May 28 is the International Day of Action for Women’s Health. The European Consortium for Emergency Contraception supports the May 28 campaign and its call on governments worldwide to respect, protect, and fulfill women’s right to health, dignity, and bodily integrity and to end violence against women in all its forms. Please visit the campaign website and sign…

July 2021. According to the Spanish Society of Contraception (SEC), use of emergency contraception pills dropped among women aged 25 to 30 and 35 to 40, from 38% to 2,7. Read more here:

(December 16, 2016)  As of December 14, 2016, and for the first time in the history of Malta, dedicated emergency contraceptive pills are available for purchase behind the counter in Maltese pharmacies. UPA EC pills are already on the market, and LNG pills are expected in the coming weeks. Untill 2016, Malta was the only…

The Italian edition of Emergency Contraception: A guideline for service provision in Europe is already available.  See Contraccezione di emergenza Una linea guida per la fornitura di servizi in Europa. This edition has been published in March 2015 with the endorsement of the Societa’ Italiana di Ginecologia e Ostetricia, Associazione Ostetrici Ginecologi Ospedalieri Italiani, Societa’…

September 2022. FRENCH: Le 26 septembre (Journée mondiale de la contraception), le Centre national de référence pour la promotion de la santé affective et sexuelle (CESAS) du Luxembourg, organise le webinaire macontraception.lu. L’ECEC est heureuse de participer avec une présentation sur les progrès réalisés et les défis restants pour l’accès à la contraception d’urgence en…

January 2026 — In December 2025, European Union (EU) institutions reached a political agreement on a revised Victims’ Rights Directive confirming that survivors of sexual violence have the right to access sexual and reproductive healthcare, including emergency contraception, abortion care, and STI testing, where permitted under national law. This agreement marks the first time EU…