EUROPA DONNA is involved in numerous activities and projects to promote political action at the European and national level to benefit women with breast cancer. Parliamentary Groups on Breast Cancer have been set up both at the European Parliament and at the national level.
European All-Party Group on Breast Cancer
The European Parliamentary Group on Breast Cancer (EPGBC) was formed in September 2001 to raise awareness of breast cancer issues in the European Parliament and to ensure that breast cancer is a part of the European health-care agenda. It is a non-partisan all-party group and membership is open to all MEPs interested in breast cancer issues. One of its main aims was the adoption and implementation of the European Parliament Resolution on Breast Cancer in the Enlarged European Union. Meetings have been dedicated to the following topics:
- Implementing the European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis
- Obtaining EU funding to set up breast cancer screening programmes
- Understanding fourth edition of the European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis published in 2006
- Defining standards for breast care nursing
National All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Breast Cancer
All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Breast Cancer have been established in a number of EU Member States. Their aim is to unite Members of Parliament, peers and other key players from the political arena in a non-partisan setting to discuss issues of concern and bring them before the Government and policy makers. Comprised of members of the government, the opposition and other parties, the groups serve to air all ideas and to make politicians aware of the needs of women with breast cancer. The groups hold regular meetings, often with eminent speakers, organise awareness campaigns, and generally work to promote policy improvements at a national or regional level.
There are currently All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Breast Cancer in five countries, Belgium, Italy, Latvia, Portugal and the United Kingdom.
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