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Health

Medicines, disease prevention, health systems and tobacco.

14 final votes in the European Parliament since July 2024.

• Stress, psychosocial risks and mental health at work (6 October 2026)
• Strengthening health systems in the EU’s partner countries against health crises (17 September 2026)
• The shortage of health workers in Europe and working conditions in hospitals and care (17 September 2026)
• Gender inequalities in health, notably conditions specific to women or men (16 September 2026)
• An EU strategy against cardiovascular diseases (16 September 2026)
• Coordinating social security between EU countries (unemployment, pensions, healthcare for people working in another country) (7 July 2026)
• The urban wastewater directive, which makes the pharmaceutical industry pay, and its risks for the supply of medicines (18 June 2026)
• Common rules on excise duties on tobacco and tobacco products (17 June 2026)
• Minimum tax levels on tobacco, including e-cigarettes and similar products (17 June 2026)
• The future of European livestock farming in the face of animal diseases and food security (30 April 2026)
• Securing the supply of critical medicines, to avoid shortages (20 January 2026)
• Securing the supply of critical medicines, to avoid shortages (20 January 2026)
• Monitoring soil health in Europe (23 October 2025)
• Creating new standing committees in Parliament, including one on security and defence (18 December 2024)