About MAC
The MEPs Against Cancer (MAC) Interest Group was founded in 2005 by a group of committed MEPs for MEPs. MAC remains the largest and oldest (and until 2020 the only) group dedicated to cancer policy at the European Parliament. MAC members work together to strengthen cancer control policies, and promote cancer prevention, ensure access to high-quality treatments and care for EU cancer patients believing that European cooperation adds value to member states’ actions.
After European elections in June 2024, we are working on re-establishing MAC for 2024-2029 legislature. The constitutive meeting is foreseen in November/December 2024.
MAC in 2019-2024
In the 2019-24 parliamentary legislature, MAC had 128 members coming from all different political groups and 25 EU Member States. The Chairs were: Prof. Véronique Trillet-Lenoir (RE, France), until her sudden death in August 2023, and Mr. Loucas Fourlas (EPP, Cyprus). The Vice-Chairs were: Dr. Sara Cerdas (S&D, Portugal) and Ms. Tilly Metz (Greens/EFA, Luxembourg). For more information, please check:
Secretariat
The Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL) is honoured to have been appointed by MAC to provide secretarial support since 2010. ECL is a Brussels‐based non‐profit organisation that represents national cancer societies across Europe. If you would like to become a member of MAC and make a difference in cancer control, receive more information about our initiatives or organise an event with MAC MEPs, please contact us at ECL(at)cancer.eu