International Diabetes Federation European Region
Budget
€905,125
EP Access
6
accredited persons
Staff
9
7.75 FTE
EU Grants
€136,267
Mission & Goals
IDF Europe represents the voice of diabetes uniting all stakeholders across the diabetes ecosystem. IDF Europe is an umbrella organization of 73 national diabetes associations in 46 countries in its membership. We are a diverse and inclusive multicultural network of national diabetes associations, representing both patients and health care professionals. IDF Europe is committed to tackling the diabetes epidemic through the chronic disease lens. Our vision is: From early detection to cure — transforming life with diabetes through innovation, leaving no-one behind. Our mission is: Detect Type 1 diabetes early, delay and cure - Prevent, diagnose early and cure Type 2 diabetes - Optimally manage all types of diabetes.
EU Legislative Interests
- Healthier together - EU non-communicable diseases initiative - Joint Action on Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes - European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing - Medical device directive - Food labeling - EU pharmaceutical strategy - European Health Data Space - Advertising of unhealthy food to children - Strategy on nutrition, overweight and obesity-related health issues - Access to medicines - Health Technology Assessment - EU4Health Programme 2021-2027 - EU comprehensive approach to mental health - Intergenerational fairness (youth engagement)
Communication Activities
-World Diabetes Day events and campaign -Integrating diabetes evidence into practice: challenges and opportunities to bridge the gaps -Position paper on unmet medical needs (pharmaceutical strategies) -Position paper on the need to prioritise NCDs, such as diabetes (INI report on NCDs) -Position paper on the Medical Device Directive -Know your numbers - Awareness campaign on the need for prevention and early diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, obesity and cardio-vascular diseases
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
IDF Europe is member of: EPHA - European Public Health Alliance EPF - European Patients Forum ESWI - European Scientific Working group on Influenza EMA - European Medicines Agency ECDA - European Chronic Disease Alliance EU Platform for action on diet, physical activity and health EU Platform on Mental Health and Covid-19 EU Health Coalition EU Health Policy Forum EASD - European Association for the Study of Diabetes (Attendance to EASD General Assembly), transnational member of IDF SFD - Société Francophone du Diabète, transnational member of IDF EUDF - European Diabetes Forum
Organisation Members
https://www.idf.org/our-network/regions-members/europe/members.html Members Albanian Diabetes Association Armenian Diabetes Association Austrian Diabetes Society Azerbaijan Diabetes Society Azerbaijan Diabetes League Belarussian Humanitarian Organization Belgian Diabetes Association Diabetes Liga Bulgarian Diabetes Association Bulgarian Society of Endocrinology Croatian Diabetes Association Croatian Society for Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Cyprus Diabetic Association Cyprus Association for People with Diabetes Czech Diabetes Society Union of Diabetics of the Czech Republic Diabetes UK Estonian Diabetes Association Faroese Diabetes Association Finnish Diabetes Association French Diabetes Federation Georgian Union of Diabetes and Endocrine Associations Diabetic Children's Protection Association diabetesDE Hellenic Diabetologic Association Hellenic Diabetes Federation Panhellenic Federation of People with Diabetes Hungarian Diabetes Association Icelandic Diabetes Association Irish Diabetes Association Israel Diabetes Association Italian Diabetes Association Italian Diabetic Association Medical Diabetology Association Italian National Diabetic Athletes Italian Society of Diabetology Diabetes Association of the Republic of Kazakhstan Diabetes Association of Kyrgyzstan Latvian Diabetes Association Latvia Diabetes Federation Lithuanian Diabetes Association Luxembourg Diabetes Association Macedonian Diabetes Association Union of Diabetics Associations of North Macedonia Maltese Diabetes Association Prodiab Norwegian Diabetes Association Polish Diabetes Association Polish Diabetology Association Portuguese Diabetic Association Portuguese Society of Diabetology Romanian Society of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Romanian Federation of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Diabetes Association of Serbia Serbian Association for the Study of Diabetes Slovakian Diabetes Society Association of Diabetic Patients of Slovakia (ADPS) DIADOR Slovenian Diabetes Association Spanish Diabetes Federation Spanish Diabetes Society Swedish Diabetes Association Swedish Society for Diabetology Swiss Diabetes Association Turkish Diabetes Association Turkish Diabetes Foundation Ukrainian Diabetes Federation Ukrainian Diabetology Association International Diabetes Association of Ukraine Endocrinological and Diabetes Association of Uzbekistan Tashkent Charity Public Association for the Disabled & People with DM
Additional Information
IDF Europe is involved in a number of EU funded projects but currently does not receive any operating grant. The amounts of EU grant funding received in 2024 will be updated as soon as the financial report for 2024 is available. Some grants ended in 2023 (one of the Erasmus + grant) and a new EU funded project (Horizon 2020) started in 2024. All other grants are ongoing.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.