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Elizabeth Kuiper
Associate Director and Head of the Social Europe and Well-being programme
Elizabeth Kuiper is Associate Director and Head of the Social Europe and Well- being programme at the European Policy Centre.  
 
Beyond her role as an Associate Director, Elizabeth heads the EPC's Social Europe and Well-being programme. Her focus is on EU health policy and further developing the concept of the economy of well-being, linking up the EPC's research on health care, social equality, sustainability and economic governance.  
 
Before joining the EPC, Elizabeth was Executive Director Public Affairs at the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), where she was leading the organisation’s advocacy and external engagement strategy and maintained a strong network of contacts with policymakers and other stakeholders. Amongst others, she led the industry’s Brexit Task Force and created the Brexit4Patients multistakeholder coalition, to ensure that patients’ interest were put first in the Brexit negotiations.   
 
In 2010, Elizabeth transferred to the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to the EU in Brussels. There, she represented the Netherlands’ interests on health policies, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. She led negotiations on (inter alia) the Clinical Trials regulation, the Medical Devices Regulation and the Transparency Directive; and followed the European Semester process, including the implementation of the Country Specific Recommendations at national level. During her tenure at the Permanent Representation, she was responsible for briefing the Coreper-I Ambassador on healthcare related files and advised and supported senior officials and government Ministers before, during, and after EU negotiations. She also represented the Netherlands at relevant public/stakeholder events. 
 
Early in her career, she served as a political advisor to the Dutch Minister of Health, Welfare and Sports in the Balkenende-IV cabinet. She was responsible for managing relations with Members of Parliament and offered political advice and support to the Minister of Health on issues related to healthcare and social policy. In this role, Elizabeth regularly accompanied and assisted the Minister to Brussels for EPSCO Councils, as well as to Members States holding the Council of the Presidency of the European Union for so-called informal meetings of Health Ministers. She also assisted the Minister of Health in his engagement with US policymakers in the context of ongoing discussions about the Health Care Reform legislation, eventually leading to the adoption of the Affordable Care Act in 2010.  
 
Elizabeth lives in Brussels and enjoys reading political biographies and visiting contemporary art exhibitions as much as she can. She also fights fast fashion in her capacity as Brand Ambassador for a sustainable fashion brand.  

PROGRAMME

Social Europe and Well-Being

PROJECTs

Economic Security, Data/Digital, Genomics, Women’s Health

Areas of expertise

EU politics (including The Netherlands); social policies and healthcare, the nexus between pharmaceutical policy and economic security, gender- and diversity issues and sustainability.

Current positions

Associate Director and Head of the Social Europe and Well-being programme

Board Member Defend Democracy


Education

Master of Arts, Utrecht University

Languages

Dutch, English, French, German

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Publications

Plastics / COMMENTARY
Addressing fashion’s plastic problem: The EU’s role in the shift to lower-impact materials
By Elizabeth Kuiper , Ella Andrew , Victoria Geaney , Monica Buchan-Ng - 03/06/2024
European elections / EPC FLASH ANALYSIS
Who Will Succeed Rutte? Implications for Dutch Influence in the EU
By Elizabeth Kuiper - 22/05/2024
Health / COMMENTARY
Global Health 2.0: Paving the way for the future
By Lieve Fransen , Elizabeth Kuiper , Danielle Brady - 18/03/2024


Contributions

Health / INTERVIEW
Sundhed lander i hænderne på kontroversiel ungarer: “Han er god til at få uvenner”
Elizabeth Kuiper did an interview with Altinget on health and animal welfare.

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Sundhed lander i hænderne på kontroversiel ungarer: “Han er god til at få uvenner”
02 October 2024 - ,
European Union / INTERVIEW
Far right to seek greater influence in EU parliament
Elizabeth Kuiper was interviewed by AFP on the far-right seeking increasing influence in the European Parliament.

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Far right to seek greater influence in EU parliament
16 July 2024 - ,
France / VIDEO
French elections 2024: far-right National Rally comes top, first results suggest
Elizabeth Kuiper gave a live-interview to euronews about the impact of the french elections in the EU.

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French elections 2024: far-right National Rally comes top, first results suggest
06 July 2024 - ,



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