Petitions

May 2003, Putting Health into the EU Treaty

Good health is a fundamental human right, a high priority for citizens and should be recognised as an objective for the European Union. Repeated public opinion surveys across Europe have shown that health is a key concern and that Europeans want health issues recognised in a range of EU activities such as agriculture, trade and environment policies.
The Convention on the future of Europe was responsible for drafting a Constitutional Treaty for the European Union. Specifically Article I-3 of (...)

EPHA communicated position on GMOs to all Commissioners, May 2008

On 5 May 2008, EPHA contacted EU Commissioners, informing them of EPHA’s position regarding Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs).
On 10 June 2008, EPHA received an official response from Commissioner Louis Michel thanking EPHA for the letter which allowed a ’decision making process with sound knowledge of the position of all concerned’.
EPHA would like to thank Commissioner Michel for considering public health in this debate.
EPHA’s letter sent to all Commissioners on 5 May 2008 was (...)

What is European Citizenship and who is responsible?

The European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) is concerned that "European citizenship" is an issue that belongs to everyone and yet no one is claiming responsibility for it. ECAS has issued a petition to encourage the European Parliament to create a forum in which this increasingly important issues can be discussed.
Many questions need to be answered regarding what it means to be a European Citizen. The European institutions need to ensure that their policies and processes represent the views (...)

Support for petition: Ending extreme Poverty, a Road to Peace!

The 17th October 2007 is International Day Against Poverty. To mark the day and increase its impact human rights NGOs from four different continents have come together to launch a declaration that calls for all citizens, local and national authorities, and the United Nations to recognise poor and excluded people as key stakeholders in the fight against poverty and ensure that they are able to fully participate in decisions that affect them.
You can support the declaration Ending extreme (...)