Over 40 million health professionals urge G20 leaders to ensure a Healthy Recovery
On May 26, 2020, over 350 organisations representing over 40 million health professionals and over 4,500 individual health professionals from 90 different countries, wrote to the G20 leaders calling for…
Joint letter to EU institutions on COVID-19 response
HEAL is one of the signatories (together with WWF, BirdLife Europe, EEB, CEE Bankwatch, CAN Europe, Transport & Environment and NatureFriends International) of a joint letter to Commission President von…
Joint open letter: Principles for a #JustRecovery from COVID-19
HEAL is a signatory of a letter coordinated by 350, calling for a global and financial response to COVID-19 that ensures a just recovery, putting health, fairness, people and solidarity…
HEAL response to the Beating Cancer Plan roadmap
On 4 February 2020, the European Commission launched an EU-wide public consultation on Europe's Beating Cancer Plan running for 12 weeks as well as a consultation on the roadmap for…
Environmental health priorities for Croatia’s presidency of the Council of the European Union
Open letter on the Farm to Fork strategy to achieve sustainable food systems
People in the EU have made unprecedented calls for change throughout 2019, demanding climate action, environmental protection, improved animal welfare and social justice. Food systems are pushing us across 'planetary…
A European Green Deal that strives for a healthy planet for healthy people is putting zero pollution and health protection at its core
Letter to European Commission on the non-toxic environment strategy
Under the seventh Environmental Action Plan (7th EAP), the European Commission is committed to the development of a Union’s strategy for a non-toxic environment by the end of 2018. According…
HEAL receives response from upcoming Austrian presidency to call for ambition for health and the environment
On 17 April 2018, HEAL sent a letter to the Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz ahead of Austria’s upcoming presidency of the Council of the European Union from July 2018 on.…
HEAL encourages an ambitious Austrian presidency for health and the environment
In a few months Austria will be taking over the presidency of the Council of the European Union. In an open letter sent to Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, HEAL encourages Austria…
HEAL urges French President to act in favour of European transition towards a non-toxic environment
French President Emmanuel Macron will be addressing the European Parliament on Tuesday 17 April 2018 about the future of Europe. Ahead of this important debate, the Health and Environment Alliance…
HEAL and the European Cancer Leagues urge EU ministers to reject European Commission proposal on glyphosate
[This letter was sent to all Environment, Health, and Agriculture Ministers of the European Union member states on 23 October 2017] Dear Minister, The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) – a membership…
Open letter to negotiators in German coalition talks – climate action means protection of health
HEAL has sent an open letter to the parties involved in coalition talks for a next German government, the CDU and CSU, FDP and Greens. It reads: ‘we are noting…
Open letter to Nicolas Hulot, French Minister responsible for the environment
Dear Minister, We are writing to you on behalf of the EDC Free Europe coalition [1], which represents 70 civil society groups – trade unions, consumers, health professionals, cancer organisations, environmental…
