Activities of Johan VAN OVERTVELDT related to 2020/0102(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Programme for the Union’s action in the field of health for the period 2021-2027 (‘EU4Health programme’) (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a Programme for the Union's action in the field of health –for the period 2021-2027 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 282/2014 (“EU4Health Programme”)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Article 168 TFEU provides that the Union is to complement and support national health policies, encourage cooperation between Member States and promote the coordination between their programmes, in full respect of the responsibilities of the Member States for the definition ofcompetent authorities in each Member State to define their own health policiesy and theo organisation and delivery ofe, deliver and manage health services and medical care.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) While Member States are responsible for their health policies, they are expected to protect public health in a spirit of European solidarity8 . Experience from the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated that there is a need for a further firm action at Union levelscope for the Union to better deliver on public health policy within the existing parameters of the Treaties to support cooperation and coordination among the Member States in order to improve the prevention and control of the spread of severe human diseases across borders, to develop, test and make available products for the prevention and treatment of diseases, to combat other serious cross- border threats to health and to safeguard the health and well-being of people in the Union. _________________ 8 Communication to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Investment Bank and the Eurogroup on coordinated economic response to the COVID-19 outbreak, COM(2020)112 final of 13.03.220.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted many challenges in ensuring the supply of medicines, medical devices as well as personal protective equipment needed in the Union during the pandemics. Noting, in particular, its dependency on third countries for manufacturing capacity, the supply of active pharmaceutical ingredients and starting materials. The Programme therefore should provide support to actions which foster the production, procurement and management of crisis relevant products ensuring complementarity with other Union instruments.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Programme will work in synergy and complementarity with other EU policies, programmes and funds such as actions implemented under the Digital Europe Programme, Horizon Europe, rescEU reserve under the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, Emergency Support Instrument, European Social Fund+ (ESF+, including as regards synergies on better protecting the health and safety of millions of workers in the EU), including the Employment and Social Innovation Strand (EaSI), the InvestEU fund, Single Market Programme, European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Recovery and Resilience Facility including the Reform Delivery Tool, Erasmus, European Solidarity Corps, Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE), and EU external action instruments, such as the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument and the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance III. Where appropriate, common rules will be established in view of ensuring consistency and complementarity between funds, avoiding any overlap or duplication of financing, while making sure that specificities of these policies are respected, and in view of aligning with the strategic requirements of these policies, programmes and funds, such as the enabling conditions under ERDF and ESF+.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Union health legislation has an immediate impact on public health, the lives of citizens, the efficiency and resilience of the health systems and the good functioning of the internal market. The regulatory framework for medical products and technologies (medicinal products, medical devices and substances of human origin), as well as for tobacco legislation, patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare and serious cross-border threats to health is essential to health protection in the Union. The Programme therefore should support the development, implementation and enforcement of Union health legislation, working in conjunction with key partners such as the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, and provide high quality, comparable and reliable data to underpin policymaking and monitoring.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) strengthen the capability of the Unionin full accordance with Article 168(5) of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union, strengthen the capability of the Union, including the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Control, for prevention, preparedness and response to serious cross-border threats to health, and the management of health crises, including through coordination, provision and deployment of emergency health care capacity, data gathering and surveillance;
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme shall be implemented in direct management in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 or in indirect management with the bodies referred to in Article 62(1) (c) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046, to ensure there is no overlap or duplication with other funding programmes at the Union level.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
The Programme shall be implemented byCommission shall adopt, by means of implementing acts in accordance with article 23 (2), annual work programmes referred to in Article 110 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046. Work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the overall amount reserved for blending operations.