EP Plenary session - European Health Data Space

ENVI - Mid-term Spanish Council Presidency - Exchange of views with José Manuel Miñones Conde, Minister for Health

Subcommittee on Public Health

SANT

Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

ENVI

Subcommittee on Public Health - Constituent meeting

ENVI - EP Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety - Public hearing ' Facing the sixth mass extinction and increasing risk of pandemics: what role for the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 '

ENVI - Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety - Exchange of views with the Commission on the issue of vaccines in the EU

BECA - Special Committee on Beating Cancer - Public hearing ' Beating cancer – empowering patients and their caregivers '..- Patient Rights, including the right to be forgotten, as well as patient-centred healthcare systems

Facilitating a healthy lifestyle: how to reduce cancer related lifestyle risk factors

ENVI -  Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety - State of play with the assessment and authorization of vaccines against COVID-19 - Exchange of views with Emer COOKE, Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA)

unhealthy lifestyle;fast food consumption

Stockshot pictures linked to the BECA - Special Committee on Beating Cancer - Public hearing ' Facilitating a healthy lifestyle: how to reduce cancer related lifestyle risk factors '

unhealthy lifestyles;tobacco [2071];smoking, cigarettes

AIDA - Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age - Hearing on AI and HEALTH

BECA - Special Committee on Beating Cancer - Public hearing ' Facilitating a healthy lifestyle: how to reduce cancer related lifestyle risk factors '

ENVI - Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety - Water directive

A person uses the free Czech Covid-10 tracker eRouška app on his mobile phone in Prague. With the help of Bluetooth the application detects in a totally anonymous way the other users of the application with whom you have been in close contact and can warn you if you have met an infected person and should consider a quarantine volunteer or consult a health care professional if symptoms occur.

ENVI - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyBuilding of a European Health Union - Exchange of views with Stella KYRIAKIDES, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, on the building of a European Health Union: the Preparedness and Resilience Package and the Pharmaceutical Strategy

EP Plenary session - Programme for the Union's action in the field of health for the period 2021-2027 (“EU4Health Programme”)

MEP Pierre LARROUTUROU - EU budget 2021 Rapporteur on hunger strike for climate, health and jobs and for the introduction of a financial transaction tax

Jurgen VANPRAET, managing director of Think Pink Europe

BECA - Special Committee on Beating Cancer- exchange of view with Stella KYRIAKIDES ,  European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

ENVI  EP Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition

On 10 February, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) adopted its position on proposed new rules governing the entire battery product life cycle, from design to end-of-life. MEPs are set to demand stronger sustainability and performance requirements and more stringent targets for waste collection, recycling efficiency and material recovery. They also want the battery industry to follow internationally recognised due diligence standards across their entire value chain. Opening statements by Simona BONAFÈ (S&D, IT), rapporteur, Patrizia TOIA (S&D, IT), ITRE Committee; Antonius MANDERS (EPP,NL), IMCO Committee, Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries and Ismail ERTUG (S&D, DE), TRAN Committee.

Batteries and waste batteries: opening statements by Simona BONAFÈ (S&D, IT), rapporteur, Patrizia TOIA (S&D, IT), Antonius MANDERS (EPP, NL), Ismail ERTUG (S&D, DE) and by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment

MEPs debate on the Council’s recently-adopted recommendation to move from country-based travel rules to ones based on personal health status. They are also expected to highlight the need for a coordinated and harmonised approach to guarantee free and safe travel. Closing statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice

Harmonised EU approach to travel measures: closing statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice

MEPs debate on the Council’s recently-adopted recommendation to move from country-based travel rules to ones based on personal health status. They are also expected to highlight the need for a coordinated and harmonised approach to guarantee free and safe travel.

Harmonised EU approach to travel measures: MEPs debate

MEPs debate on the Council’s recently-adopted recommendation to move from country-based travel rules to ones based on personal health status. They are also expected to highlight the need for a coordinated and harmonised approach to guarantee free and safe travel. Opening statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice.

Harmonised EU approach to travel measures: opening statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice

During last month's debate on measures to address the devastating effect of the COVID-19 crisis on young Europeans’ employment, education and mental health, MEPs urged the prioritization of the needs of young people. In particular MEPs demanded the EU make mental health an integral part of Europe’s socio-economic recovery from the pandemic, as well as making it an occupational health priority. Closing statements by Margaritis SCHINAS, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of promoting our European Way of Life and by Clément BEAUNE, French Minister of State for European Affairs.

Topical debate - One youth, one Europe: closing statements by Margaritis SCHINAS, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of promoting our European Way of Life and by Clément BEAUNE, French Minister of State for European Affairs

MEPs debate on the programme, challenges and opportunities of the European Year of Youth 2022. In particular, they will address the devastating effect of the COVID-19 crisis on young Europeans’ employment, education and mental health, MEPs urged the prioritization of the needs of young people. In particular MEPs demanded the EU make mental health an integral part of Europe’s socio-economic recovery from the pandemic, as well as making it an occupational health priority.

Topical debate - One youth, one Europe: MEPs debate

Parliament debate and vote on measures and actions to fight cancer in the EU. Key recommendations by the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) include facilitating access to cross-border health care and clinical trials, managing shortages of cancer medicines more efficiently, and ensuring equal access to innovative drugs and treatments. Closing statements by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety and by Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR (Renew,FR), Rapporteur

Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer: closing statements by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety and by Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR (Renew, FR), Rapporteur

Parliament debate and vote on measures and actions to fight cancer in the EU. Key recommendations by the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) include facilitating access to cross-border health care and clinical trials, managing shortages of cancer medicines more efficiently, and ensuring equal access to innovative drugs and treatments. Third part of the debate.

Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer: MEPs debate (part 3/3)

Parliament debate and vote on measures and actions to fight cancer in the EU. Key recommendations by the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) include facilitating access to cross-border health care and clinical trials, managing shortages of cancer medicines more efficiently, and ensuring equal access to innovative drugs and treatments. Second part of the debate.

Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer: MEPs debate (part 2/3)

The European Parliament debated on Tuesday and adopted on Wednesday (652 votes in favour, 15 against and 27 abstentions) measures and actions to fight cancer in the EU. Key recommendations by the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA), presided by Veronique TRILLET-LENOIR (Renew, FR) include facilitating access to cross-border health care and clinical trials, managing shortages of cancer medicines more efficiently, and ensuring equal access to innovative drugs and treatments. Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR stated that the EU would be faster and better equipped to bring down the prices of cancer drugs, which are very high. Stella KYRIAKIDES, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, reminded that prevention is very important so that citizens can have specific recommendations on how they can reduce their risk of cancer. In general, MEPs agreed that a better cross-border cooperation is needed in the fight against cancer:

Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer: extracts from the debate and the votes, statement by Veronique TRILLET-LENOIR (Renew, FR), Rapporteur

Parliament debate and vote on measures and actions to fight cancer in the EU. Key recommendations by the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) include facilitating access to cross-border health care and clinical trials, managing shortages of cancer medicines more efficiently, and ensuring equal access to innovative drugs and treatments. Opening statements by Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR (Renew, FR), Rapporteur and by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. This transcript is result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer: opening statements by Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR (Renew, FR), Rapporteur and by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

Closing statements by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, and Jérémy DECERLE (Renew, FR), Rapporteur, after the debate focusing on the implementation of EU legislation on the welfare of food-producing animals.

Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare: closing statements by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety by Jérémy DECERLE (Renew, FR), Rapporteur

This report by Jeremy DECERLE, (Renew, FR), addresses the implementation of EU legislation on the welfare of food-producing animals. The legislation needs to have clearer wording of the goals, and indicators allowing a more uniform transposition across Member States and providing for a more consistent monitoring and sanctioning. His report also encompasses environmental elements, economical and social aspects. Opening statements by Jérémy DECERLE (Renew, FR), Rapporteur and by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety.

Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare: opening statements by Jérémy DECERLE (Renew, FR), Rapporteur and by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) adopted on Thursday, with 74 votes in favour, 8 against and 5 abstentions, its position on proposed rules to govern the entire battery product life cycle, from design to end-of-life. Rapporteur Simona BONAFÈ (S&D, IT), explaines that the report includes the possibility for any citizen to remove these batteries on their own and also having batteries that are more accessible to consumers. She also stressed that the EP added an ad hoc category: “Light Means of Transport” (batteries used for electric cars and also for mopeds, scooters) for these forms of batteries that will be increasingly used and available on the market.

Regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries: statement by Simona BONAFÈ (S&D, IT), rapporteur

Ahead of each new rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union (every 6 months), the ministers of the holding country present their priorities in a series of meetings with parliamentary committees related to their political area. On Wednesday and Thursday, the committee of ENVI (Environnment, Public Health and Food Safety) welcomed the France’s ministers, including Barbara POMPILI, Minister for the Ecological Transition and Olivier VÉRAN, Minister for Solidarity and Health, and the committee of CULT (Culture and Education) welcomed Frédérique VIDAL, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation.

Presentation of the EU Council's priorities by French Ministers: extracts from the EP Committees meetings

CLIMATE CHANGE & ENVIRONEMENT - Presentation of the recommendations by the European and National Citizens' Panels followed by a debate. Second part of the debate.

Conference on the Future of Europe: Plenary IV: HEALTH - Presentation of the recommendations by the European and National Citizens' Panels followed by a debate (part 2/2)

CLIMATE CHANGE & ENVIRONEMENT - Presentation of the recommendations by the European and National Citizens' Panels followed by a debate. First part of the debate.

Conference on the Future of Europe: Plenary IV: HEALTH - Presentation of the recommendations by the European and National Citizens' Panels followed by a debate (part 1/2)

The debate of the plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe revolves primarily around the 90 recommendations by the Panels on ‘European democracy / Values and rights, rule of law, security’ and ‘Climate change, environment / Health’, and related recommendations from National Citizens’ Panels. Guy VERHOFSTADT, Co-Chair of the CoFoE and Daniel FREUND, Member of the Executive board of the CoFoE, react to the plenary debate and the contributions of the Citizens.

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