FEPS POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS HEALTHY MINDS, STRONGER EUROPE
These policy recommendations were developed thanks to the contribution of the FEPS Expert Group on Mental Health, composed of Antonio J. M. Fernández, Dimitra Theodori, Hannes Jarke, Helena Gherasim, Laeticia Thissen, Ludmila Raskova, Mie Oehlenschläger, Monty Aal, Raluca Stana, Sonia Nawrocka, Sophie Prober, Teodora Ciolompea, Viktor Mravcik, Virginia Mahieu, Xheimina Dervishi, under the coordination of Aida Bikic, François Balate, Jana Michailidu, Jiří Sedlář, Julia Wild, Sara Bojarczuk, and Tomáš Petříček.
HEALTHY MINDS, STRONGER EUROPE: PROGRESSIVE SOLUTIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING IN EUROPE
Deteriorating mental health has emerged as one of the defining challenges for Europe and its citizens in the 21st century.
A Youth-Centered, Mental Health-Informed Approach to Tobacco and Nicotine Policy in Europe
On June 2, 2025, the Progressive Analytical Centre (PAC) organized the Brussels roundtable “Towards a Smoke-Free Europe: Integrating Harm Reduction into Youth-Centered Public Health Policy” in the context of the World Health Organisation (WHO) World No Tobacco Day.
Roundtable Report: Towards a European Water Resilience – Strategy Introduction
Water resilience is a fundamental pillar of Europe’s sustainable future, ensuring stable access to clean water for households, agriculture, and industry.
Adapt, Europe, Adapt!
Climate change is no longer a distant threat, but a reality that affects our lives. Europe must not only focus on reducing emissions but also accelerate adaptation measures to protect its citizens, economy and environment.
Addictions among European adolescents/minors
The policy paper presents a systematic review of the addiction prevention policies of selected EU Member States - Italy, France, Poland, and Belgium – focusing on minors and adolescents.
India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC): Greece and India as extreme points of the artery between two worlds
Due to the growing conflicts in the world, completely new or alternative models of international cooperation are taking shape.
Promoting ecological transformation: Public subsidies for the private sector in Italy, Austria, Germany and Poland
"The issue of green transition has been a long-standing and increasingly frequent topic in EU policy. Member States are agreeing at the European level to take joint action. However, the issue has to be tackled primarily at a national level with policies adapted to the local problems of the country in question. In addition to society itself, private actors are also vulnerable to Member States in the green transition and the fight against climate change. It is these that the states are trying to help with their national Recovery and Resilience Plans, jointly financed by EU funds."
Evaluation of the European Commission‘s Communication on comprehensive approach to mental health
In June 2023, the European Commission (EC) issued a "Communication on a comprehensive approach to mental health". With this, the EC began to tackle the mental health problems of European citizens, exacerbated largely by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this compendium, we offer an overview of the major European organisations, their comments on the document, and their common positions.
Towards a more effective management of mental health and addictions
On 7 June 2023, the European Commission adopted its Communication on a Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health. This long-awaited initiative outlines the ways in which the EU can contribute to supporting the mental health of European citizens.









