25 years ago, the Treaty of Nice reformed the EU’s institutions to prepare for the accession of 12 countries.
It ensured an enlarged Union of 27 EU countries could function efficiently. 🇪🇺
📷 © Ministry for Foreign Affairs (France), 2001.
🚨 Five years ago, the EU set ambitious targets for tobacco control in the #EUCancerPlan. Yet progress since then has been limited.
The Nordic Cancer Union, representing several ECL members, urges the European Commission to update the EU tobacco regulation to prevent cancer.
This #WorldCancerDay, we are proud to introduce the new #EuropeanCodeAgainstCancer!
Find out more about the 14 ways you – and your policymakers - can promote cancer prevention. Explore and share #ECAC5 with your community. 🔗cancer-code-europe.iarc.who.int
The European Commission has unveiled its #SafeHeartsPlan - a key step to tackle the two leading causes of death across Europe: cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Combined with the #EUCancerPlan, Europe now has two much-needed tools to tackle its biggest health challenges.
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🍷 Alcohol is a preventable cause of cancer - yet far too few people are aware of the risks.
🏷️ Last week, the European Parliament's Agriculture Committee endorsed clear "reduced-alcohol" labelling - a victory for cancer prevention.
#AlcoholAndCancer #AlcoholLabelling
💊 Talks between the European Commission, Parliament, and governments on the #PharmaPackage are continuing tomorrow.
This landmark legislation could unlock better access to affective and affordable cancer drugs - but only if negotiators put health over profit.
💊 This morning, EU negotiators reached an agreement on the #PharmaPackage, the first major update of EU pharmaceutical rules in 20+ years.
While the final deal opens doors to more equitable access to cancer medicines, it does not go far enough to truly lower costs.
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💙 The EU #CardiovascularHealth Plan is a golden chance to prevent both cardiovascular disease and cancer.
The two diseases are the EU's two leading causes of death. By tackling their shared risk factors, the new Plan can reinforce Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan.
In 2022 alone, nearly 14,000 women in Europe lost their lives to #CervicalCancer. By vaccinating more young people & screening more women, we can save lives.
Today is Cervical Cancer Elimination Day. Visit your cancer society to learn about screening options in your country: www.cancer.eu/members
👏 A warm welcome to our newest ECL member, the Hellenic Cancer Society!
We are thrilled to welcome the Hellenic Cancer Society into the ECL community. Since 1958, they have been a driving force in the fight against cancer in Greece, offering essential support to cancer patients and families.
👏 A warm welcome to our new President and Executive Board members!
Last week, cancer societies from across Europe met in Porto for our Annual General Assembly, where we elected Juha Pekka Turunen from the Cancer Society of Finland @syopajarjestot.bsky.social as ECL's new President.
🫁 November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in Europe, responsible for nearly 1 in 5 cases (19.5%).
Explore our infographic with the EU Healthy Air Coalition: buff.ly/sSdfpnJ
🍷 To mark the final week of #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, 20+ health groups are calling on EU policymakers to take strong action against alcohol.
🎗️ Alcohol increases the risk of breast cancer, even in small amounts.
Read the full press release: buff.ly/aOrc8O1
Implementation findings of the Europe's Beating Cancer Plan. What's measures are still missing? those related to
- Tobacco control
- Alcohol labeling
- Nutrition labeling
- Childhood obesity
- Sunbeds
Reminder: 40% of cancer cases can be prevented. If measures implemented
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🚭 Protecting children & young people must be central to Europe’s tobacco tax legislation.
Yesterday, we met with the EU Commissioner in charge of taxation, @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu & the EU Health Commissioner, Olivér Várhelyi, to share our views on the Tobacco Tax Directive revision.
🍽️ Unhealthy diets are a major risk factor for both cancer and cardiovascular disease.
❤️ Read our open letter calling on the EU Health Commissioner to put healthy, sustainable diets at the heart of the upcoming EU Cardiovascular Health Plan ➡️ buff.ly/66k4ET6
🎗 October is #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth.️
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the EU. In 2022, approximately 374,800 women were diagnosed with the disease.
Throughout October, we'll be spotlighting impactful initiatives from cancer leagues across Europe. Stay tuned!
🚨 A new WHO report shows that one in four adults in Europe continues to use tobacco – the highest rates worldwide.
🚭 Together with @europeancancer.bsky.social, we urge EU finance ministers to back policy that prevents cancer and protects future generations: www.cancer.eu/european-can...
Every 15 minutes in Europe, a family hears the devastating news that their child has cancer.
As we wrap up #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth, MEP Loucas Fourlas, Vice-Chair of MEPs Against Cancer, calls for stronger action against this disease.
#GoldSeptember @eppgroup.bsky.social
💊 Talks between EU legislators on the EU's #PharmaPackage - the first major overhaul of the EU pharmaceutical framework since 2004 - are continuing today.
This is a landmark reform that could finally fix gaps in cancer patients' access to affordable medicines. Our 5️⃣ recommendations: buff.ly/HQAgD7q
Yet another example of negative commercial determinants of health
Sunbeds are known to be especially harmful for young population, increasing the risk of skin cancer by 59%, according to the cancer research agency
And again yet, some governemnts prioritise (commercial) profir over (public) health
Let’s make breast cancer history (breast cancer is striked out in the creative)
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
#BreastCancer is the most common cancer among women globally and represents approximately a quarter of all cancers that occur in women every year.
This week, we came together to celebrate #WorldCancerResearchDay! 🌎✨
🔬 Behind every treatment, there’s research. In Spain, the Spanish Association Against Cancer - an ECL member - welcomed Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain to discuss challenges with researchers and patients.
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👉 Un derecho constitucional
👉 Un derecho que es inseparable de la democracia misma.
Hablamos de derecho de acceso a la información y estas palabras son parte de la sentencia del Tribunal Supremo que obliga al Gobierno a entregar el código fuente de BOSCO.
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💰 Tobacco taxes are the most effective way to reduce smoking.
That's why we teamed up with @partnershipfree.bsky.social, @europeancancer.bsky.social, @myesmo.bsky.social & @europeanrespsoc.bsky.social to call on EU governments to support the EU Tobacco Tax Directive revision.
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🚨 Together with a coalition of 25 European health groups, we have submitted a complaint to the European Ombudswoman about the 2025 #EU4Health operating grant procedure.
Operating grants are essential for keeping Europe's health civil society stable and heard.
🍷 People have a right to know about the link between alcohol and cancer. Yet the draft EU Wine Package risks making health information even harder to access.
With the European Health Alliance on Alcohol, we call on the EU to put cancer prevention at the heart of EU wine policy.
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Nutri-score papers: After a two-year battle for transparency, foodwatch joins "Access Info" to challenge the European Commission’s refusal to disclose key documents related to proposed EU legislation on mandatory front-of-pack nutritional labelling. www.foodwatch.org/en/nutri-sco...
@unicef’s latest report: Food environments are failing children.
Who regulates them? Policymakers
When they don’t act? Junk food targets kids
The solution? Policymakers must do their job and protect children.
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September is #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth 🎗️
Every 15 minutes, a child is diagnosed with cancer. That's why European cancer leagues are funding life-saving research & the development of new treatments.
Visit your national cancer society to learn how you can get involved to beat childhood cancer 💛
