10
Mar
2026
Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III (debate)
Mr President, dear Commissioner, colleagues, if there is one lesson learned from recent years, it is that health is security. Health is resilience. Health is prosperity. Yet, once again, in the debate on the EU budget, health risks being sidelined. We face rising chronic diseases, mental health challenges, antimicrobial resistance and serious inequalities in access to care across Member States. An…