EU PERSPECTIVES - Strasbourg will host the State of the Union address on 10 September. Though the Critical Medicines Act sits high on the Commission's priority list and the impact should be overall positive, there are still a number of uncertainties. Read more
EU PERSPECTIVES - Climate action appears a long-term challenge, but but when it comes to health, improvements arrive immediately. Across the WHO European Region, just 21 of 53 countries have heat–health action plans. These plans save lives. The gap is now a credibility test ahead of COP30 in Belém, where health will be in the spotlight. Read more
EURACTIV - The EU-US trade agreement is not a negotiation but "a surrender"; signing it would be one of the greatest acts of submission of this century, Belgian MEP Yvan Verougstraete (Renew Europe) noted in an interview with Euractiv. Read more
EU PERSPECTIVES - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) tested a new pathway to give old drugs new uses. Academics and non-profits stepped up. Companies stayed away, and the fix now sits with EU lawmakers and capitals. Read more
EU PERSPECTIVES - Europe's small and mid-sized pharma and biotech companies warn that trade politics risk distracting from the real priority: competitiveness and innovation. In spite of the largely unfavourable trade deal with the United States, the pharma sector should keep building a competitive, innovation-friendly environment. Read more
EU PERSPECTIVES - In July 2025, US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scrapped $500 million in mRNA research contracts, citing vague safety fears and backing "whole-virus vaccines" instead. The move opens a rare opportunity to cement Europe's global leadership in mRNA, leveraging its strong industrial base, academic depth, and supportive...
EU PERSPECTIVES - A new European Commission study warns that scaling AI in healthcare will require more than scattered pilots. It will take coordination, standards, and investment. The report describes the challenge as "complex". But it insists the rewards for patients, providers, and systems could be "transformative". Read more
EU PERSPECTIVES - The European Commission has launched a Call for Evidence for the bloc's long-awaited EU Cardiovascular Health Plan. The consultation is open until 15 September. It will inform an EU strategy, which is to come out by the end of the year. Read more
EU PERSPECTIVES - Extreme weather events are no longer just a climate concern but a public health emergency, the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health has warned. Read more
EU PERSPECTIVES - As climate change drives the spread of vector-borne diseases in Europe, the vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics used to fight them still come from a carbon-intensive industry. Ahead of COP30, the European Commission's Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) is calling for change: pandemic preparedness must...