EU initiatives
Cancer and rare diseases have been on the EU political agenda in recent years. Here we list a number of initiatives focused on these disease areas.
Policy initiatives on rare diseases/rare cancers:
- European Commission Communication on Rare Diseases: Europe’s Challenges
- Council Recommendation on an Action in the field of Rare Diseases
- RARECARE (Surveillance of rare cancers in Europe), including definition of rare cancers and list of rare cancers
- Provisions on rare diseases of the Commission’s proposal for a Directive on the Application of Patients’ Rights in Cross-border Healthcare and the European Parliament’s report on the issue
Policy initiatives on cancer/promoting health:
- European Parliament Resolution on Combating Cancer in the Enlarged European Union
- Health Council Conclusions during the Slovenian Presidency (Jan – Jun 2008) on Reducing the Burden of Cancer
- Council Recommendation on Cancer Screening in cervical, breast and colorectal cancer
- European Commission’s White Paper Together for Health: A Strategic Approach for the EU 2008-2013
- 2nd programme on Community action in the field of health
- Seventh EU Research Framework Programme 2007-2013 (FP7)
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