On 29 January, the constitutive meeting of the new standing Committee on Public Health (SANT) was held, formally establishing the committee and electing its Chairs and Vice-Chairs. In February 2023, Parliament approved the creation of a public health subcommittee, then in December 2024, Parliament’s political group leaders agreed to updated it to a standing committee, with the decision confirmed by plenary on 18 December 2024. The following MEPs were elected to lead the committee’s work:
• Chair: Adam Jarubas (EPP, Poland)
• First Vice-Chair: Tilly Metz (Greens/EFA, Luxembourg)
• Second Vice-Chair: Stine Bosse (Renew, Denmark)
• Third Vice-Chair: Romana Jerković (S&D, Croatia)
• Fourth Vice-Chair: Emmanouil Fragkos (ECR, Greece).
The committee will have responsibility for public health-related matters including to pharmaceuticals and medical devices, programmes and specific actions, health crisis preparedness and response, mental health and patients’ rights, as well as relevant work of the European Medicines Agency, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, and the World Health Organization. More information on SANT can be found at: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/sant/home/highlights