Health First Europe is delighted to welcome a new MEP Supporter:

Cindy Franssen (EPP, Belgium)

As we are living in an interconnected European society, health is of everyone’s concern and does not differentiate between countries, ideologies or languages. Therefore, collaboration between EU member states and EU institutions can only help to ensure a healthier Europe.

Learn more about our new MEP supporter:

Ms. Cindy Franssen is a Belgian politician, who is a vice-chair for Delegations for Relations with India and is a member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality.

Health First Europe is pleased to welcome the new MEP as a supporter and looks forward to future collaboration.

Health First Europe is delighted to welcome as new MEP Supporters:

Biljana Borzan (S&D, Croatia)

Dolors Montserrat (EPP, Spain)

Tudor Ciuhodaru (S&D, Romania)

Tomislav Sokol (EPP, Croatia)

Bartosz Arłukowicz (EPP, Poland)

As we are living in an interconnected European society, health is of everyone’s concern and does not differentiate between countries, ideologies or languages. Therefore, collaboration between EU member states and EU institutions can only help to ensure a healthier Europe.

Learn more about our new MEP supporters:

Ms. Biljana Borzan is a Croatian medical doctor and politician. Ms Borzan specialized in occupational and sport medicine and worked from 1997 to 2007 at the Osijek Health Centre. She holds a special interest in nutrition and embracing healthy habits and prevention.

Ms. Dolors Montserrat is a Spanish lawyer and politician. Previously, she served as Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality of Spain from 2016 to 2018. Ms Montserrat holds a special interest on cancer and other health issues.

Mr. Tomislav Sokol is a Croatian lawyer, holding a magna cum laude law’s degree. Mr Sokol also defended his Ph.D. on patient mobility and its impact on national health insurance systems in the EU and taught Health Law from 2016 to 2017.

Mr. Tudor Ciuhodaru is a Romanian medical doctor and politician. Mr Ciuhodaru holds a special interest in advocating for different health issues, ranging from mental health to general access to health care facilities.

Mr. Bartosz Arłukowicz is a Polish paediatrician, who served as Minister of Health in the governments of Donald Tusk and Ewa Kopacz in Poland. Mr Arłukowicz holds a special interest in hematooncology and paediatric oncology.

Health First Europe is pleased to welcome all the new MEPs as Supporters and looks forward to future collaboration.

Health First Europe is delighted to welcome Merja Kyllönen as a new MEP Supporter.

Ms Merja Kyllönen serves as a Member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism and Substitute of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Merja Kyllönen is a Finnish politician. In her professional career, Ms Kyllönen has shown a particular interest towards health issues, while engaging in European discussions on neurological disorders and chronic pain conditions, on the European Alcohol Strategy and women’s sanitary products.

Health First Europe is pleased to welcome MEP Kyllönen as a Supporter and looks forward to future collaboration.

Health First Europe is delighted to welcome Mark Demesmaeker as a new MEP Supporter.

Mr Mark Demesmaeker serves as a vice-Chair of the Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector and as a Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Mark Demesmaeker is a Belgian politician. In his professional career, Mr Demesmaeker has shown a strong interest in the health sector, being committed to address antimicrobial resistance and engaged in numerous European discussions on in vitro diagnostic medical devices, animal health and welfare, plant health and Zika virus.

Health First Europe is delighted to welcome MEP Demesmaeker as a Supporter and looks forward to future collaboration.

Health First Europe is delighted to welcome Andrey Kovatchev as a new MEP Supporter.

Mr Andrey Kovatchev serves as a Member of the Parliament’s Bureau and of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Andrey Kovatchev is a Bulgarian politician. In his professional career, Mr Kovatchev has shown a strong interest towards health issues, being committed to improve access to medicines for all citizens, and engaged in European discussions on in vitro diagnostic medical devices, animal health and welfare, plant health, heart failure, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, treatment for rare diseases and neonatal health.

Health First Europe is pleased to welcome MEP Kovatchev as a Supporter and looks forward to future collaboration.

Health First Europe is delighted to welcome Kateřina Konečná as a new MEP Supporter.

Ms Kateřina Konečná serves as a Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Kateřina Konečná is a Czech politician. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Law at Masaryk University as well as an Engineer’s degree at the University of Finance and Administration. From 2002 to 2014, Ms Konečná was Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (Public service, government).

In her professional career, Ms Konečná has shown a strong interest towards health issues, being particularly committed to improve access to medicines for all citizens, and engaged in European discussions on chronic respiratory diseases, medical devices, allergic diseases, neonatal health and on the rights of cancer patients.

Health First Europe is pleased to welcome MEP Konečná as a Supporter and looks forward to future collaboration.

Health First Europe is happy to welcome Carlos Zorrinho as a new MEP Supporter.

Mr Carlos Zorrinho serves as a Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Carlos Zorrinho is a Portuguese politician. He has a Doctorate in information management at the University of Évora (Portugal).

Given his involvement in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, Mr Zorrinho has been actively engaged to improve awareness, access to early diagnosis and optimal treatments for patients affected by primary immunodeficiency (PID). Since his election in the European Parliament, Mr Zorronho has been actively engaged in European discussions on diabetes, the common response to the Zika virus and on paediatric transplants.

Health First Europe is delighted to welcome MEP Zorrinho as a Supporter and looks forward to future collaboration.

Health First Europe is happy to welcome Annie Schreijer-Pierik as a new MEP Supporter.

Ms Annie Schreijer-Pierik serves as a Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Annie Schreijer-Pierik is a Dutch politician and in her professional career she has shown a strong interest towards health issues. As a full Member of the ENVI committee in the European Parliament, she fights for better health for over 500 million EU citizens. In this regard, she recently collected over 200 signatures of MEPs for a Written Declaration on Heart Failure, calling on the Member States and the European Commission to raise awareness of the symptoms of heart failure.

Health First Europe is delighted to welcome MEP Schreijer-Pierik as a Supporter and looks forward to future collaboration.

Health First Europe is happy to welcome Stefano Maullu as a new MEP Supporter.

Mr Maullu serves as a Vice-Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education and Member and as a Substitute of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Stefano Maullu is an Italian politician. He has been Regional Councillor responsible for trade, services, tourism, and trade fairs and exhibitions in the Region of Lombardy from 2010 to 2012.

Given his involvement in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, Mr Maullu has been strongly engaged in health issues, such as cancer prevention and healthy lifestyle.

Health First Europe is delighted to welcome MEP Maullu as a Supporter and looks forward to future collaboration.

Health First Europe is happy to welcome José Inácio Faria as a new MEP Supporter.

Mr José Inácio Faria serves as a Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety at the European Parliament.

José Inácio Faria is a Portuguese politician. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Lisbon (Portugal).

In his professional career, Mr Faria has shown a strong interest towards health issues, particularly on patient safety and patient rights.

Since his election in the European Parliament, Mr Faria has been actively engaged in European discussions on neonatal screening and severe combined immunodeficiency, Zika virus outbreak, elderly rights and ageing, the overuse or misuse of antibiotics, citizens’ awareness in relation to the EU directive on cross-border healthcare and the rights of cancer patients.

Health First Europe is delighted to welcome MEP Faria as a Supporter and looks forward to future collaboration.