European Cancer Organisation
E.C.O.
Our Mission: To reduce the burden of cancer, improve outcomes and the quality of care for cancer patients, through multidisciplinarity and multiprofessionalism.
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Per Clausen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
5 Nov 2025 · Cancer and European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), simplifying procedures on chemicals and CMRD
Meeting with Per Clausen (Member of the European Parliament)
16 Oct 2025 · Draft Report on Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap
Meeting with Olivér Várhelyi (Commissioner) and
2 Oct 2025 · All pressing portfolio topics
Meeting with Wopke Hoekstra (Commissioner) and
30 Sept 2025 · Public health and tobacco matetrs
Meeting with Olivér Várhelyi (Commissioner) and
30 Sept 2025 · Public health and tobacco matters
Response to Commission Communication on a EU Cardiovascular Health Plan
15 Sept 2025
Meeting with Sirpa Pietikäinen (Member of the European Parliament)
9 Jul 2025 · Cancer
Response to Union of Equality: Anti-racism Strategy 2026-2030
8 Jul 2025
Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament)
8 Jul 2025 · HPV
Response to Union of Equality: LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2026-2030
24 Jun 2025
Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament)
6 Jun 2025 · Cancer, HPV
Meeting with Emma Rafowicz (Member of the European Parliament) and Make Mothers Matter EU Delegation
22 May 2025 · FEMM
Response to Communication on the EU Stockpiling Strategy
9 May 2025
Meeting with Ondřej Dostál (Member of the European Parliament)
14 Apr 2025 · Introducion
Meeting with Aurelijus Veryga (Member of the European Parliament)
26 Mar 2025 · Enhancing Cancer Policy and Health Initiatives
Meeting with Sandra Gallina (Director-General Health and Food Safety) and
20 Mar 2025 · Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan
Meeting with Olivér Várhelyi (Commissioner) and
4 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan
Meeting with Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu (Member of the European Parliament) and
15 Jan 2025 · Intergroup on cancer and rare diseases
Meeting with Ingeborg Ter Laak (Member of the European Parliament)
17 Dec 2024 · Cancer treatments
Meeting with Oliver Schenk (Member of the European Parliament)
3 Dec 2024 · European Health Policy
Meeting with Adam Jarubas (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)
21 Nov 2024 · European Cancer Summit
Meeting with Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (Member of the European Parliament) and
20 Nov 2024 · EU health policy
Meeting with Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (Member of the European Parliament) and
13 Nov 2024 · EU health policy
Meeting with András Tivadar Kulja (Member of the European Parliament)
14 Oct 2024 · European Cancer Plan
Meeting with Nikos Papandreou (Member of the European Parliament) and European Roma Grassroots Organisations Network
2 Oct 2024 · Introductory meeting
Meeting with Valérie Devaux (Member of the European Parliament)
2 Oct 2024 · Cancers féminins
Meeting with Florian Denis (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness), Patricia Reilly (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness) and Insurance Europe
1 Oct 2024 · right to be forgotten
Meeting with Billy Kelleher (Member of the European Parliament)
30 Sept 2024 · Insurance
Meeting with Carolina Morace (Member of the European Parliament) and
24 Sept 2024 · Introductory Meeting
Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament) and Salzgitter AG
29 Aug 2024 · Austausch
Meeting with Patricia Reilly (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)
22 Jul 2024 · Right to be forgotten
Meeting with Camilla Laureti (Member of the European Parliament)
22 Jul 2024 · Incontro conoscitivo
Meeting with Virginie Joron (Member of the European Parliament)
18 Jul 2024 · traitement du cancer
Meeting with Catherine Griset (Member of the European Parliament)
17 Jul 2024 · Lutte, prévention et recherche contre le cancer au niveau européen
Meeting with Kateřina Konečná (Member of the European Parliament) and Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles
17 Jul 2024 · Introduction of political priorities
Meeting with Alessandra Moretti (Member of the European Parliament) and A2A
17 Jul 2024 · New term objectives and perspectives
Meeting with Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu (Member of the European Parliament)
17 Jul 2024 · Introductory meeting
Meeting with Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (Member of the European Parliament)
17 Jul 2024 · Plan to beat cancer
Meeting with Pablo Arias Echeverría (Member of the European Parliament)
17 Jul 2024 · Opportunities for the organization and priorities for the new EU term
Meeting with Isabel Wiseler-Lima (Member of the European Parliament)
16 Jul 2024 · Europe's Beating Cancer Plan
Meeting with Dubravka Šuica (Vice-President)
16 Jul 2024 · Longevity, health and support to E.C.O as well as future priorities of the EU.
Meeting with Isabella Tovaglieri (Member of the European Parliament)
10 Jul 2024 · European policies on fighting cancer
Meeting with Adam Jarubas (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)
9 Jul 2024 · Strategia Pokonania Raka UE
Meeting with Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová (Member of the European Parliament)
9 Jul 2024 · fair access to cancer treatment across member states
Meeting with Lukas Mandl (Member of the European Parliament)
2 Jul 2024 · Gesundheit
Meeting with Florian Denis (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)
24 May 2024 · right to be forgotten
Meeting with Stelios Kympouropoulos (Member of the European Parliament)
9 Apr 2024 · European cancer plan
Meeting with Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner) and
9 Apr 2024 · Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan; quality of life
Meeting with Deirdre Clune (Member of the European Parliament)
19 Mar 2024 · European Manifesto
Meeting with Catherine Amalric (Member of the European Parliament)
15 Feb 2024 · Plan cancer européen
Meeting with Miriam Lexmann (Member of the European Parliament)
28 Nov 2023 · Prevention and screening of cancer
Response to Commission Recommendation on reducing human health risks associated with the use of sunbeds
17 Nov 2023
Meeting with Catherine Amalric (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
11 Oct 2023 · Reform of the EU pharmaceutical legislation
Meeting with Maria Angela Danzì (Member of the European Parliament)
11 Oct 2023 · NCD meeting
Meeting with Deirdre Clune (Member of the European Parliament)
19 Jul 2023 · Non-Communicable Diseases
Meeting with Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President) and
29 Jun 2023 · EU beating cancer
Meeting with Patrizia Toia (Member of the European Parliament)
21 Jun 2023 · Exchange on the activities of the organization (meeting held by the responsible APA)
Meeting with Erik Poulsen (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
31 May 2023 · NCD
Meeting with Frances Fitzgerald (Member of the European Parliament)
24 May 2023 · Cancer
Meeting with Sara Cerdas (Member of the European Parliament)
17 Apr 2023 · Consumo de álcool
Response to Ex-post evaluation of Decision EU 2018/646 (Europass Decision) covering the period 2018-2023
28 Feb 2023
Response to Commission Communication on a comprehensive approach to mental health
15 Feb 2023
Response to Council Recommendation on vaccine-preventable cancers
6 Feb 2023
Meeting with Dolors Montserrat (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and European Society of Cardiology
12 Jan 2023 · Lessons learned on impact of COVID-19 pandemic
Meeting with Tomislav Sokol (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
8 Dec 2022 · European Health Data Space - EHDS
Meeting with Sara Cerdas (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
1 Dec 2022 · Espaço Europeu de Dados de Saúde
Meeting with Véronique Trillet-Lenoir (Member of the European Parliament)
17 Nov 2022 · Cancer : Health systems and Treatment optimisation: scanning the political horizon
Meeting with Ralf Kuhne (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides) and
10 Oct 2022 · Working group on European Health Data Space
Meeting with Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner) and
21 Sept 2022 · Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and EU Policy on cancer
Response to Proposal for the revision of the Council Recommendation on Smoke-Free Environments
20 Jul 2022
Response to Revision of Council Recommendation of 2 December 2003 on cancer screening (2003/878/EC)
22 Feb 2022
Meeting with Sandra Gallina (Director-General Health and Food Safety)
9 Nov 2021 · Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament) and European Society of Surgical Oncology
27 May 2021 · AI in cancer research
Response to European Commission Guidance on strengthening the Code of Practice on Disinformation
29 Apr 2021
Response to Evaluation and Revision of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 and Directive 2001/83/EC
27 Apr 2021
Meeting with Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
7 Apr 2021 · Exchange of views on Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and its implementation with the European Cancer Organisation and its Member Societies and Patient Advisory Committee
Meeting with Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
23 Sept 2020 · The Commissioner delivers a speech at the launch of the European Code of Cancer Practice virtual event
Meeting with Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
27 May 2020 · VC meeting with 28 ECCO member societies and 17 patient advocacy groups to discuss Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and the impact of COVID on cancer care and oncology patients
Meeting with Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner) and
8 Jan 2020 · Discussion on cancer
Meeting with Annika Nowak (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)
23 Mar 2018 · Next European Cancer Summit