European Parliament OKs full standing committee on public health

“Having a full standing health committee was necessary,” Danish MEP Stine Bosse (Renew) told Euractiv in an interview. ย 
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Vรกrhelyi vows to champion womenโ€™s rights as he pursues EU health chief job

Hungaryโ€™s Commission nominee still avoided saying what he would do to ease access to abortion.ย ย 

Nordic pharma associations call for faster measures to boost EU competitiveness

A new EU life sciences strategy is a key to speeding up the competitiveness of Europe’s life sciences sector, according to the Nordic pharma industry. However, the European Commission says such a strategy could take years to develop.

Whoโ€™s the real health commissioner?

SNEAK PEEK โ€” EU health policy is now split across multiple departments, and MEPs arenโ€™t happy. โ€” Sort your own house out first: MEPs question Hungarian health secretary over presidency plans and countryโ€™s health commissioner role. โ€” Spend less on defense and more on health, WHO chief Tedros told world leaders at the United Nations [โ€ฆ]

EPP and S&D clash over future health committee

The European Parliamentโ€™s sub-committee on public health (SANT) discussed whether a new full committee dedicated to health should be created (9 September), raising tensions between MEPs over its future competences.ย