Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Tariff chaos, court setback on Urban Wastewater for pharma; EMA starts its search for a new Executive Director ‘Tariff chaos’ but pharmaceuticals may stay outside the fray; industry groups continue to fight Wastewater Treatment Directive despite court setback; EMA starts its search for a new Executive Director
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: EFPIA compares 10 biopharma strategies; EU cancer strategy scrutinised; agencies reassure on infant formula EFPIA publishes a comparative analysis of the strategies of 10 countries; ECA casts doubt on EU cancer strategy’s targets and funding; agencies says infant formula is a low risk following recall
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: WHO/Europe proposal to help nursing crisis; antimicrobial resistance in the food chain; Apply AI invitation to join screening network and imaging pilot WHO/Europe proposes eight steps to help fix Europe’s nursing crisis; persistent antimicrobial resistance in the food chain; Apply AI invitation to join screening network; EU launches €9 million call for AI-powered medical imaging pilots
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Europe invests in 10-year preparedness research plan; Biotech Act I rapporteurs; EU and Canada health agencies joint plan; HTA report Europe invests €240 million ten-year pandemic preparedness research; Biotech Act I rapporteurs confirmed; EU and Canada health agencies deepen ties; HTA annual report on first year of implementation
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: EU auditors call for clearer health spending; EU media law revision opens for consultation; launch OECD cardio report EU auditors urge clearer health spending; EU media law revision opens door to stronger pubic health provisions; ‘State of Cardiovascular Health in the EU’ launch
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: WHO launches Ukraine appeal; 8 in 10 people who got measles in 2025 were unvaccinated; Parliament debates cancer resolution WHO requests US$42m to maintain health care amid Ukraine war; 8 in 10 people who fell ill with measles during 2025 had not been vaccinated; Parliament debates cancer resolution
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: A strategy for women’s health; Winter Olympics 2026; EIB support for health Fifty groups present demand for a new approach to women’s health; ECDC offers health tips to those attending the Winter Olympics 2026; EIB activity report says 18.4 million benefited from improved health services
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Right to be forgotten; updated code against cancer; Eurostat cancer figures Right to be forgotten - Commission offers guidance, not guarantees, to cancer survivors; Commission presents updated cancer prevention guidance; colorectal cancer emerges as the leading cancer diagnosis in EU hospitals
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: MEPs call for ring-fenced health funding; OECD urges better use of resources in cancer care; four in ten cancers worldwide are preventable, says WHO MEPs call for dedicated cancer funding in EU’s long-term budget; OECD urges faster access and better use of resources in cancer care; four in ten cancers worldwide are preventable, says WHO
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: CMA trilogue; cardiovascular strategy; EMA medicines approval; healthcare accessibility Critical Medicines Act negotiations begin; prevention takes centre stage in opening EU cardiovascular health report; EMA recommends approval of six medicines, expands indications for nine; Eurostat figures show wide gaps in healthcare accessibility across EU
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: EPP request pause on wastewater law; S&D urges Várhelyi to back €90 billion for health in next MFF; infant formula recall; ERC backs bench-to-clinic innovations; WHO inaugurates Cyprus office Várhelyi sympathetic to one-year ‘stop-the-clock’ pause; S&D urges Várhelyi to back €90 billion for health in next MFF; ECDC warns of toxin-containing infant formula; ERC backs bench-to-clinic innovations; WHO/Europe establishes Cyprus office
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: EU-India free trade deal will slash tariffs for medicines and medical devices; six countries in the WHO/Europe region lose measles-free status EU-India free trade deal will slash tariffs for medicines and medical; six countries in the WHO/Europe region lose measles-free status
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: WHO defends itself from US slurs; pilot targets 70-day clinical trial approvals; less than 1% of research spent on key women’s health issues WHO defends itself against US accusations; FAST-EU pilot targets 70-day clinical trial approvals; less than 1% of research funding goes to key women’s health conditions
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: EFPIA raises its CMA concerns; Élysée dismisses Trump 'Fake News'; EU funds €147 million for health research and investment in Africa EFPIA raises its CMA concerns; Élysée dismisses Trump’s Davos claim on medicine prices as 'Fake News'; EU funds €147 million for health research and investment in Africa
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: WHO to consider US payment arrears; IHI unveils first applicant-driven projects; improvement in unmet medical needs of children WHO Executive Board will consider US payment arrears; IHI unveils first projects from its applicant-driven call; Eurostat data points to an improvement in the unmet medical needs of children
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Parliament votes on Critical Medicines Act; EMA regulatory co-operation; Paracetamol (still) safe during pregnancy Parliament votes on Critical Medicines Act position; EMA to build on regulatory co-operation piloted under COVID; Paracetamol is (still) safe during pregnancy
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: US tariffs and MFN pricing threaten EU investment and access; EMA and FDA agree good AI; ECDC issues warning on Doxy-PEP Inside EU Health: US tariffs and MFN pricing threaten EU investment and access; EMA and FDA agree good AI principles; ECDC issues warning on Doxy-PEP
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Biotech Act; targeted fix of medical devices; ‘Safe Hearts Plan’ arrives 🎄Happy Christmas! The Health Package has arrived: Biotech Act, Targeted fix of medical device and; ‘Safe Hearts Plan’
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Parliament pushes for bolder CMA; cardiovascular disease costs 2% EU GDP; EU backs rapid ‘test-before-treat’ diagnostic Parliament pushes for a more ambitious and European Critical Medicines Act; report estimates that cardiovascular disease costs the EU 2% of GDP; and Commission backs rapid ‘Test Before Treat’ technology to reduce misuse of antibiotics
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Pharma deal agreed; State of EU Health Report; WHO concludes that vaccines don’t cause autism - again The Council and Parliament reached a deal on the Pharma Package, the latest 'State of EU Health Report' is released, and WHO confirms - once again - that vaccines do not cause autism.
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Pharma slams Commission decision to exclude Wastewater Directive from omnibus; Várhelyi reveals name of cardio plan; crunch time for Pharma Package Pharma slams Commission for excluding Wastewater Directive from Environment Omnibus; Várhelyi reveals name of cardiovascular plan; Pharma trilogue continues into the night
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Rising sales of animal antimicrobials; special task force on imports; update on PABS Rising EU sales of animal antimicrobials; special task force on food safety standards of imports; update on the Pandemic Agreement’s unfinished business
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Threat from foodborne bacteria; low-alcohol wine labelling; Serbia to join EU4Health; COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cut mortality Threat from foodborne bacteria; low-alcohol wine labelling; Serbia to join EU4Health programme; COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cut mortality
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: New EU Drug Strategy; ECDC launches guide for a common response in the face of rise in avian flu; and Pharma Package flexibility could seal the deal EU rolls out a new drug strategy, ECDC publishes a common-response guide as avian flu surges, and fresh flexibility in the Pharma Package could clinch a deal
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Council position on Critical Medicines Act; UK-US deal will removes tariffs; will the GLP-1 manufacturers step up to WHO challenge Council reaches position on Critical Medicines Act; UK-US deal will increase the cost of drugs but removes tariffs; will the GLP-1 manufacturers step up to WHO challenge
