Health & Environment Alliance

HEAL

Founded in 2003, the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) is the leading European not-for-profit organisation addressing how the environment affects health in the European Union and beyond.

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Lobbying Activity

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) 1107/2009, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, Regulation (EU) 528/2012, Regulation (EC) 1831/2003, Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, Regulation 1099/2009, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and Directive 98/58/EC, as regards simplifying and clarifying food and feed safety requirements

13 Oct 2025

Meeting with Jutta Paulus (Member of the European Parliament) and Chemicals, Health and Environment Monitoring Trust

29 Sept 2025 · Speaker: REACH revision 2025 simpler, faster bolder (conference)

Meeting with Antonella Rossetti (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen) and

29 Sept 2025 · presentation of and discussion about their roadmap to reduce pesticide use in Europe

Meeting with Jessika Roswall (Commissioner) and

29 Sept 2025 · Conference organised by HEAL and CHEM Trust on chemicals policy: REACH revision 2025: simpler, faster, bolder

Response to Commission Communication on a EU Cardiovascular Health Plan

15 Sept 2025

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions for an EU Civil Society Strategy for a thriving civic space, including on effective engagement and protection of Civil Society Organisations and Human Rights Defenders

5 Sept 2025

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the framework for achieving climate preparedness and resilience and laying down harmonised rules on climate risk management, and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action

4 Sept 2025

Meeting with Ewa Malz (Head of Unit Environment)

2 Sept 2025 · Simplification

Response to Legislative proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act

8 Jul 2025

Meeting with Anne Funch Jensen (Cabinet of Commissioner Piotr Serafin) and

11 Jun 2025 · Exchange of views on the future Multiannual Financial Framework and other EU priorities

Meeting with Francois Wakenhut (Head of Unit Environment) and

6 Jun 2025 · Exchange on the implementation of Directive (EU) 2024/2881 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (recast)

Response to An EU policy agenda for European cities

22 May 2025

Meeting with Pernille Weiss-Ehler (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall) and Standing Committee of European Doctors

21 May 2025 · Air pollution in Europe

Meeting with Veronica Manfredi (Director Environment)

13 May 2025 · Revision of REACH Regulation

Meeting with Vita Jukne (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall)

8 May 2025 · Impact of chemicals on fertility; REACH revision

Meeting with Paul Speight (Head of Unit Environment) and

14 Feb 2025 · EU chemicals regulations / REACH revision

Meeting with Martin Hojsík (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Nov 2024 · Endocrine disrupting chemicals - event with EDC-Free Europe Campaign

Meeting with Christophe Clergeau (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Oct 2024 · Chemicals

Meeting with Robert Biedroń (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Oct 2024 · Air pollution

Response to Commission Staff Working Document - Report of the evaluation of Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC

13 Mar 2024

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols and their derivatives with harmonised classification for specific hazardous properties in certain materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, amending Regulation (EC) No 1895/2005 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/213

8 Mar 2024

Response to 8th Environment Action Programme – Mid-term Review

25 Jan 2024

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President) and

7 Nov 2023 · Transition towards sustainable food systems

Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action)

19 Sept 2023 · Keynote speech at the Climate and Health Adaptation conference

Meeting with João Albuquerque (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

25 Apr 2023 · CLP - Classification, labelling and packaging

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures

29 Mar 2023

Meeting with Elena Montani (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius)

14 Mar 2023 · Implementation of the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and PFAS related measures

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and

14 Mar 2023 · Implementation of the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and PFAS related measures

Meeting with Elena Montani (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius)

7 Dec 2022 · Follow-up on HEAL's stepping down from the High-Level Roundtable on the Chemicals Strategy

Meeting with Elena Montani (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius)

8 Nov 2022 · reaction on AAQD

Meeting with Lukas Visek (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

8 Nov 2022 · Air quality

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as regards hazard classes and criteria for the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures

13 Oct 2022

Meeting with Daphne Von Buxhoeveden (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides), Roberto Reig Rodrigo (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides)

10 Oct 2022 · VTC meeting on health and environmental civil society air quality

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA Basic Regulation)

6 Oct 2022

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115

19 Sept 2022

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and

7 Sept 2022 · To exchange views, upon HEAL’s request, on the upcoming Commission proposal for a revision of the Ambient Air Quality directives

Response to Ex post evaluation of the 2014-2020 Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE)

13 Apr 2022

Meeting with Joanna Stawowy (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)

11 Apr 2022 · Delay to EU Pesticide Reduction Exposes Citizens to Increased Health Risks

Meeting with Giorgos Rossides (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides), Roberto Reig Rodrigo (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides) and

9 Mar 2022 · VTC meeting: Revision of the SUD Proposal

Meeting with Andrea Vettori (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and

8 Dec 2021 · To discuss the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and PFAS

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton) and

8 Dec 2021 · EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and PFAS

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and

8 Dec 2021 · EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and PFAS

Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and

3 Dec 2021 · Discussion on upcoming Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Markets Package (adoption foreseen for 14.12.2021)

Meeting with Camilla Bursi (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius)

14 Oct 2021 · To discuss the endocrine disrupting chemicals & cosmetics

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

24 Jun 2021 · Discussions on the implementation of the chemicals strategy for sustainability.

Response to Revision of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45 EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (CLP Regulation)

1 Jun 2021

Response to Revision of the Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)

31 May 2021

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

5 May 2021 · Implementation of the chemicals strategy for sustainability

Response to Revision of EU rules on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (food contact materials)

25 Jan 2021

Response to Revision of the Ambient Air Quality Directives 2008/50/EC and 2004/107/EC

13 Jan 2021

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and

12 Jan 2021 · To discuss the implementation of the Biodiversity strategy, the actions under the zero-pollution ambition as well as green funding under the new MFF and the recovery funds.

Response to Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030

22 Dec 2020

Response to EU Action Plan Towards a Zero Pollution Ambition for air, water and soil

27 Oct 2020

Response to Revision of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides with accompanying Impact Assessment

5 Aug 2020

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and

23 Jul 2020 · To discuss the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, especially with relation with endocrine disruptors.

Response to Chemicals strategy for sustainability

10 Jun 2020

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and

3 Jun 2020 · Chemicals Strategy