Luisa Antunes

Whoever is chosen will need to navigate the need to prepare for future health emergencies, promote equitable access to healthcare services, and address Europe’s complex demographic and environmental challenges

Stine Bosse (liberal) and Laurent Castillo (centre-right) highlight as priorities essential medicines, innovation, preventive health and a health committee

In the wake of the European Court of Justice’s historic ruling, Greens MEP Rosa D’Amato emphasises the need to close the Taranto steel plant, starting an economic reconversion of the area using the Just Transition Fund. The current political debate opposes the right to health and the right to work

The decision could come as early as today: an ad-hoc group would allow more attention and resources to be devoted to the sector, but opponents emphasize the importance of preserving the “One Health” approach