Meeting of health committees “Challenges for health security in the European Union”, 18-19 May 2025

Meeting of health committees “Challenges for health security in the European Union”, 18-19 May 2025

Meeting of health committees “Challenges for health security in the European Union”, 18-19 May 2025

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Article 168(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union A high level of human health protection shall be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities. […] Health security is one of the priorities of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The agenda of the meeting organised in Warsaw by the health committees of the Sejm and the Senate includes three issues corresponding to the Presidency’s programme – the problem of digital addiction among children and youth, preventive healthcare challenges and medicine safety.

The topics of the meeting are part of the debate on the European Health Union, the agenda of which was developed in response to the threats revealed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the Health Union is to ensure better preparedness for joint response to emerging threats, in particular cross-border health crises, while fostering modern, innovative health policies that tap into the potential of new technologies.

Preventive healthcare, ensuring safety, availability and access to drugs, as well as the mental health of children and youth in the digital age are very high on the list of cooperation between Member States and the European Union in the area of health.

According to the 2022 Eurobarometer survey, European citizens consider health to be one of their top priorities. The parliamentary debate will provide an opportunity to look at health security policies in the EU, assess their prospects in various dimensions, and promote this issue in the public debate.

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