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Upcoming SANT committee meetings

10-07-2025 - 12:54

Next SANT committee meeting(s) will take place in Brussels on:

  • Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 17:30 to 19:00 - joint with EMPL
  • Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 9:00 to 12:30 and 15:00 to 16:30
  • Monday, 1 September 2025, 15:00 to 18:30

Highlights

11-07-2025 - 13:56

On the 16th of July, Florika Fink-Hoijer, Director General of DG HERA, will present Medical Countermeasures Strategy (MCM). This strategy, that was presented by the Commission on 8 July 2025, has been urgently awaited and is an important part of the EU policy in the area of public health.

EUDK 2025 - Logo Danish Council Presidency
11-07-2025 - 13:56

On the 16th of July, Sophie Løhde, Danish Minister for Interior and Health will present the priorities of the Danish Presidency in the field of public health. This presentation will be followed by the exchange of views with the SANT committee members.

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11-07-2025 - 13:56

On the 16th of July, Members of SANT committee will vote of the draft opinion to EMPL on 'EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024'.

Medicinal products
26-06-2025 - 12:12

On the 26th of June, Sandra Gallina, Director-General of DG SANTE, European Commission, presented the proposal on the Critical Medicines Act by the Commission. This proposal contributes to the European health union's goal of ensuring that all EU patients have access to the medicines they need, wherever they are and whenever they need them. It was a commitment that this proposal would be delivered within the first 100 days of the new Commission.

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26-06-2025 - 12:11

On the 26th of June, Monika Raulinajtys-Grzybek, Ph.D., Professor at SGH (Warsaw School of Economics) presented the report by SGH and the Polish Ministry of National Defence 'Medicines Supply Security for Poland's and Europe's Military Security'.

25-06-2025 - 15:14

On the 25th of June, Dr Andriy Klepikov, the Executive Director of the International Charitable Foundation “Alliance for Public Health”, a Ukraine based organisation, developing work on the epidemics of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis and other socially dangerous diseases in Ukraine, presented the report on The EU’s role in ending HIV/AIDS in Ukraine and its key policy recommendations.

Committee on public health trilogue
19-06-2025 - 14:18

On the 17th of June the opening trilogue on the Pharma package took place in Strasbourg. During this first trilogue the EP negotiation team has exchanged the views with the Council on key political points and the negotiation positions. Parliament is looking forward for the next meetings and the fruitful cooperation with the Council.

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03-06-2025 - 11:36

On the 3rd of June, SANT Members held an exchange of views with the representatives of European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Associations and European Respiratory Society.

European pharmaceutical strategy
03-06-2025 - 10:06

On the 3rd of June, SANT Members voted in favour on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations of 2 Pharma package files. With this vote, EP delegation on the Pharma package will be ready to start negotiations with Council as soon as they are ready.

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