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
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Maladministration finding could have consequences for health; and Commission unveils new health crisis action plan Maladministration finding could have consequences for health proposals European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho has found maladministration in the European Commission’s preparation of new laws, concluding it repeatedly bypassed its own Better Regulation rules. The Ombudswoman acknowledged that the Commission would sometimes have to respond urgently to different situations, but said
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Várhelyi not ‘deaf or blind’ to pharma’s water treatment concerns; ethanol decision postponed; faster system for multinational clinical trials Várhelyi not ‘deaf or blind’ to pharma’s water treatment concerns; ethanol decision postponed; Europe launches fast-track system for multinational clinical trials
