European Lung Foundation
Budget
€712,298
EP Access
1
accredited persons
Staff
2
0.5 FTE
EU Grants
€30,424
Mission & Goals
ELF is a patient-led organisation that works internationally to bring patients and the public together with healthcare professionals to improve lung health and advance diagnosis, treatment and care. Founded in 2000, ELF works in partnership with the European Respiratory Society to develop the union between lung health professionals and patients. Based in Sheffield, UK, and Brussels, Belgium, ELF has grown and developed a core team of specialists and a network of individual patients and patient organisations. ELF works with people from all over the world, including our volunteer patient network of more than 350 people and our patient organisation network with more than 200 respiratory organisations in Europe; working together with people living with more than 40 different lung conditions. Our ethos is openness, inclusiveness and collaboration. We believe in working together to improve lung health.
EU Legislative Interests
Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan (COM(2021) 44 final) Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU) and its forthcoming revision Tobacco Tax Directive (Council Directive 2011/64/EU) and its revision Recommendation on Smoke-Free Environments (2009/54/EC) and planned updates EU Mental Health Strategy (2023) – in relation to prevention and wellbeing EU NCD (Non-Communicable Diseases) Initiative – “Healthier Together” EU Pharmaceutical Strategy (COM(2020) 761 final) and revision of the General Pharmaceutical Legislation (Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) Ambient Air Quality Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/1203) – revised pollutant limit values aligned with WHO guidelines National Emission reduction Commitments (NEC) Directive (Directive (EU) 2016/2284) and its revision Zero Pollution Action Plan (COM(2021) 400 final) European Green Deal (COM(2019) 640 final) – including the Fit for 55 package EU Climate Adaptation Strategy (COM(2021) 82 final) – focusing on health resilience European Health Data Space Regulation (COM(2022) 197 final) Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) EU4Health Programme Horizon Europe Framework Programme
Communication Activities
Healthy Lungs for Life campaign www.healthylungsforlife.org MEP Lung Health Group events Active in HORIZON2020 and IMI projects: 3TR; FAIR; UNITE4TB; and OPTIMA. Cocos-IPF; SOLACE ; FRESHAIR4LIFE; EU COPD PAL; and LungHealth4Life (via Lungs Europe).
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
https://europeanlung.org/en/people-and-partners/our-partnerships/
Organisation Members
https://europeanlung.org/en/people-and-partners/elf-patient-organisation-network/ https://europeanlung.org/en/people-and-partners/patient-advisory-groups/ https://europeanlung.org/en/people-and-partners/working-groups/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.