This afternoon, the HEAL Poland team, together with 25+ health experts, health organisations and civil society representatives, met Ministry of Climate and Environment Secretary of State Bolesta, to discuss the ongoing revision of the Ambient Air Quality Directive (AAQD), on which negotiators reached a deal last week. Participants included HEAL partners Prof. Michał Krzyżanowski, Prof. Tadeusz Zielonka, Prof. Bolesław Samoliński, Dr Piotr Dąbrowiecki.
Open letter to
Heads of Government / Heads of State of the Western Balkans
CC: Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for Environment ; Olivér Várhelyi, EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement; Frans Timmermans, EU Commissioner for Climate; Kadri Simson, EU Commissioner for Energy
CC: German EU Presidency: Svenja Schulze, Environment Minister, Jens Spahn, Health Minister, Heiko Maas, Foreign Minister; Josep Borrell, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
CC: Embassies of Germany in the Western Balkan region, and EU delegations
As leaders are gathering in Sofia this week for the next meeting in the Berlin process, HEAL urges them ambitiously implement the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans to prevent ill-health and move towards zero pollution.
Full letter (EN) here
Full letter (SB) here