10 Oct 19
Mental Health – the hidden epidemic
Mental health has been on the margins of the European health debate for too long. It’s time to leverage the awareness created by World Mental Health Day.
27 Sep 19
Influentially Disruptive
The status quo cannot continue; it’s time to reshape and remould our approaches to healthcare. The process can start at EHFG 2019, writes Clemens Martin Auer.
27 Sep 19
5 questions with...István Ujhelyi
István Ujhelyi (HU/S&D) is vice-chair of the parliaments transport and tourism (TRAN) committee.
26 Sep 19
Aiming high
The ambition of the Apollo missions showed how fragile our planet is; we should show the same ambition in preserving the planet’s safety., writes Veronica Manfredi.
26 Sep 19
EU Agricultural Biotech: Something’s gotta give
The growing demand for food makes changing EU attitudes to GMO technology essential.
26 Sep 19
World Contraception Day: access to contraception remains a big challenge in Europe
Access to contraception should be a key concern of European governments in empowering their citizens to plan their families and lives, argues Petra De Sutter
25 Sep 19
#VaccinesWork
Three million lives are saved every year thanks to vaccination, but due to increasing vaccine hesitancy and disinformation, restoring public trust in vaccines is crucial, reports Lorna Hutchinson from the first ever Global Vaccination Summit.
25 Sep 19
When epidemiology meets big data
The upcoming European Health Forum Gastein is a chance to forge a new “mindset” in tackling infectious disease surveillance, says Andrea Ammon.
25 Sep 19
Easing the demographic tsunami
Europe’s changing demographic should not be seen as a threat; innovation and investment in the right areas can turn this into an opportunity, says Birgitta Sacrédeus.
25 Sep 19
Keeping Europe united
My grandmother typed the words that divided Poland - now I want to do everything I can to keep Europe united, writes Seb Dance.
25 Sep 19
MEPs put spotlight on Kashmir
With tensions growing between India and Pakistan following New Delhi’s recent decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, MEPs are divided on how the EU should respond.
24 Sep 19
The journey to age equality
This year’s International Day of Older Persons puts age inequality in the spotlight, writes Anne-Sophie Parent.
24 Sep 19
Celebrating this sporting life
Regardless of origin or belief, Marc Tarabella believes sport is one thing that can unite often divided communities.
23 Sep 19
European week of sport: It’s game on
Sport and physical activity brings myriad benefits to society; the European Week of Sport encourages everyone to get involved.
23 Sep 19
EU should show leadership on resettlement
Europe needs to up its game in dealing with the resettlement challenge, and in so doing demonstrate global leadership, argues David Miliband.
23 Sep 19
A Clean Green Deal
The Green Deal is at the heart of the EU’s ambitions of becoming climate-neutral. Transparency is essential to its success argue Karen Melchior and Lara Wolters.
18 Sep 19
5 questions with...Pina Picierno
Pina Picierno (IT/S&D) is a 2019 MEP award winner and member of parliament’s FEMM and AGRI committees
18 Sep 19
A Digital Roadmap for the next five years
Europe’s policymakers should focus on encouraging tech firms and start-ups to be based here rather than seek confrontation, writes former ECR MEP Daniel Dalton
17 Sep 19
Leading the digital revolution
The Internet of Things is already revolutionising the lives of Europe’s citizens. We need to take the right steps to ensure the EU has a leadership role, says Monika Beňová (S&D/SK)
17 Sep 19
Security in cyberspace requires a comprehensive EU approach
Cybersecurity is an increasingly important front for both individual member states and the EU as a whole. We must be united in our stance, writes Turo Mattila
17 Sep 19
Parliamentary leadership for the Digital Age
MEPs will have to become more digitally literate than ever before if the EU is to maintain its digital leadership, writes Pilar del Castillo
17 Sep 19
Threats in the digital shadows
Cybersecurity threats are evolving rapidly, and technology can only do so much - we all have a responsibility for mitigating their impact
13 Sep 19
A healthy dose of AI in healthcare?
When it comes to the use of Artificial Intelligence in the healthcare sector, policymakers need to ensure the focus is kept on patients and their needs.
13 Sep 19
La Rentrée: New Parliament, new ambitions
May’s European elections now a distant memory, the start of a new five-year parliamentary term has triggered a “wish list” of ambitions from political group leaders.