A New Political Cycle in the EU — What it Means for Health
A New Political Cycle in the EU — What it Means for Health
15 PagesThe 2024–2029 EU political cycle brings limited but important health priorities shaped by Parliament, Council, and Commission agendas. Key areas include supporting biotech innovation through R\&D funding and venture capital, strengthening EU manufacturing and medicine supply chains, and advancing non-communicable disease initiatives in mental health, cardiovascular, and degenerative diseases via programs like the Beating Cancer Plan. Other priorities involve implementing past-cycle initiatives such as the European Health Data Space, revised pharmaceutical regulation, and pan-EU health technology assessments. Overall, ambitions are constrained by budgets and EU’s limited remit, with crises likely to drive further action.
