We have chosen our main achievements for the year 2014 that is finishing: new policy that includes the patient perspective, our projects' milestones and contribution to EU funded projects for allergy, asthma and COPD research as well as membership news. Read More...

As the Tobacco Products Directive will be soon implemented at national level, EFA and ENSP we have developed a guide for EU Member States with recommendations on the regulation of electronic cigarettes in their countries. Do not miss it! Read More...

Despite many positive concerns showed by the European Union on the matter of public health and patients’ safety, the biggest and most worrying news of December is that the National Emission Ceilings (NEC) Directive aimed to improve air quality in Europe has been withdrawn from the European Commission’s agenda for 2015. Read More...

We are happy to announce that from 2015 EFA will be partnering in a new EU funded research project to personalise asthma and COPD treatments through new mobile technologies. It is a thrilling project and we cannot wait to meet all the consortium partner to start working on it. Read More...

December provided us with new European data on climate and health trends, smoking and inequalities, urban mobility and healthy city dwellers and medical devices safety. We attended the presentation of many of those studies in events in Brussels. Read More...

With the entry into force of the new EU information to consumers regulation this month, many EFA Members are informing patients about their rights when buying foods. In the photo, Asthma Society of Ireland members asking the Government to adopt stricter law on smoky coal. Read More...