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This year's World Gynecologic Oncology Day will take place under the patronage of the European Parliament, with several MEPs also supporting the campaign and elevating it to the EU policy level.

Held alongside the 2026 European Congress on Gynaecological Oncology, the ESGO Legacy event convened leading experts, policymakers, patient advocates and industry representatives in Copenhagen to advance sustainable improvements in women’s cancer care.

ESGO hosted a High-Level Policy Event at the European Parliament on 28 January 2026, focusing on women’s health and presenting its proposal for an EU-wide network of Centres of Excellence.

In August 2025, ESGO made a submission to the European Commission's Gender Equality Strategy post-2025 outlining the importance of including women's health at the forefront of this strategy, drawing on its expertise in women's cancer care. In its submission, ESGO proposed the establishment of an EU-wide Ecosystem of Centres of Excellence for Women’s Health, which would unite Member States and ensure all women in Europe can access high-quality cancer care.

Vice President Ass. Prof. Maja Pakiz participated in an exchange of views with the European Parliament’s Committee on Public Health (SANT) on 14 May 2025, calling for stronger and more coordinated EU-level action to address the persistent gaps in care, research, and policy surrounding ovarian and other gynaecological cancers.