May 2, 2017
Genval, 2nd May 2017 – Air pollution is a major public health challenge of our time. The public health context in terms of protecting EU citizens’ health and reducing the chronic disease burden and its associated costs to healthcare systems is a vital consideration in the debate concerning polluted air in European Cities. (source of… » read more
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April 14, 2017
Genval, 14th April 2017 – Harassment of independent and critical NGOs, attempt to close the Central European University, mass anti-European campaign called ‘Let’s stop Brussels!’, violating Human Rights of Asylum seekers and antigypsyism resulting segregated education are the recent scandals in Hungary. If you look at them one-by-one and together, they can be considered as… » read more
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Civil Society (NGOs), EU news & updates, European citizens, European Integration, Human Rights, Hungary, Research & Development, Roma |
Genval, 2nd April 2017 – The latest plans of illiberal Hungary aiming at closing the Central European University (CEU) can be explained in the context of the 2018 general elections. As there is no potent opposition, the government desperately needs permanent war rhetoric & a popular public enemy. Attacking science and research can however backfire.… » read more
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Civil Society (NGOs), Culture, Education, Hungary, Languages & Culture, Research & Development |
March 29, 2017
Genval, 29th March 2017 – The Second European Parliament Roma Week put the spotlight again on the issue of Roma integration in Europe and its future post-2020. What about the mid-term review of the EU actions on Roma: is the glass half-full or half-empty? And what is the role of strategic litigation for the Roma… » read more
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Civil Society (NGOs), Education, EU Priorities 2020, Hungary, Languages & Culture, Public Health, Roma, Social Europe, Social Europe & Jobs |
March 27, 2017
Genval, 28th March 2017. – Triggering article 50 tomorrow is one of the known knowns. The exact content of the future EU-UK trade deal is one of the known unknowns, while the in-depth health consequences of Brexit are still unknown unknowns. Brexit means Brexit (On the photo – Infographic from the NHS European Office explaining… » read more
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Civil Society (NGOs), EU Priorities 2020, European Integration, Health & Consumers, UK in Europe |
March 1, 2017
Genval, 28th February 2017 – I am convinced that nobody really wants Brexit because it hurts basically everybody both in the UK and in the EU. After hearing evidence, facts and data in the European Parliament, no one said any positive note on it. Nobody. Common folks, the King has nothing on! Brexit debate gains… » read more
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Children’s well-being, EU news & updates, EU Priorities 2020, Global Europe, Health & Consumers, Public Health, UK in Europe |
Brussels, 20th February 2016 – Shrinking civil society space in Europe and it’s impact on public health – a case of Hungary and Poland Co-authors: Dorota Sienkiewicz and Zoltán Massay-Kosubek It has been with growing feeling of concern to watch recent developments around the state of civil society of some of the Eastern European countries… » read more
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Civil Society (NGOs), EU news & updates, European citizens, Health & Consumers, Human Rights, Hungary, Public Health, Visegrád alliance (PL-CZ-SK-HU) |
February 15, 2017
Genval, 15th February – Today, the European Parliament has given its consent to the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). In line with the usual European practice, CETA will be temporarily applied as from 1st March, a controversial practice which raises many eyebrows. This is a sad day for public health policy as now… » read more
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EU news & updates, Global Europe, Health & Consumers, Public Health, Trade |
January 10, 2017
Brussels, 10th January 2016 – Many claim that the Grand Coalition (the legislative cooperation between the social and christian democrats) is ’dead’ but to believe it, it should be put to the test: the upcoming votes in the European Parliament on the approval of CETA, the EU-Canada trade deal will tell the truth. European Parliament… » read more
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Civil Society (NGOs), Climate & Environment, Consumer Protection, EU Foreign Policy, EU news & updates, Health & Consumers, Public Health, Trade |
December 19, 2016
Genval, 18th December 2016 – According to the tiny human health case studies of an independent impact assessment, TTIP will not harm our health at all. I am wondering: how can an independent assessment come to that conclusion? According to the authors of the study, its impact on the trade of unhealthy commodities (alcohol, tobacco,… » read more
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Civil Society (NGOs), Global Europe, Health & Consumers, Medicines, Public Health, Sustainable Dev., Trade |
This is Zoltán Massay-Kosubek's (@EU_ZMK) public diary, where he shares his views on public health relevant European developments. Zoltán is public health advocate at @EPHA_EU but he shares his strictly _personal_ opinion here with you.
