Today the European Commission published its report on trans fats in foods and in the overall diet of the EU population.

The European Commission has today published its revised proposal for an Investment Court System (ICS) which aims to replace the investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism in all ongoing and future EU investment negotiations.

On 15 October, four Health organisations (EHN, CPME, EPHA and BEUC) and four companies (Kellogg’s, Mondeléz, Nestlé and Mars) wrote an open letter asking the European Commission to propose a legislative limit on the amount of IPTFAs in foods of 2g per 100g of fat

EHN has published its recommendations for the revision of the Data Protection Regulation, ahead of the trilogue negotiations.

On the occasion of World Heart Day 2015, Frans van de Werf (far left in photo) Chair of the European Affairs Committee of the European Society of Cardiology; Mairead McGuinness MEP (second left), co-chair of the MEP Heart Group; and Simon Gillespie (second right), President of the European Heart Network, met with Commissioner Andriukaitis to present him with a petition to tackle air and noise pollution.  Please click here for the press release.

The European Heart Network (EHN), together with the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR), will be launching on 29 August, during the ESC Congress, a public awareness campaign entitled ‘Environment & the Heart’.

Please read here the press release published on the occasion of the closing conference of the EConDA (Economics of Chronic Diseases) project, held today in Brussels.

EHN in conjunction with the University of Liverpool School of Law and Social Justice has today published a paper on the marketing to children of foods high in saturated fats, trans fatty acids, free sugars, or salt.  Please find it here.

New analysis published today shows stark inequalities between European countries in cardiovascular disease death rates.

The European Heart Network (EHN) and the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) published a joint press release following the adoption by the European Parliament of its initiative report on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnerships (TTIP). The two NGOs welcome the report as it sends a clear signal that the controversial Investor-to-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) must be reformed.

You can find the press release here.