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.

The EHN Annual Report 2014 is now available.

Please click here for the EHN statement on the OECD report "Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes: Policies for Better Health and Quality of Care", published 17 June 2015.

Today the MEP Heart Group meets in the European Parliament to debate the impact of industrially produced trans fatty acids on the health of citizens in the European Union.

EHN, together with leading research associations, scientific societies, universities, and patients groups, signed up to a statement supporting the current Directive 2010/63 on the protection of animals used in research.

In a 4-page interview for International Innovation, EHN Director Susanne Lá¸gstrup shares the significant progress made by the European Heart Network to promote effective evidence-based policies for cardiovascular health.

EHN has published today a statement on the new WHO Europe nutrient profile model, which has been developed in close cooperation with the Member States of WHO Europe.

Following a new study published today in Open Heart journal, EHN has published a statement on "Evidence on saturated fat and heart disease".

While negotiations continue on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), EHN has published a paper on “TTIP, international trade and cardiovascular health”.  Please find it here.