MEPs on the European Parliament’s Committee on Public Health have called for stronger EU action to fight cancer, urging dedicated funding, tougher prevention policies and equal access to screening, diagnosis and treatment.
What Parliament is doing
The Committee on Public Health adopted a position in which members press for measures intended to improve the EU’s response to cancer. The text emphasises three core demands: the creation of dedicated funding for cancer-related measures, the adoption of more ambitious prevention policies, and ensuring equal access across the EU to cancer screening, diagnostic services and treatment options.
Why it matters
Committee MEPs present these measures as steps to strengthen the overall fight against cancer within the EU. Dedicated funding would aim to support targeted interventions, while enhanced prevention policies could reduce incidence. Ensuring equal access to screening, diagnosis and treatment seeks to address disparities in outcomes across Member States.
What happens next
The Committee on Public Health’s position sets out its priorities but does not itself enact legislation. The press notice does not specify subsequent procedural steps, such as plenary debates, votes or negotiations with other EU institutions. Further developments will depend on how the Committee’s proposals are taken up in the Parliament’s wider legislative and political processes.
Source: European Parliament press release
