EU PERSPECTIVES - EU Mission: Cancer is moving from coordination to delivery. As it reaches its halfway point to 2030, new pilots, data platforms and prevention tools are poised to shape its second phase. Read more

EURACTIV - Belgium's biotech sector is pushing the EU to go further with its upcoming Biotech Act, with regulatory simplification and access to capital as the two priorities that will determine whether Europe can compete with the U.S. and China. Read more

EURACTIV - Europe's upcoming Critical Medicines Act (CMA) aims to secure the supply of more than 270 medicines, but stakeholders warn that its largely uniform approach overlooks a simple reality: supply chains differ. Read more

EU PERSPECTIVES - The second trilogue on the EU pharmaceutical package brought little political progress this week. Negotiators deferred key elements of the reform for further technical work. Among them was patient representation at the European Medicines Agency (EMA). This chapter will return to the table at the next round in November. Read more

EURACTIV - Europe's industrial revival is transforming how and where Europeans work, from smart factories and renewable energy sites to advanced manufacturing lines. But experts warn that without stronger enforcement and updated safety frameworks, the EU's competitiveness could come at the cost of its workforce. Read more

EURACTIV - As Europe advances its Beating Cancer Plan, experts warn that transplant survivors remain overlooked in cancer and rare disease policies. They call for an EU framework to standardise care, integrate data, train professionals and secure funding, ensuring transplant patients are fully included in Europe's cancer and rare...

EURACTIV - Europe's water security is moving up the policy agenda. In June, Brussels unveiled its Water Resilience Strategy, a blueprint of more than 45 measures to safeguard the continent's water cycle, foster a "water-smart" economy and guarantee affordable access to clean water. Read more

EU PERSPECTIVES - The westward intra-EU drift of skilled health care workers may look like a solution for richer countries now, but is unsustainable in the long term, warns MEP András Kulja. The Hungarian Christian Democrat is rapporteur for the report on health workforce crisis. The European Parliament's health and employment committees are...

EURACTIV - Belgian MEP Hilde Vautmans is calling for billions of Euros of EU funding to be ring-fenced for the fight against dementia. She said it must be combined with a strategy to prevent the fragmentation of dementia policies. Read more

EU PERSPECTIVES - The European Commission has singled out the absence of cardiovascular screening in children and youth as a "new, even stronger point" in its consultation on the EU Cardiovascular Health Plan. The issue is now emerging as a key political test, with both patient groups and lawmakers urging Brussels to act. Read more