European Environment Agency

EU Agencies’ joint statement on One Health

Credit: European Environment Agency Today, the European Commission hosted the #OneHealthEU conference to discuss how to effectively implement a One Health approach to the current and emerging health threats facing the European Union, including pandemics, antimicrobial resistance, and climate change.On this occasion, the European Environment Agency (EEA) teamed up with the European Centre for DiseaseContinueContinue reading “EU Agencies’ joint statement on One Health”

Representing the EEA at the 19th meeting of the CoR ENVE Commission

This week, I joined the 19th meeting of the ENVE Commission of the European Committee of the Regions in Malaga, Spain to deliver a statement on the state of environmental health in Europe on behalf of the European Environment Agency. The statement will support the drafting of an ENVE Commission’s opinion on ‘Green Deal andContinueContinue reading “Representing the EEA at the 19th meeting of the CoR ENVE Commission”

European Policy Centre roundtable on planetary health

This past week, the European Policy Centre think tank hosted an interesting event to discuss how EU institutions can benefit from implementing a One Health (or planetary health) approach to policy-making.My contribution as a speaker representing the European Environment Agency focused on issues such as the importance of high-level leadership on One Health, the roleContinueContinue reading “European Policy Centre roundtable on planetary health”

EEA briefing on how pesticides impact human health and ecosystems in Europe

Credit: MEP Eric Andrieu A few weeks ago, the European Environment Agency published its new briefing on ‘How pesticides impact human health and ecosystems in Europe’. As the lead author of the briefing, I was pleased to see the coverage received by our analysis, which aims to inform the debate in the European Parliament onContinueContinue reading “EEA briefing on how pesticides impact human health and ecosystems in Europe”

New position at the European Environment Agency

I am pleased to announce that, starting in February 2022, I will have the humbling and exciting opportunity to serve the European Union as an ‘Expert in Environment, Human Health and Well-being’ at the European Environment Agency (EEA) in Copenhagen, Denmark. At the EEA, I will be mainly following dossiers relating to the interface betweenContinueContinue reading “New position at the European Environment Agency”