Other key participants in the panel discussion included: Jo Leinen, Chair, Committee on the Environment, Public Health & Food Safety, European Parliament; M Kosinska, Secretary General, European Public Health Alliance and M Pearson, Head of Health Division, OECD. EAPN’s input focussed on the need to tackle the social determinants of ill-health and inequity in health, through integrated strategies to reduce poverty and inequality, as part of Europe 2020 and the importance of building alliances with civil society organisations between the health and social sector, to monitor the impact of the crisis and to defend access to quality public services. For more information contact: Sian Jones, EAPN Policy Coordinator. See Forum’s website and final programme.