title: A message from the ERS President and the ERS Secretary for EU Affairs.
authors.affiliation: ERS President Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bel
authors.affiliation: ERS Secretary for EU Affairs Service des Soins Intensifs et Urgences Oncologiques & Oncologie Thoracique, Institut Jules Bordet, Centre des Tumeurs de l'Université Libre de Bruxelles (CULB), Brussels, Belgium sculier@bordet.be.
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Sculier
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005062:European Union; D005378:Financial Support; D006801:Humans; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases; D012955:Societies, Medical