Partner Institutions
Institutional Partnerships & Collaborations
Council of Europe (consultative status)
Strasbourg, France
The Council of Europe is an organisation operating outside of the European Union (EU) infrastructures. It promotes human rights, freedom of expression and of the media, and launches various campaigns promoting these causes, such as calling for child protections or condemming online hate speech. The Council also helps member states fight corruption and terrorism.
The Council of Europe and the EPA
The EPA has had a consultative status at the Council of Europe since 1989 (replaced by a participatory status in 2003). The Council of Europe regularly gives its patronage for the annual EPA Summer School.
European Medicines Agency (EMA) (scientific collaboration)
Amsterdam, NL
The EMA is a decentralised entity from the EU and is responsible for the evaluation, supervision and safety monitoring of medicines in the EU.
The EMA and the EPA
The EMA collaborates with the EPA in the frame of medicines-related consultations. Since September 2020, the EPA is an eligible organisation of the EMA network of healthcare professionals’ organisations. In 2022, the EPA joined the EMA HCPWP (Healthcare Professionals Working Party).
World Health Organization (WHO) – Regional Office for Europe
Copenhagen, Denmark
The WHO works worldwide to promote health. In the past years, the WHO has worked with 194 Member States, across six regions, and from more than 150 offices, to ensure better health for everyone. In 2021, the WHO Regional Office for Europe launched the Pan-European Mental Health Coalition, with the aim of improving mental health across the WHO European Region.
The WHO and the EPA
In 2021, the EPA joined the WHO Pan-European Mental Health Coalition.
The EU Health Policy Platform is an interactive tool aimed at boosting discussions about public health concerns, sharing knowledge and best practices. The Platform is managed by the EU Commission and gathers a number of health-related interest groups and stakeholders.
The EU Health Policy Platform and the EPA
The EPA is a stakeholder of the EU Health Policy Platform and has participated in Stakeholder and Thematic Networks.
The European Parliament is an important forum for political debate and decision-making at the EU level. The Members of the European Parliament are directly elected by voters in all Member States to represent people’s interests with regard to EU law-making and to make sure other EU institutions are working democratically.
The European Parliament and the EPA
The EPA is involved in the meetings of the European Parliament’s MEP Alliance for Mental Health.