HEAL comment on comitology on the REACH chemicals legislation
European Commissioner Roswall has confirmed that the Commission is no longer planning to revise REACH within its current mandate, but looking into the comitology process.
Joint appeal to Polish Prime Minister to urgently improve air quality
HEAL Poland and over 20 civil society organisations have signed an open letter to Prime Minister Donald Tusk, demanding urgent action on air quality and energy transition in homes, and reforms to Poland's "Clean Air" programme. Air pollution in Poland leads to the premature death of at least 32,000 people annually. Air pollution is also responsible for an increase in the number of cancers, strokes, and heart attacks, and vulnerable groups including children are particularly at risk.
Webinar: Strengthening climate resilience in Poland: the role of the health sector
Join the webinar on 12 May, 16.00-18.00 CEST.
Letter to EP SANT committee: Strengthen environmental and climate prevention to decrease the burden of cardiovascular diseases
HEAL has sent a letter to the European Parliament's SANT committee regarding an own-initiative report on an EU cardiovascular diseases strategy the committee is currently preparing.
Letter to EP SANT committee: Step up EU investments in better health, climate resilience and pollution prevention for member states
HEAL has sent a letter to members of the European Parliament's SANT committee, ahead of their discussion on the European Commission's proposals for the National and Regional Partnership Plan (NRPP) Regulation of the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-34.
Policy briefing: Reducing the cardiovascular disease burden through environmental prevention
Given the importance of environmental prevention of cardiovascular disease, HEAL recommends in a new policy briefing that the EU’s future actions strengthen measures to reduce air and chemical pollution at source. This includes ending public financing for fossil fuel burning as a key pollution source, as well as providing dedicated financing for pollution prevention and control in the next EU budget. Prevention efforts should also consider the synergies of pollution and climate change.
Resend – Letter to heads of state: Step up investments in better health, climate resilience and pollution prevention
Ahead of a European Council on 19-20 March, where heads of state will be discussing the EU Commission's proposals for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-34, HEAL has sent a letter to the group, calling on them to to step up commitment for a healthy planet for healthy people by increasing public investments for disease prevention, climate resilience and pollution prevention and control.
Press note: EU Parliament committees vote limits some harmful changes to cosmetics law, but health concerns remain
The European Parliament's joint ENVI and IMCO committees voted today on changes to the Cosmetic Products Regulation as part of the Chemicals Omnibus package. The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) welcome the committees' alignment with the Council to reject the exemption of carcinogenic substances by inhalation or ingestion (exposure routes). Yet the vote retains problematic provisions that would keep people exposed to known harmful chemicals longer than necessary.
Letter to EP ENVI committee: Step up EU investments in better health, climate resilience and pollution prevention for member states
HEAL has sent a letter to members of the European Parliament's ENVI committee, ahead of their the European Commission's proposals for the National and Regional Partnership Plan (NRPP) Regulation of the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-34.
Omnibus VI: geplante Vereinfachung der EU-Kosmetikverordnung gefährdet Gesundheitsschutz vor krebserregenden Stoffen
Mit dem Ziel der Vereinfachung von EU-Gesetzgebung hat die Europäische Kommission im „Chemikalien- Omnibus" Änderungen an der EU-Kosmetikverordnung vorgeschlagen. Diese würden zu einer bedeutenden Absenkung des Gesundheitsschutzes gegenüber Chemikalien führen, welche Krebs verursachen, die Fortpflanzungsfähigkeit beeinträchtigen und das Erbgut schädigen. Die EU-Kosmetikverordnung regelt die Verwendung von Substanzen für eine breite Palette alltäglicher Körperpflegeprodukte wie Seife, Make-up, Zahnpasta, Cremes und Sonnenschutzmittel.
Plastic, Chemicals & Infertility: What we know now
In this EDC Strategies Partnership webinar, Dr. Swan discussed the science behind the "Plastic Detox" movie, details of the “detox” process the participating couples undertook, and how to understand the implications of this experiment.
Press note: Health groups call for broad EU PFAS restriction in light of ECHA scientific committees’ assessments
The Health and Environment Alliance welcomes today's confirmation by the European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA) leading scientific committees that a PFAS restriction is urgently needed due to the risks they pose on health and the environment, and the costs associated with pollution. Both the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) and the Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) conclude that existing EU measures fall short and that the proposed restriction is the most appropriate regulatory response.
Training doctors on environmental and climate determinants of health
HEAL Poland teamed up with the Polish Medical Association and the Polish Society of Allergology, for a series of training sessions for doctors. The training sessions focused on the health impacts of climate change and chemical pollution, and the importance of public financing. The initiative aims to help physicians understand and respond to the growing health risks caused by environmental degradation and climate change.
Letter to EP ENVI and IMCO: Vote on Omnibus VI (Chemicals and cosmetic products) – serious concerns for health protection
HEAL has sent a letter to members of the European Parliament's ENVI and IMCO committees, regarding their upcoming vote on changes to the provisions of the Cosmetic Products Regulation, via the Chemicals Omnibus, calling for their support to maintain the high level of protection in the EU Cosmetics regulation.
Netflix documentary, the Plastic Detox: HEAL partners with impact campaign
In a new Netflix Original documentary, The Plastic Detox, Dr. Shanna Swan, PhD, world-renowned environmental and reproductive epidemiologist with whom HEAL has collaborated with over the years, works with six couples who share their fertility journeys.
EUHAC letter to EUCO: Health for all: the next EU budget (MFF) as a driver for clean air for all investments
The EU Healthy Air Coalition (EUHAC) has sent a letter to EU heads of state and government, ahead of a EUCO meeting 19 and 20 March 2026. The coalition urges them to ensure that the next EU budget will help the EU substantially advance towards clean air and the prevention of the major diseases caused by air pollution.
Joint letter to EU agriculture ministers: EU omnibus processes – health call to uphold public interest and science, including for the regulation of pesticides
HEAL, together with 24 other organisations, has sent a letter to EU agriculture ministers ahead of their meeting on 30 March, calling on them to uphold public interest and science, including for the regulation of pesticides.
Letter to heads of state: Step up investments in better health, climate resilience and pollution prevention
Ahead of a European Council on 19-20 March, where heads of state will be discussing the EU Commission's proposals for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-34, HEAL has sent a letter to the group, calling on them to to step up commitment for a healthy planet for healthy people by increasing public investments for disease prevention, climate resilience and pollution prevention and control.
EUHAC letter to EP: No contradiction between clean air efforts and measures on the housing crisis
The EU Healthy Air Coalition (EUHAC) has sent a letter to Members of the European Parliament, ahead of their vote on an own initiative report on Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing (procedure file 2025/2070(INI)), specifically regarding amendment 100.
Letter to EP BUDG: Step up dedicated zero pollution financing and tracking to improve people’s health
HEAL has sent a letter to members of the European Parliament's budget committee ahead of their exchange on establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities, calling on them to ensure that the next EU budget provides the necessary investments for preventing disease and ill-health, and ensures adequate tracking of this spending, especially for pollution prevention and control.
