes the European Commission’s guidelines on EU Emergency Assistance in Cross-Border Cooperation in Healthcare related to the COVID-19 crisis. The European Commission calls on national, regional and local health authorities to make full use of: - existing...
The EU Health Coalition calls for more solidarity and a coordinated EU action to tackle COVID-19
Europe remains at the epicentre of the COVID-19 crisis. No single European country is immune to the devastating consequences of this virus. Responding to the challenges of the pandemic thus requires a pan-European approach. Our health is too important. No one country,...
Regions Against Covid-19 #1- The Flemish Community fights Fake News
Within this series of news articles, EUREGHA takes the opportunity to highlight actions taken by our members to tackle the Covid-19 outbreak. In Belgium, 75% of the citizens find their facts about healthcare online. It is important to understand that not all the data...
Position Paper on the impacts of COVID-19 on European health R&I activities
EUREGHA endorsed the position paper issued by ECHAlliance on the potential impacts of the new coronavirus pandemic on health research proposal deadlines and active projects. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, many countries and cities across Europe declared the state...
EUREGHA’s Statement on COVID-19
We cannot say loudly enough that the health, well-being and safety of all our citizens should be our highest priority and this sometimes requires difficult decisions. Given the developments of COVID-19, it is with deep regret we announce that EUREGHA will take...
EUREGHA Chair participates in panel NAT Commission
On 12 November 2019, EUREGHA chair Nick Batey participated in the panel debate of the 26th NAT Commission meeting. The policy debate took place to exchange views on the working document on “Cross-border healthcare cooperation” and Nick Batey was asked to contribute by...
EUREGHA among the speakers of the WHO Regions for Health Network annual meeting
On June 26-28 the WHO Regions for Health Network held its annual meeting and celebrated its 25th anniversary with a 3-day event hosted by the provinces of the Euroregion Meuse-rhine. EUREGHA was among the speakers of the conference that took place in Aachen,...
CoR Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing: “Healthcare in Cross-Border Regions”
Healthcare in Cross-Border Regions Minutes9.00 Welcome and introduction by the Chair, Birgitta SacrédeusThe chair, Birgitta Sacrédeus, welcomed all the participants and introduced the topic of the meeting: “Healthcare in Cross-Border Regions”. Within the EU, border...
Watch our first Webinar of the Thematic Network on Healthcare in Cross-Border Regions
<p> </p> On the 30th of April, EUREGHA together with Healthacross and euPrevent, presented the draft of the Joint Statement on Healthcare in Cross-Border Regions at the first webinar on the European Health Policy Platform. The Thematic Networks are...
Thematic network “Healthcare in cross-border Regions” – Conference and 2-days study visit
The event was the first gathering of the thematic network “Healthcare in Cross-border Regions”. The Thematic networks are collaborative networks that bring together different stakeholder organisations to produce joint statements on health-related developments. The...
Romania begins its first Council presidency
On January 1st 2019, Romania took over for the first time the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. As the holder of the Presidency, Romania will contribute significantly to the political process of the Council for the next six months. The new “trio...
Our proposal for the creation of a Thematic Network on Healthcare in Cross-border Regions has passed!
EUREGHA’s proposal to create a new Thematic Network on Healthcare in Cross-border Regions in the framework of the EU Health Policy Platform , submitted in cooperation with our member Region Lower Austria, has passed! The EU Health Policy Platform is a...
EUREGHA Annual Conference 2017 on Cross-border Cooperation in Health
The EUREGHA Annual Conference 2017 “Exploring regional cross-border cooperation in health: Current practices and future outlooks” took place on 6 December at the Welsh Government EU Office in Brussels.MEP Lukas Mandl (EPP/AU), gave an opening key note speech,...
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...
EUREGHA Members’ Roundtable on the Cross-Border Patients’ Mobility Directive
On Tuesday the 17th September, EUREGHA organised a Members Roundtable discussion on the Cross-Border Patients’ Mobility Directive. A Policy Officer from DG SANCO gave an overview of the Directive. Speakers from Region Skåne (SE), North of England EU Health Partnership...
Enabling cross-border cooperation: EU’s initiatives on e-health
The European Commission launched on 2 July 2008 two initiatives to improve the safety and quality of care to people who require medical assistance while travelling or living abroad, namely: a Recommendation on cross-border interoperability of electronic health record...
Ensuring patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare: the new Commission’s directive
As part of the Renewed Social Agenda, the Commission adopted on 2 July 2008 a proposal for a directive to facilitate the application of European patients' rights in relation to cross-border healthcare, as well as a Communication on improving co-operation between...
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Renewal of the CoR Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing
In July, the European Committee of the Regions Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing was renewed and EUREGHA will act as the Secretariat of the group for another term. The CoR Interregional Groups are platforms to exchange views and create new ideas among local...
CoR Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing: “The State of the Health in the EU Cycle”
On 5 December, the Committee of the Regions Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing organized the meeting on “The State of Health in the EU Cycle”, which is a two-year initiative that has been carried out by the European Commission. The European Commission...
EUREGHA’s SDGs for a healthy and social Europe event
On 9 October, EUREGHA organized the ‘SDGs for a healthy social Europe’ conference in collaboration with the European Committee of the Regions and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, within the framework of the European Week of Regions &...
CoR Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing: “Healthcare in Cross-Border Regions”
Healthcare in Cross-Border Regions Minutes9.00 Welcome and introduction by the Chair, Birgitta SacrédeusThe chair, Birgitta Sacrédeus, welcomed all the participants and introduced the topic of the meeting: “Healthcare in Cross-Border Regions”. Within the EU, border...
CoR Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing: “Active and Healthy Ageing”
MinutesWelcome and introduction by the Chair, Birgitta SacrédeusThe chair, Birgitta Sacrédeus welcomed all the participants and introduced the topic of the meeting: “Active and Healthy Ageing”. Ms Sacrédeus spoke about the demographic changes occurring at all levels...
CoR Interregional Group on Health and Wellbeing: Value-Based healthcare in Europe: challenges and opportunities
Thursday 11 April 8h00 – 9h00 Minutes Welcome and introduction by the Chair, Birgitta Sacrédeus The Chair, Birgitta Sacrédeus welcomed the participants and introduced the topic of the meeting: “Value-Based healthcare in Europe: challenges and opportunities”. Ms...
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...
EU4Health and Horizon Europe budget cuts are a missed opportunity for innovation, research, resilient health systems and healthy citizens
The EU Health Coalition very much regrets the outcome of the European Council where health, research and innovation have been sacrificed in the overall budget negotiations. In May, when the European Commission proposed €9.4 billion to a new ambitious standalone...
EUREGHA joins PACT and endorses statement on Covid-19
During the Covid-19 crisis, it became apparent that health stakeholders need to work together to ensure that the principle of “leaving no-one behind” will be increasingly prioritized in any future crises. Therefore, we are happy to announce that EUREGHA has recently...
EUREGHA’s High-level Annual Conference 2019
On 5 December, EUREGHA – the reference network of European Regional and Local Health Authorities – held its high-level annual conference “Towards a healthy and cohesive Europe”. Various health experts were brought together to discuss the future of ESI funds for...
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...
Romania begins its first Council presidency
On January 1st 2019, Romania took over for the first time the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. As the holder of the Presidency, Romania will contribute significantly to the political process of the Council for the next six months. The new “trio...
Our proposal for the creation of a Thematic Network on Healthcare in Cross-border Regions has passed!
EUREGHA’s proposal to create a new Thematic Network on Healthcare in Cross-border Regions in the framework of the EU Health Policy Platform , submitted in cooperation with our member Region Lower Austria, has passed! The EU Health Policy Platform is a...
EUREGHA’s High-level Annual Conference 2018
EUREGHA - the reference network of European Regional and Local Health Authorities - held its annual flagship conference "European Regions for Health. Changing today for tomorrow” on the 6th of December. Through panel discussions and the presentation of regional best...
Austria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the EU
On 1 July 2018 Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov officially handed over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union to Austrian Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. As holder of the Presidency, Austria will contribute significantly to the legislative and...
Health policies in the future EU budget (2021-2027)
Following the adoption of the Multiannual Financial Framework for the period 2021-2027 on 2 May, the European Commission has been unveiling its legislative proposals for the next generation of spending programmes.Health will have a strong dimension in the next EU...
EUREGHA contributes to shaping the next EU budget
EUREGHA has officially contributed to the public consultation on the next Multiannual Financial Framework launched by the European Commission. By sending its position on the next generation of EU financial programmes, EUREGHA makes sure the Commission takes into...
EUREGHA joined the Cohesion Alliance for a stronger post-2020 Cohesion policy
EUREGHA has officially signed the Cohesion Alliance declaration in order to advocate for a stronger Cohesion policy after 2020. The #CohesionAlliance is a coalition of those who believe that the EU Cohesion policy must continue to be a pillar of the EU's future, as it...
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...
Mental health conference in preparation
More information is becoming available about plans for future EC mental health activities following some preparatory meetings. The objective of the conference on 13 June in Brussels is to launch a so-called European Pact for Mental Health.
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