Location:
Room Spaak 7C50, European Parliament, Brussels
Date & time:
January 28, 2025
12:00 – 14:00 CET
Air pollution remains the top environmental risk to health in Europe, resulting in hundreds of thousands of premature deaths and hundreds of billions of euros in costs annually. The recently revised EU Ambient Air Quality Directive (AAQD), with updated clean air standards, offers unique opportunities to prevent health impacts across the EU and reduce the significant health and economic burden caused by poor air quality.
The EU Healthy Air Coalition (EUHAC) successfully organized a high-level event in the European Parliament on 28 January 2025. Co-hosted by MEP Javi Lopez, the event brought together Brussels-based organizations representing diverse constituencies of the health sector, including doctors and other healthcare professionals, scientists, public health experts, respiratory and cancer patient groups, and health insurance funds.
During the event, representatives from the EUHAC, civil society, scientists, and policymakers engaged in meaningful discussions. Participants heard first-hand experiences from individuals most at risk, learned about the latest advancements in air pollution science, and explored ways to advance clean air policies. The event served as a platform to strengthen collaboration and drive forward actionable solutions to address air pollution and its health impacts across Europe.
Event videos
The EUHAC secretariat is hosted by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL).
HEAL gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the European Union (EU) and the Clean Air Fund (CAF) for the organization of this event. The responsibility for the content lies with the authors and the views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the EU institutions, CINEA and funders. The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) and the funders are not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained in this publication. HEAL EU transparency register number: 00723343929-96
The EU Healthy Air Coalition is an initiative supported by the Clean Air Fund (CAF).
