European Health Union: Regulating cross-border threats to health, and a renewed ECDC mandate

During the first plenary session of October 2022, the European Parliament is expected to vote on two political agreements on proposals related to the European Health Union initiative: the proposed regulation on serious cross-border health threats (SCBHT), and the proposed regulation on extending the mandate of the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC). Complementing the launch of the Health Emergency and Response Authority (HERA), and adoption of a renewed mandate for the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the proposed legislative acts are intended to enhance EU preparedness and its response to health crises.