Florika Fink-Hooijer
@florikafinkhooijer.bsky.social
Director General, DG HERA (Health Emergency Preparedness & Response), part of European Commission
Former Director General of DG ENV ( circularity/zero pollution/ biodiversity)
Former Director General of DG ENV ( circularity/zero pollution/ biodiversity)
According to the latest Flash @EurobarometerEU on #EU challenges and priorities, #health remains among the🔝five priorities for 🇪🇺.
At DG #HERA, we are working to turn this priority into action, strengthening EU’s #preparedness against health threats.
👉🔗link.europa.eu/F4bBDX
At DG #HERA, we are working to turn this priority into action, strengthening EU’s #preparedness against health threats.
👉🔗link.europa.eu/F4bBDX
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
According to the latest Flash @EurobarometerEU on #EU challenges and priorities, #health remains among the🔝five priorities for 🇪🇺.
At DG #HERA, we are working to turn this priority into action, strengthening EU’s #preparedness against health threats.
👉🔗link.europa.eu/F4bBDX
At DG #HERA, we are working to turn this priority into action, strengthening EU’s #preparedness against health threats.
👉🔗link.europa.eu/F4bBDX
Early detection saves lives.⚠️
At the launch of #EIOS 2.0 in Berlin, @hadjalahbib.bsky.social and @who.int reaffirmed their shared commitment to smarter, faster & more connected epidemic intelligence.
@EU_HERA and the @EU_ScienceHub, 🇪🇺 help turn data 4 collaborative surveillance into action.
At the launch of #EIOS 2.0 in Berlin, @hadjalahbib.bsky.social and @who.int reaffirmed their shared commitment to smarter, faster & more connected epidemic intelligence.
@EU_HERA and the @EU_ScienceHub, 🇪🇺 help turn data 4 collaborative surveillance into action.
October 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Early detection saves lives.⚠️
At the launch of #EIOS 2.0 in Berlin, @hadjalahbib.bsky.social and @who.int reaffirmed their shared commitment to smarter, faster & more connected epidemic intelligence.
@EU_HERA and the @EU_ScienceHub, 🇪🇺 help turn data 4 collaborative surveillance into action.
At the launch of #EIOS 2.0 in Berlin, @hadjalahbib.bsky.social and @who.int reaffirmed their shared commitment to smarter, faster & more connected epidemic intelligence.
@EU_HERA and the @EU_ScienceHub, 🇪🇺 help turn data 4 collaborative surveillance into action.
Delighted to have joined the @cepi.net panel on preparing for future pandemics.
We discussed how to overcome fragmentation and strengthen cooperation on medical countermeasures (#MCM), because innovation, partnerships and trust are the pillars of global preparedness.
#WHS2025
We discussed how to overcome fragmentation and strengthen cooperation on medical countermeasures (#MCM), because innovation, partnerships and trust are the pillars of global preparedness.
#WHS2025
October 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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🌍🚨 Europe’s environment 2025 is out now, and the conclusions are sobering:
⚠️ Europe’s environment is in poor shape. Nature continues to degrade, biodiversity is declining, and Europe is warming faster than any other region.
www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...
#EuropesEnvironment2025
⚠️ Europe’s environment is in poor shape. Nature continues to degrade, biodiversity is declining, and Europe is warming faster than any other region.
www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...
#EuropesEnvironment2025
State of Europe’s environment not good: threats to nature and impacts of climate change top challenges
Significant progress has been made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, but the overall state of Europe’s environment is not good, especially its nature which continues to face degr...
www.eea.europa.eu
September 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
🌍🚨 Europe’s environment 2025 is out now, and the conclusions are sobering:
⚠️ Europe’s environment is in poor shape. Nature continues to degrade, biodiversity is declining, and Europe is warming faster than any other region.
www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...
#EuropesEnvironment2025
⚠️ Europe’s environment is in poor shape. Nature continues to degrade, biodiversity is declining, and Europe is warming faster than any other region.
www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...
#EuropesEnvironment2025
Last week MEP AndrasKulja organised the first event in the @europarl.europa.eu _EN on disease-carrying vectors like mosquitos & ticks which are precursors of tropical diseases & constitute a growing risk for our citizen, societies, health care systems and economies.
Txs for the invite.
Txs for the invite.
September 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Last week MEP AndrasKulja organised the first event in the @europarl.europa.eu _EN on disease-carrying vectors like mosquitos & ticks which are precursors of tropical diseases & constitute a growing risk for our citizen, societies, health care systems and economies.
Txs for the invite.
Txs for the invite.
Patients safety, dignity and access to quality care is our shared responsibility💙. #worldpatientsafetyday2025
@EC_HERA stands for access to safe, & innovative MCMs 💊, v
reliable supply chains 🚚, and preparedness 4 future health crises 🚑🌍.
#PatientsFirst
#EU4health
@EC_HERA stands for access to safe, & innovative MCMs 💊, v
reliable supply chains 🚚, and preparedness 4 future health crises 🚑🌍.
#PatientsFirst
#EU4health
September 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Patients safety, dignity and access to quality care is our shared responsibility💙. #worldpatientsafetyday2025
@EC_HERA stands for access to safe, & innovative MCMs 💊, v
reliable supply chains 🚚, and preparedness 4 future health crises 🚑🌍.
#PatientsFirst
#EU4health
@EC_HERA stands for access to safe, & innovative MCMs 💊, v
reliable supply chains 🚚, and preparedness 4 future health crises 🚑🌍.
#PatientsFirst
#EU4health
Reposted by Florika Fink-Hooijer
Nature-based solutions harness the power of ecosystems, from forests and wetlands to coral reefs and soils, to support both people and the planet.
They offer cost-effective ways to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.
Learn more: unep.org/unep-and-nat...
They offer cost-effective ways to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.
Learn more: unep.org/unep-and-nat...
August 25, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Nature-based solutions harness the power of ecosystems, from forests and wetlands to coral reefs and soils, to support both people and the planet.
They offer cost-effective ways to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.
Learn more: unep.org/unep-and-nat...
They offer cost-effective ways to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.
Learn more: unep.org/unep-and-nat...
Reposted by Florika Fink-Hooijer
The financial system leans heavily on nature, just like the rest of us this summer! 🏖️🏦
According to @ecb.europa.eu
🐟30% of Eurosystem’s corporate bonds are in sectors heavily reliant on nature
🐟In ECB’s own investment funds, nature risks reach up to 40%
Time for the ECB to reduce nature impacts!
According to @ecb.europa.eu
🐟30% of Eurosystem’s corporate bonds are in sectors heavily reliant on nature
🐟In ECB’s own investment funds, nature risks reach up to 40%
Time for the ECB to reduce nature impacts!
August 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The financial system leans heavily on nature, just like the rest of us this summer! 🏖️🏦
According to @ecb.europa.eu
🐟30% of Eurosystem’s corporate bonds are in sectors heavily reliant on nature
🐟In ECB’s own investment funds, nature risks reach up to 40%
Time for the ECB to reduce nature impacts!
According to @ecb.europa.eu
🐟30% of Eurosystem’s corporate bonds are in sectors heavily reliant on nature
🐟In ECB’s own investment funds, nature risks reach up to 40%
Time for the ECB to reduce nature impacts!
Reposted by Florika Fink-Hooijer
To mark #WorldMosquitoDay, ECDC warns that record breaking outbreaks of WNV infection and chikungunya are pointing to a ‘new normal’ with higher levels of mosquito-borne disease transmission in Europe.
Learn more: www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
Learn more: www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
World Mosquito Day 2025: Europe sets new records for mosquito-borne diseases - ECDC supporting Member States in adapting to ‘new normal’
ECDC has warned that record breaking outbreaks of West Nile virus (WNV) infection and chikungunya virus disease point to a ‘new normal’ in Europe.
www.ecdc.europa.eu
August 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
To mark #WorldMosquitoDay, ECDC warns that record breaking outbreaks of WNV infection and chikungunya are pointing to a ‘new normal’ with higher levels of mosquito-borne disease transmission in Europe.
Learn more: www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
Learn more: www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
The #MFF proposal introduces #UCPM/#HER – a dedicated instrument combining civil protection & health emergency response.
In addition a seamless health preparedness « end to end« investment journey will be possible under #HorizonEurope & the European #Competitiveness Fund.
europa.eu/!NV6GcP
In addition a seamless health preparedness « end to end« investment journey will be possible under #HorizonEurope & the European #Competitiveness Fund.
europa.eu/!NV6GcP
July 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The #MFF proposal introduces #UCPM/#HER – a dedicated instrument combining civil protection & health emergency response.
In addition a seamless health preparedness « end to end« investment journey will be possible under #HorizonEurope & the European #Competitiveness Fund.
europa.eu/!NV6GcP
In addition a seamless health preparedness « end to end« investment journey will be possible under #HorizonEurope & the European #Competitiveness Fund.
europa.eu/!NV6GcP
Delighted to have welcomed @ema.europa.eu in Brussels to strengthen our joint work on #MedicalCountermeasures.
From horizon scanning to supply chains – closer collaboration is key for a resilient #EuropeanHealthUnion.
Let’s turn alignment into action! 🇪🇺
From horizon scanning to supply chains – closer collaboration is key for a resilient #EuropeanHealthUnion.
Let’s turn alignment into action! 🇪🇺
July 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Delighted to have welcomed @ema.europa.eu in Brussels to strengthen our joint work on #MedicalCountermeasures.
From horizon scanning to supply chains – closer collaboration is key for a resilient #EuropeanHealthUnion.
Let’s turn alignment into action! 🇪🇺
From horizon scanning to supply chains – closer collaboration is key for a resilient #EuropeanHealthUnion.
Let’s turn alignment into action! 🇪🇺
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Dengue, Zika, chikungunya & yellow fever are on the rise, putting 5.6B+ people at risk.
Once limited to tropical & subtropical climates, Aedes mosquitoes are spreading to new regions, increasing the risk of outbreaks.
New WHO guidelines covering all four mosquito-borne diseases 🔗 bit.ly/3Tu6BnJ
Once limited to tropical & subtropical climates, Aedes mosquitoes are spreading to new regions, increasing the risk of outbreaks.
New WHO guidelines covering all four mosquito-borne diseases 🔗 bit.ly/3Tu6BnJ
July 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Dengue, Zika, chikungunya & yellow fever are on the rise, putting 5.6B+ people at risk.
Once limited to tropical & subtropical climates, Aedes mosquitoes are spreading to new regions, increasing the risk of outbreaks.
New WHO guidelines covering all four mosquito-borne diseases 🔗 bit.ly/3Tu6BnJ
Once limited to tropical & subtropical climates, Aedes mosquitoes are spreading to new regions, increasing the risk of outbreaks.
New WHO guidelines covering all four mosquito-borne diseases 🔗 bit.ly/3Tu6BnJ
With the new Strategy for Medical Countermeasures we move 🇪🇺 health preparedness to the frontline of our defence.
„We cannot afford to be caught off guard and go back to a cycle of panic and neglect“
👇🏻
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
„We cannot afford to be caught off guard and go back to a cycle of panic and neglect“
👇🏻
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
July 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
With the new Strategy for Medical Countermeasures we move 🇪🇺 health preparedness to the frontline of our defence.
„We cannot afford to be caught off guard and go back to a cycle of panic and neglect“
👇🏻
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
„We cannot afford to be caught off guard and go back to a cycle of panic and neglect“
👇🏻
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Reposted by Florika Fink-Hooijer
Peatlands, which cover just 3% of Earth's surface, store 550 billion tonnes of carbon or twice as much as all forests combined.
However, some 15% of them have been drained for agriculture.
Protecting these carbon sinks is vital #ForPeopleForPlanet.
However, some 15% of them have been drained for agriculture.
Protecting these carbon sinks is vital #ForPeopleForPlanet.
July 6, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Peatlands, which cover just 3% of Earth's surface, store 550 billion tonnes of carbon or twice as much as all forests combined.
However, some 15% of them have been drained for agriculture.
Protecting these carbon sinks is vital #ForPeopleForPlanet.
However, some 15% of them have been drained for agriculture.
Protecting these carbon sinks is vital #ForPeopleForPlanet.
Antimicrobial Resistance is a silent pandemic. This article on phage therapy gives hope on the use of phage to kill bacteria . www.bbc.com/news/article...
Phage therapy: I found a bacteria-eating virus in my loo
It's hoped phages could give us new ways of treating infections which are immune to antibiotics.
www.bbc.com
June 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Antimicrobial Resistance is a silent pandemic. This article on phage therapy gives hope on the use of phage to kill bacteria . www.bbc.com/news/article...
Biodiversity at my doorstep
#WorldEnvironmentDay
#WorldEnvironmentDay
June 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Biodiversity at my doorstep
#WorldEnvironmentDay
#WorldEnvironmentDay
1st edition of DG HERA’s #IndustryDays: only global event 2025 that joins pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms,SMEs,start-ups, research institutions & public health authorities to discuss medical countermeasures ( #MCM) in health emergencies.
I recommend watching the trailer👇🏻
lnkd.in/e74peNgk
I recommend watching the trailer👇🏻
lnkd.in/e74peNgk
May 31, 2025 at 8:44 AM
1st edition of DG HERA’s #IndustryDays: only global event 2025 that joins pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms,SMEs,start-ups, research institutions & public health authorities to discuss medical countermeasures ( #MCM) in health emergencies.
I recommend watching the trailer👇🏻
lnkd.in/e74peNgk
I recommend watching the trailer👇🏻
lnkd.in/e74peNgk
Reposted by Florika Fink-Hooijer
Here is one big reason to choose Europe to advance with your research career:
We 💙 science.
We 💙 science.
May 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Here is one big reason to choose Europe to advance with your research career:
We 💙 science.
We 💙 science.
Today marks an important step in strengthening European #HealthSecurity.
Commissioner Lahbib officially kicked off the negotiations between 🇪🇺 & 🇮🇸 🇱🇮 🇳🇴 on an agreement related to #MedicalCountermeasures during health emergencies.
🤝Collaboration is key to protecting our citizens.
Commissioner Lahbib officially kicked off the negotiations between 🇪🇺 & 🇮🇸 🇱🇮 🇳🇴 on an agreement related to #MedicalCountermeasures during health emergencies.
🤝Collaboration is key to protecting our citizens.
May 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Today marks an important step in strengthening European #HealthSecurity.
Commissioner Lahbib officially kicked off the negotiations between 🇪🇺 & 🇮🇸 🇱🇮 🇳🇴 on an agreement related to #MedicalCountermeasures during health emergencies.
🤝Collaboration is key to protecting our citizens.
Commissioner Lahbib officially kicked off the negotiations between 🇪🇺 & 🇮🇸 🇱🇮 🇳🇴 on an agreement related to #MedicalCountermeasures during health emergencies.
🤝Collaboration is key to protecting our citizens.
The #EU takes a giant leap forward in pandemic preparedness with the launch of the European Vaccine Hub (EVH)🇪🇺💉🩸
👉A collaborative network to accelerate #vaccine research, clinical trials and manufacturing.
It's funded by @EC_HERA.
▶️ ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
👉A collaborative network to accelerate #vaccine research, clinical trials and manufacturing.
It's funded by @EC_HERA.
▶️ ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
May 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The #EU takes a giant leap forward in pandemic preparedness with the launch of the European Vaccine Hub (EVH)🇪🇺💉🩸
👉A collaborative network to accelerate #vaccine research, clinical trials and manufacturing.
It's funded by @EC_HERA.
▶️ ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
👉A collaborative network to accelerate #vaccine research, clinical trials and manufacturing.
It's funded by @EC_HERA.
▶️ ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
The #EU joined the #GlobalCoalition for local and regional production, innovation, and equitable access to #medicalcountermeasures for neglected diseases.
This important step strengthens global efforts to ensure health equity and #preparedness.
🔗europa.eu/!rtMnv4 #WHA78
This important step strengthens global efforts to ensure health equity and #preparedness.
🔗europa.eu/!rtMnv4 #WHA78
May 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The #EU joined the #GlobalCoalition for local and regional production, innovation, and equitable access to #medicalcountermeasures for neglected diseases.
This important step strengthens global efforts to ensure health equity and #preparedness.
🔗europa.eu/!rtMnv4 #WHA78
This important step strengthens global efforts to ensure health equity and #preparedness.
🔗europa.eu/!rtMnv4 #WHA78
Productive discussions today with @WHO leaderships during #WHA78 to reaffirm #EU’s steadfast support for WHO as the cornerstone of the #globalhealth system.
✅Strengthening multilateral cooperation, surveillance, and outbreak response is crucial for #OneWorldforHealth.
✅Strengthening multilateral cooperation, surveillance, and outbreak response is crucial for #OneWorldforHealth.
May 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Productive discussions today with @WHO leaderships during #WHA78 to reaffirm #EU’s steadfast support for WHO as the cornerstone of the #globalhealth system.
✅Strengthening multilateral cooperation, surveillance, and outbreak response is crucial for #OneWorldforHealth.
✅Strengthening multilateral cooperation, surveillance, and outbreak response is crucial for #OneWorldforHealth.
Just arrived in Geneva for #WHA78- much looking forward to intense discussions and exchanges.
The 78th World Health Assembly convenes from 19 to 27 May 2025.
After the opening of the Assembly on May 19, Committee A begins deliberations on the #PandemicAgreement in the afternoon.
🔗 bit.ly/43nQJYt
After the opening of the Assembly on May 19, Committee A begins deliberations on the #PandemicAgreement in the afternoon.
🔗 bit.ly/43nQJYt
One World for Health: The Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly convenes from 19 to 27 May 2025
The Seventy-eighth session of the World Health Assembly (WHA78) will convene from 19 to 27 May 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland, under the theme “One World for Health”. The Health Assembly will bring toget...
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May 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Just arrived in Geneva for #WHA78- much looking forward to intense discussions and exchanges.
Today we gather for the second #HERABoard meeting of 2025 in Warsaw. Grateful to 🇵🇱Health
Ministry & @POLAND25EU for hosting.
Top priorities :
🔹Crisis preparedness and access to medical counter measures
🔹Global partnerships
🔹Public Private collaboration to strengthen MCM
Ministry & @POLAND25EU for hosting.
Top priorities :
🔹Crisis preparedness and access to medical counter measures
🔹Global partnerships
🔹Public Private collaboration to strengthen MCM
May 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Today we gather for the second #HERABoard meeting of 2025 in Warsaw. Grateful to 🇵🇱Health
Ministry & @POLAND25EU for hosting.
Top priorities :
🔹Crisis preparedness and access to medical counter measures
🔹Global partnerships
🔹Public Private collaboration to strengthen MCM
Ministry & @POLAND25EU for hosting.
Top priorities :
🔹Crisis preparedness and access to medical counter measures
🔹Global partnerships
🔹Public Private collaboration to strengthen MCM