Main results of the EU Health Council, 3 December 2024
EU health ministers discussed smoke- and aerosol-free environments, the pharmaceutical package, cardiovascular health, organ donation and transplantation, and the European…
European Cancer Summit 2024: United Against Cancer – Forging New Frontiers
The European Cancer Summit 2024 will unite the cancer community in accelerating efforts against a...
Main results of the EU Health Council, 21 June 2024
EU health ministers approved conclusions on the future of the European Health Union and discussed the state of play of…
IPCEI Med4Cure: EU Commission approves up to €1bn of state aid for six Member States
IPCEI Med4Cure concerns research and development projects covering all key steps of the pharmaceutical value chain from collection and study…
EU Commission reports about the state of the European Health Union
Today, the Commission adopted a Communication on the European Health Union, which highlights the strides made in EU health policy over the…
Critical Medicines Alliance: EU Commission wants to prevent medicine shortages
The EU Commission's Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) and the Belgian EU Presidency have launched a Critical Medicines…
EU Parliament and Council negotiators agree on European Health Data Space
The provisional political agreement on a European Health Data Space (EHDS), reached early on Friday by Parliament and the Belgian…
Reports confirm the European Health Union is better prepared to combat health threats
Four years after COVID-19 cases were first detected, many of the solutions brought forward to respond more effectively to the…
EU Commission calls for urgent action on antimicrobial resistance
Tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a top priority for the Commission and an integral part of many actions under the…
EMA: EU Council and Parliament strike deal on a sustainable and flexible fee system
The presidency of the Council and European Parliament negotiators reached a provisional agreement on a regulation to modernise and simplify…
European Health Union: EU Commission authorises first vaccine to protect infants from RSV infections
The Commission has authorised Abrysvo, the first vaccine to protect older adults and infants up to six months of age…
Health: EU steps up action to prevent shortages of antibiotics for next winter
The European Commission, the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) are today issuing recommendations for…
Tackling antimicrobial resistance: EU Council adopts recommendation
Today the Council has adopted a recommendation aimed at stepping up EU action to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the fields of…
COVID-19 vaccines: EU Commission secures new agreement with BioNTech-Pfizer
The European Commission and vaccine developers BioNTech-Pfizer have reached an agreement to better address Member States' assessment of evolving needs for…
EESC: Towards a European Health Union and European Global Health Strategy
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European Health Union: Building a stronger EU health response
Brussels, 24 October 2022 Today, the Council has adopted the final building blocks of the European...
Health emergencies: MEPs endorse extended mandate of ECDC
Strasbourg, 4 October 2022 First Health Union package based on lessons learned from COVID-19 pandemic...
Monkeypox outbreak: HERA secures additional vaccine doses
Brussels, 7 September 2022 Today, HERA, the Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, has secured an additional...
Health Union: Stronger rules for safety and quality of blood, tissues, and cells
Brussels, 14 July 2022 Today, by proposing new rules to further increase the safety and...
European Medicines Agency: Strengthening the European Health Union
Brussels, 25 January 2022 Today, as part of the on-going work to build a strong...
MEPs call for a patient-based Health Union – more accessible and affordable
Call for a patient-centred EU pharmaceutical policy Need to increase resilience by preventing medicine shortages,...
European Health Union: Towards a reform of EU’s pharmaceutical legislation
Brussels, 28 September 2021 Today, as part of its work to create a future-proof and...
ECR Group on ECDC: Better synergies and trust between EU institutions neede
The European Parliament has adopted ECR Rapporteur Joanna Kopcińska’s report on the extension of the...
MEPs ready to negotiate European Health Union with EU Member States
Proposals part of new future-proof EU health security framework Call for reinforced cooperation between EU...
ECDC Director discusses agency’s mandate on “European Health Union Now!” podcast
In the latest episode of the “European Health Union Now!” podcast, ECDC Director Andrea Ammon...
EU Data Protection Supervisor comments on the proposed European Health Union package
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has issued its Formal Comments on a package of...
EU Parliament gives green light for new EU4Health programme
Programme budget is 5.1 billion EUR, with at least 20% dedicated to disease prevention and...