Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2025 | Patrice Pillet Cabinet member | Public health and tobacco matters | — |
| 30 Sept 2025 | Olivér Várhelyi Commissioner | Public health and tobacco matters | — |
| 30 Sept 2025 | Patrice Pillet Cabinet member | Public health and tobacco matters | SRC |
| 30 Sept 2025 | Olivér Várhelyi Commissioner | Public health and tobacco matters | SRC |
| 15 Sept 2025 | Petra Nemeckova Cabinet member | EU actions in fight against cancer | SRC |
| 15 Sept 2025 | Petra Nemeckova Cabinet member | EU actions in fight against cancer | — |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Ricard Ramon I Sumoy Acting Head of Unit | Exchange of views on issue considered relevant by the organisations on the Vision of agriculture and food, under preparation; in particular the food aspects. | — |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Ricard Ramon I Sumoy Acting Head of Unit | Exchange of views on issue considered relevant by the organisations on the Vision of agriculture and food, under preparation; in particular the food aspects. | SRC |
| 09 Apr 2024 | Tove Ernst Cabinet member | Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan; quality of life | SRC |
| 09 Apr 2024 | Tove Ernst Cabinet member | Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan; quality of life | — |
| 27 May 2022 | Stella Kyriakides Commissioner | Visit to the Arodapnhousa Palliative Care Centre | — |
| 27 May 2022 | Stella Kyriakides Commissioner | Visit to the Arodapnhousa Palliative Care Centre | SRC |
| 15 Jan 2021 | Stella Kyriakides Commissioner | Exchange of views on the EU Pharmaceutical Strategy | — |
| 15 Jan 2021 | Stella Kyriakides Commissioner | Exchange of views on the EU Pharmaceutical Strategy | SRC |
| 25 May 2020 | Stella Kyriakides Commissioner | VC meeting with discussion on access to care for cancer patients, clinical trials and research, healthcare systems in Member States during COVID-19, data collection and future funding. | — |
| 25 May 2020 | Stella Kyriakides Commissioner | VC meeting with discussion on access to care for cancer patients, clinical trials and research, healthcare systems in Member States during COVID-19, data collection and future funding. | SRC |
| 20 Jan 2020 | Tove Ernst Cabinet member | Discussion on cancer | SRC |
| 20 Jan 2020 | Tove Ernst Cabinet member | Discussion on cancer | — |
| 05 Jun 2018 | Vytenis Andriukaitis Commissioner | HTA | SRC |
| 05 Jun 2018 | Vytenis Andriukaitis Commissioner | HTA | — |
| 02 Mar 2017 | Vytenis Andriukaitis Commissioner | Towards a renewed EU Alcohol and Health Forum | SRC |
| 02 Mar 2017 | Vytenis Andriukaitis Commissioner | Towards a renewed EU Alcohol and Health Forum | — |
| 06 Mar 2015 | Vytenis Andriukaitis Commissioner | EU ACTION ON CANCER INCLUDING INO ON ON-GOING JOINNT ACTIONS AND THE CANCER CODE, Possibilites of further co-operation & Tobacco | — |
| 06 Mar 2015 | Vytenis Andriukaitis Commissioner | EU ACTION ON CANCER INCLUDING INO ON ON-GOING JOINNT ACTIONS AND THE CANCER CODE, Possibilites of further co-operation & Tobacco | SRC |
Mission & Goals
The Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL) is a non-profit, European umbrella organisation of 34 national and regional cancer societies in 28 WHO Europe countries. ECL provides an exclusive platform for members to collaborate with their international peers, primarily in the areas of cancer prevention, tobacco control, cancer research, access to medicines and patient support, and creates opportunities to advocate for these issues at the EU and national level. ECL represents cancer leagues in the context of EU policy and advocates for members’ mutual priorities. ECL further provides administrative and technical support while offering a platform for an exchange of experiences and best practices between ECL member societies. ECL members work together primarily in the fields of cancer prevention (e.g., healthy lifestyles, skin protection and vaccinations HBV, HPV), tobacco control, access to medicines, quality of cancer care and support for cancer patients and survivors.
EU Legislative Interests
Cancer prevention and control, tobacco control (including the Tobacco Products Directive and Tobacco Taxation Directive), sunbeds, access to treatment and care, patient support, non-communicable diseases (NCD), European Code Against Cancer (ECAC). All files and initiatives related to Europe's Beating Cancer Plan, Horizon Europe's Cancer Mission Board and the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe, Health Technology Assessments, clinical trials, EU Health Data Space, and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Communication Activities
We coordinate the flagship campaign European Week Against Cancer (EWAC) every year from 25-31 May. We are responsible for the organisation of the triennial tobacco control policy conference European Conference on Tobacco or Health (ECToH). We work with our 34 national and regional cancer leagues to provide position statements and respond to health and cancer-related public consultations. As the official Secretariat for the MEPs Against Cancer (MAC) Interest Group at the European Parliament, we are responsible for organising all MAC events upon the request of MEPs. ECL participates in work packages related to communications and dissemination in the ongoing EU-funded projects BCLEAR, CBIG-SCREEN, MyPeBS, PAINLESS, PIECES, SPARC and TRANSCEND-XR.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
European Public Health Alliance (EPHA); https://epha.org/ Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL); https://www.env-health.org/ Cancer Prevention Europe (CPE); https://cancerpreventioneurope.iarc.fr/ European Cancer Organisation (ECO); https://www.europeancancer.org/ Smoke Free Partnership (SFP) Coalition Member; https://www.smokefreepartnership.eu/ Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) on ad-hoc basis (all our members are also members of UICC); https://www.uicc.org/ Global Alliance for Tobacco Control (GATC); https://gatc-int.org/ European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Patient membership, https://www.esmo.org/ PAREA, https://parea.eu/ Cancer Patients Europe https://cancerpatientseurope.org/
Organisation Members
https://www.cancer.eu/members/