Advocacy

Organised by Vice-President Ewa Kopacz and MEP Elżbieta Łukacijewska, the event will convene policymakers and key stakeholders to examine how the World Health Assembly resolution on skin diseases can be translated into concrete action at EU and national levels.

Following the 2024 European elections, a new European Parliament brought fresh voices and renewed energy to EU politics. With most seats now held by new Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), 2025 marked a crucial year to establish relationships and raise dermato-venereology in the EU political agenda.

Over the past year, EADV advocacy focused on raising awareness about the dangers of sunbeds and the need to regulate their use across Europe.

Today, the World Health Assembly officially recognised skin diseases as a global public health priority The resolution highlights the need to address a wide range of skin conditions – from infectious and chronic to emerging diseases with skin symptoms.

EADV urges EU action on sunbeds In a new Euractiv article EADV joins MEP Romana Jerković in urging the European Commission to revisit its decision to drop planned rules on sunbed use, a long-overlooked cancer prevention issue. Sunbeds are classified as Group 1 carcinogens, like tobacco and asbestos.

Launched on 12 October 2023 at the 2nd Multi-Stakeholder Summit on Occupational Skin Cancer, in Berlin, Germany on the occasion of the EADV Congress (11 – 15 October 2023)