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A crucial moment of discussion among competent authorities, policymakers, experts and stakeholders during the first institutional event entirely dedicated to the European Health Data Space and the newly adopted Regulation (EU) 2025/327.
An important opportunity to align the European vision and national actions toward a federated, interoperable, and secure ecosystem for the primary and secondary use of electronic health data. To download the programme, click here. Read more.
The Director of Active Citizenship Network has been invited as a speaker at the Vaccine Congress 2025, a premier event which is held during July 10 - 11, 2025 at Vienna, Austria and also virtually (hybrid event). The Vaccine Congress 2025 is dedicated to the advancement of vaccine research and its pivotal role in shaping a healthier future for all.
On 27–28 June 2025, Cittadinanzattiva APS gathered its national bodies and delegates from all over Italy in Rome for its VIII National Congress—an important milestone to define the organisation’s priorities for the next term (2025–2029). The Congress was an opportunity to reflect on increasingly complex social challenges, renew its governance, and strongly reaffirm a vision based on the protection of inviolable rights: those fundamental individual and collective rights that no crisis can suspend and no emergency can sacrifice.
Join us and participate in the next FACILITATE project public webinar! The event will feature a stakeholders' virtual roundtable, where the aim is to explore the FACILITATE work on the Return of Individual Participant Data in clinical trials (RoIPD). Alongside patient testimonials, we will hear insights from clinicians, representatives from industry, and regulatory bodies. This inclusive panel ensures a holistic discussion that fosters collaboration among all the participants. Have your say and register here
The Director of Active Citizenship Network has been invited to participate in the expert working session titled “Linking Adult Immunization and Chronic Disease Management to Advance Healthy Aging in Europe” to be held virtually on June 24 th, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CEST. This private session, organized by the Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA) will convene European and international experts across chronic disease, adult vaccination, public health policy and healthy aging for an interactive session with the goal to identify a core set of priority recommendations for improving adult vaccine uptake among people with NCDs and to inform EU and national-level actions on integrated prevention strategies for healthy aging.
On 20 June 2025, the Head of the Cittadinanzattiva-Active Citizenship Network's EU representative office participated in the Harnessing Talent Platform (HTP) Working Groups online meeting, organized by the European Commission, as a panellist. In the session dedicated to access to essential services and quality of life, she presented the work carried out in the context of the EU-funded AHEAD project, in which our organisation took part in representing Italy. She also described what policies and tools could be the most effective in addressing the challenges of medical deserts, as identified by the AHEAD project's results.
Patient communities are shaping vaccine uptake and trust. Involving patient communities in vaccine and roll-out can enhance the relevance, trust, and effectiveness of vaccines. These communities offer unique perspectives on patient needs, experiences, and preferences. Involving patients can also reduce vaccine hesitancy through increased awareness and vaccine literacy. The session - – organized in the framework of Patient Engagement Open Forum (PEOF) 2025 - explored the vaccine lifecycle & highlighted the critical stages where patients and caregivers can contribute their insights. Invited by EUPATI, the ACN’ Director shown his presentation titled “Grassroots Mobilisation Leveraging Civil Society and Community Leadership to Bridge Gaps in Vaccine Coverage”.
As a first step in the activities foreseen by the EU project "Advancing Respiratory Care at the EU Level", on 28 May, from 14:30 to 16:30 CEST, the online closed kick-off meeting with the members of the EU Working Group on Respiratory Care will take place.
This Working Group - composed of invited selected patient advocacy groups, medical associations and leading experts to advocate for the prioritisation of respiratory care in EU health policy - is at the heart of the project.
The ACN’ romanian partner Coalition of Patient Organizations with Chronic Diseases (COPAC), in collaboration with the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” Bucharest and Active Citizenship Network, organized the international conference “Bridging the Confidence Gap: Empowering CEE Communities for Vaccination” in Bucharest at the Hotel Union Plaza, Bd. Unirii street, no. 47c, on May 25, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM (local time).
The event featured keynote speeches, expert panel discussions, and policy recommendations. In particular, the conference brought together experts from eight countries to discuss one of the most pressing public health challenges: vaccine hesitancy in Central and Eastern Europe, and to propose actionable strategies to improve vaccine confidence and uptake across the European region.
A cross-visit is a structured learning and knowledge exchange activity where teams from OH-FINE partner organizations – including Cittadinanzattiva - visit a specific location to observe, analyse and learn from real cases of innovation, best practices, or challenges in organic farming. The cross-visit in the eastern part of Austria, organized by the local partner Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL/Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, provides insights into selected innovative organic farming practices in a region dominated by arable agriculture. Read more
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