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Draft report (2025/2062(INI)) 2025-11-05

An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Committee on Public Health

Amendment 1

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Pierre Jouvet

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to Articles 45-48, 53, 153, 165, 166, 168(1) and 168(5) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,	– having regard to Articles 4(2, k), 6(a), 9, 45-48, 53, 153, 165, 166, 168(1) and 168(5) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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Amendment 2

Marta Temido, Romana Jerković, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Pierre Jouvet, Nikos Papandreou

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to Articles 45-48, 53, 153, 165, 166, 168(1) and 168(5) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,	– having regard to Articles 45-48, 53, 114, 121, 153, 165, 166, 168(1) and 168(5) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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Amendment 3

Emmanouil Fragkos

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
— having regard to Articles 45-48, 53, 153, 165, 166, 168(1) and 168(5) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,	– having regard to Articles 45-48, 53, 153, 165, 166, 168(1), 168(5) and 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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Amendment 4

Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Aleksandar Nikolic, Nikola Bartůšek, Valérie Deloge, Viktória Ferenc, Pál Szekeres, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
— having regard to Articles 45-48, 53, 153, 165, 166, 168(1) and 168(5) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,	– having regard to Articles 6, 45-48, 53, 153, 165, 166, 168(1) and 168(5) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Or. fr

Amendment 5

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Pierre Jouvet

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to SDG 3 of the UN resolution ‘Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ (2015),

Or. en

Amendment 6

Marta Temido, Romana Jerković, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Pierre Jouvet, Nikos Papandreou

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to Article 35 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,

Or. en

Amendment 7

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Pierre Jouvet, Klára Dobrev

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to The European Pillar of Social Rights (2017),

Or. en

Amendment 8

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Citation 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– – having regard to the WHO/Europe report “Mental Health of Nurses and Doctors Survey in the European Union, Iceland and Norway” (MeND Survey, 2025), which highlights the urgent need to improve psychosocial working conditions, organisational culture and leadership practices to protect the wellbeing of healthcare professionals,

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Amendment 9

Laurent Castillo, Isabelle Le Callennec

Motion for a resolution

Citation 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems (hereinafter ‘Regulation on the coordination of social security systems’),

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Amendment 10

Nikola Bartůšek, Aleksandar Nikolic, Ondřej Knotek, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Pál Szekeres, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to Directive (EU) 2022/431 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2022 amending Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances at work (Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic Substances Directive – CMRD),

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Amendment 11

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the report of the European Parliament on mental health in the digital world of work from 21 June 2022,

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Amendment 12

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Pierre Jouvet

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Manifesto for a European Health Union (November 2020),

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Amendment 13

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time,

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Amendment 14

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Nikos Papandreou, Pierre Jouvet

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to a European Care Strategy for Caregivers and Care Receives (2022),

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Amendment 15

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) and its Action Plan,especially its principles related to quality and inclusive education, training and life-long learning, gender equality and fair working conditions,

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Amendment 16

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Nikos Papandreou, Pierre Jouvet

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the European Commission Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health (2023),

Or. en

Amendment 17

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the 2030 headline targets, especially the one requesting the participation of at least 60% of all adults in training every year, and the EU social scoreboard and secondary indicators,

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Amendment 18

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3 e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the opinion of the expert panel on effective ways of investing in health on supporting mental health of health workforce and other essential workers of 23 June 2021,

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Amendment 19

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3 f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive – CMD),

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Amendment 20

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3 g (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work,

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Amendment 21

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3 h (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and the European Parliament’s report on strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer-towards a comprehensive and coordinated strategy,

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Amendment 22

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3 i (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms,

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Amendment 23

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3 j (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the International Labour Organisation report of 7 March 2022, entitled ‘Care at work: Investing in care leave and services for a more gender equal world of work’,

Or. en

Amendment 24

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to Directive (EU) 2022/431 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2022 amending Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances at work (Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic Substances Directive – CMRD),

Or. en

Amendment 25

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Commissions Communication of 3 February 2021 entitled “Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan” (COM (2021) 44 final),

Or. en

Amendment 26

Miriam Lexmann, David Casa

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Commissions Communication “Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan” of 3 February 2021,

Or. en

Amendment 27

Estelle Ceulemans, Gabriele Bischoff, Marc Angel, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Romana Jerković, Klára Dobrev, Evelyn Regner, Marianne Vind

Motion for a resolution

Citation 5

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the State of the Union address by Ursula von der Leyen of 10 September 2025,	deleted

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Amendment 28

Pascal Arimont

Motion for a resolution

Citation 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Commissions Communication of 3 February 2021 entitled “Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan” (COM (2021) 44 final),

Or. en

Amendment 29

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Citation 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the European Commission's communication on the European Preparedness Union Strategy,

Or. en

Amendment 30

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the European Care Strategy COM/2022/440,

Or. en

Amendment 31

Maria Ohisalo, Tilly Metz

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the EU Global Health Strategy: Better Health for All in a Changing World and to the announcement of the Global Health Resilience Initiative,

Or. en

Amendment 32

Francesco Torselli, Chiara Gemma, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Georgiana Teodorescu, Lara Magoni

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Commissions Communication of 3 February 2021 entitled “Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan” (COM (2021) 44 final),

Or. en

Amendment 33

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the 2022 Council Recommendation on access to affordable high-quality long-term care,

Or. en

Amendment 34

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to principles 16 and 18 of the European Pillar of Social Rights, on the right to healthcare and long-term care,

Or. en

Amendment 35

Maria Ohisalo, Tilly Metz

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the report on the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future (2022/2076(INI)),

Or. en

Amendment 36

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Citation 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 12 December 2023 on mental health (2023/2074(INI)),

Or. en

Amendment 37

Maria Ohisalo, Tilly Metz

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 7 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 12 December 2023 on mental health (2023/2074(INI)),

Or. en

Amendment 38

Maria Ohisalo, Tilly Metz

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 7 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 24 June 2021 on the situation of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women’s health (2020/2215(INI)),

Or. en

Amendment 39

Marta Temido, Romana Jerković, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Pierre Jouvet, Nikos Papandreou

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 12 December 2023 on mental health (2023/2074(INI)),

Or. en

Amendment 40

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Commissions Communication of 3 February 2021 entitled “Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan” (COM (2021) 44 final),

Or. en

Amendment 41

Loucas Fourlas

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Report on the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future (2022/2076(INI)),

Or. en

Amendment 42

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Pierre Jouvet

Motion for a resolution

Citation 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to WHO Regional office for Europe ’Report on the Pan-European Commission on Health and Sustainable Development – rethinking policy priorities in the light of pandemics’ (August 2021),

Or. en

Amendment 43

Maria Ohisalo, Tilly Metz

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the publication of the World Health Organization (WHO) of 14 September 2022 entitled ‘Health and care workforce in Europe: time to act’,	– having regard to the publication of the World Health Organization (WHO) of 14 September 2022 entitled ‘Health and care workforce in Europe: time to act’, and of 7 October 2025 ‘Mental Health of Nurses and Doctors survey in the European Union, Iceland and Norway”,

Or. en

Amendment 44

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the publication of the World Health Organization (WHO) of 14 September 2022 entitled ‘Health and care workforce in Europe: time to act’,	– having regard to the publication of the World Health Organization (WHO) of 14 September 2022 entitled ‘Health and care workforce in Europe: time to act’ and on 7 October 2025 “The Mental Health or Nurses and Doctors (MeND) survey",

Or. en

Amendment 45

Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Aleksandar Nikolic, Nikola Bartůšek, Valérie Deloge, Viktória Ferenc, Pál Szekeres, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the publication by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of 31 July 2019 entitled ‘Classifying health workers: Mapping occupations to the international standard classification’,

Or. fr

Amendment 46

Miriam Lexmann, David Casa

Motion for a resolution

Citation 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the reports by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work of 7 November 2023 entitled ‘OSH in figures in the health and social care sector’, of 15 October 2024 entitled ‘Mental health challenges in the EU health and social care sector during COVID-19: strategies for prevention and management’ and of 5 March 2024 entitled ‘Digital platform work in the health and social care sector: implications for OSH’,	– having regard to the reports by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work of 7 November 2023 entitled ‘OSH in figures in the health and social care sector’, of 15 October 2024 entitled ‘Mental health challenges in the EU health and social care sector during COVID-19: strategies for prevention and management’, of 3 October 2025 entitled ‘Musculoskeletal Health and Risk Factors in the Health and Social Care Sector‘ and of 5 March 2024 entitled ‘Digital platform work in the health and social care sector: implications for OSH’,

Or. en

Amendment 47

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Citation 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– – having regard to the reports of the European Junior Doctors Association (EJD) – “From Transition to Tradition” (2023), “From Mandate to Motivation” (2024) and “REST-JD” (2025) – which provide comprehensive evidence on working conditions, working hours, training quality, motivation and retention of junior doctors across Europe,

Or. en

Amendment 48

Maria Zacharia

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
— having regard to the report by Sauli Niinistö, Special Adviser to the President of the Commission, of 30 October 2024 entitled ‘Safer Together – Strengthening Europe’s Civilian and Military Preparedness and Readiness’ (Niinistö report),	deleted

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Amendment 49

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the report by Sauli Niinistö, Special Adviser to the President of the Commission, of 30 October 2024 entitled ‘Safer Together – Strengthening Europe’s Civilian and Military Preparedness and Readiness’ (Niinistö report),	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 50

Marta Temido, Romana Jerković, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Pierre Jouvet, Nikos Papandreou

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the report by Sauli Niinistö, Special Adviser to the President of the Commission, of 30 October 2024 entitled ‘Safer Together – Strengthening Europe’s Civilian and Military Preparedness and Readiness’ (Niinistö report),	– having regard to the report by Mario Monti of September 2021, entitled ‘Drawing light from the pandemic: A new strategy for health and sustainable development – Final report of the Pan-European Commission on Health and Sustainable Development’; the report of the Secretariat-General of the Council of the European Union of 2022 entitled ‘The Conference on the Future of Europe: Report on the final outcome’; the report by Enrico Letta, of April 2024, entitled ‘Much more than a market: Speed, security, solidarity – Empowering the Single Market to deliver a sustainable future and prosperity for all EU citizens’; the report by Mario Draghi, of 9 September 2024 entitled ‘The future of European competitiveness – A competitiveness strategy for Europe (Part A) and Part B – In-depth analysis and recommendations’; and, the report by Sauli Niinistö, Special Adviser to the President of the Commission, of 30 October 2024 entitled ‘Safer Together – Strengthening Europe’s Civilian and Military Preparedness and Readiness’,

Or. en

Amendment 51

Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Citation 16

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the WHO Bucharest Declaration on the health and care workforce of 22-23 March 20235 ,	deleted
_________________
5 World Health Organization, ‘Bucharest Declaration on the health and care workforce’, 2023, https://iris.who.int/server/api/core/bitstreams/774c4f8a-6b91-4662-bf6b-e155d0107350/content.

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Amendment 52

Estelle Ceulemans, Gabriele Bischoff, Marc Angel, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Romana Jerković, Klára Dobrev, Evelyn Regner, Marianne Vind

Motion for a resolution

Citation 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the report of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe of October 2025 entitled "Mental Health of Nurses and Doctors survey in the European Union, Iceland and Norway",

Or. en

Amendment 53

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Citation 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the WHO/Europe report 'Mental Health of Nurses and Doctors survey in the European Union, Iceland and Norway' from 10 October 20251a,
	_________________
	1a https://www.who.int/europe/publications/i/item/WHO-EURO-2025-12709-52483-81031

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Amendment 54

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Nikos Papandreou, Pierre Jouvet

Motion for a resolution

Citation 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the WHO Europe Resolution on the Framework for action on the health and care workforce in the WHO European Region 2023–2030, (31 October 2023),

Or. en

Amendment 55

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Pierre Jouvet

Motion for a resolution

Citation 16 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the WHO Europe MeND report on Mental Health of Nurses and Doctors survey in the European Union, Iceland and Norway (10 October 2025),

Or. en

Amendment 56

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Nikos Papandreou, Pierre Jouvet

Motion for a resolution

Citation 16 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Briefing requested by the SANT committee entitled ‘The Health workforce Crisis in the European Union (September 2025),

Or. en

Amendment 57

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Pál Szekeres

Motion for a resolution

Citation 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Declaration of Geneva, adopted by the 2nd General Assembly of the World Medical Association, Geneva, Switzerland, September 19481a,
	_________________
	1a https://www.wma.net/policies-post/wma-declaration-of-geneva/

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Amendment 58

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Citation 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the EU-OSHA report on “Musculoskeletal Health and Risk Factors in the Health and Social Care Sector”,

Or. en

Amendment 59

Estelle Ceulemans, Gabriele Bischoff, Marc Angel, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Romana Jerković, Klára Dobrev, Evelyn Regner, Marianne Vind

Motion for a resolution

Citation 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the negotiation process of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2028-2034,

Or. en

Amendment 60

Estelle Ceulemans, Gabriele Bischoff, Marc Angel, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Romana Jerković, Klára Dobrev, Evelyn Regner, Marianne Vind

Motion for a resolution

Citation 19 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to Directive (EU) 2022/431 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2022 amending Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances at work (Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic Substances Directive – CMRD),

Or. en

Amendment 61

Maria Ohisalo, Tilly Metz

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital -A (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	-A. Whereas health and care workers and workforce refer to the WHO definition acknowledging all personnel involved in healthcare sector, including health professionals, health associate professionals, personal care workers in health services, health management and support personnel, and other health service providers not elsewhere classified;

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Amendment 62

Maria Ohisalo, Tilly Metz

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital -A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	-A a. Whereas the employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector concerns the whole personnel in the healthcare sector;

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Amendment 63

Pascal Arimont

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience and quality of healthcare systems in the EU; whereas the WHO estimates a shortfall of 4.1 million healthcare workers in the EU by 2030;	A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience and quality of healthcare systems in the EU; and whereas all future EU health strategies or initiatives, including the European Cardiovascular Health Plan (EU CVH Plan), should address the needs of the EU healthcare workforce and the personnel treating cardiovascular patients, considering that cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one killer in the EU and places a significant burden on both the workforce and healthcare systems; whereas the WHO estimates a shortfall of 4.1 million healthcare workers in the EU by 2030; whereas shortages directly compromise patient safety and quality of care, as seen in specialised cardiovascular units where inadequate staffing correlates with higher rates of avoidable harm, complications and readmissions due to shortened monitoring, skipped checks, and reduced adherence to clinical protocols;

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Amendment 64

Francesco Torselli, Chiara Gemma, Georgiana Teodorescu, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Lara Magoni

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience and quality of healthcare systems in the EU; whereas the WHO estimates a shortfall of 4.1 million healthcare workers in the EU by 2030;	A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience and quality of healthcare systems in the EU; whereas all future EU health strategies or initiatives, including the European Cardiovascular Health Plan (EU CVH Plan), should address the needs of the EU healthcare workforce and the personnel treating cardiovascular patients, considering that cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one killer in the EU and places a significant burden on both the workforce and healthcare systems; whereas the WHO estimates a shortfall of 4.1 million healthcare workers in the EU by 2030;

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Amendment 65

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience and quality of healthcare systems in the EU; whereas the WHO estimates a shortfall of 4.1 million healthcare workers in the EU by 2030;	A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience and quality of healthcare systems in the EU; whereas the WHO estimates a shortfall of 4.1 million healthcare workers in the EU by 2030, a trend that will deteriorate due to demographic ageing if no actions are undertaken to attract new workers to the profession;

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Amendment 66

Maria Zacharia

Motion for a resolution

Recital Α

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience and quality of healthcare systems in the EU; whereas the WHO estimates a shortfall of 4.1 million healthcare workers in the EU by 2030;	A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are a consequence of long-standing policies of underfunding, privatisation and precariousness and are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience of and public and universal access to quality healthcare systems in the EU; whereas the WHO estimates a shortfall of 4.1 million healthcare workers in the EU by 2030;

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Amendment 67

Elena Nevado del Campo, Dolors Montserrat

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience and quality of healthcare systems in the EU; whereas the WHO estimates a shortfall of 4.1 million healthcare workers in the EU by 2030;	A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience and quality of healthcare systems in the EU; whereas the WHO estimates a shortfall of 4.1 million healthcare workers in the EU by 2030; whereas rural, peripheral and hard-to-serve areas are liable to be the hardest hit by this shortage;

Or. es

Amendment 68

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience and quality of healthcare systems in the EU; whereas the WHO estimates a shortfall of 4.1 million healthcare workers in the EU by 2030;	A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience and quality of healthcare systems in the EU; whereas the WHO estimates a shortfall of 4.1 million healthcare workers and healthcare professionals in the EU by 2030; including: 2.3 million nurses, 0.6 million physicians, 1.3 million other professionals

Or. en

Amendment 69

Estelle Ceulemans, Gabriele Bischoff, Marc Angel, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Romana Jerković, Klára Dobrev, Evelyn Regner, Marianne Vind

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience and quality of healthcare systems in the EU; whereas the WHO estimates a shortfall of 4.1 million healthcare workers in the EU by 2030;	A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience and quality of healthcare systems in the EU; whereas the WHO estimates a shortfall of 4.1 million healthcare workers and healthcare professionals in the EU by 2030;

Or. en

Amendment 70

Loucas Fourlas

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience and quality of healthcare systems in the EU; whereas the WHO estimates a shortfall of 4.1 million healthcare workers in the EU by 2030;	A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience and quality of healthcare systems in the EU; whereas the WHO estimates a shortfall of 4.1 million healthcare workers and healthcare professionals in the EU by 2030;

Or. en

Amendment 71

Marta Temido, Romana Jerković, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Pierre Jouvet

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience and quality of healthcare systems in the EU; whereas the WHO estimates a shortfall of 4.1 million healthcare workers in the EU by 2030;	A. whereas it is widely acknowledged that health needs have been rising and will continue to grow, since the demand for health services is driven by a set of factors including demography;

Or. en

Amendment 72

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience and quality of healthcare systems in the EU; whereas the WHO estimates a shortfall of 4.1 million healthcare workers in the EU by 2030;	A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience and quality of healthcare systems in the EU; whereas the WHO estimates a shortfall of 940.0001a healthcare workers in the EU by 2030;
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	1a WHO Europe estimation of shortages of doctors, nurses, midwives, dentists and pharmacists in the WHO European Region by 2030.

Or. en

Amendment 73

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Pierre Jouvet

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience and quality of healthcare systems in the EU; whereas the WHO estimates a shortfall of 4.1 million healthcare workers in the EU by 2030;	A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience and quality of healthcare systems in the EU; whereas the WHO estimates a shortfall of 940,000 healthcare workers in the EU by 2030;

Or. en

Amendment 74

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. whereas the demand for health and care workers in the European Union is increasing due to multiple factors, including an ageing population with rising long-term care needs, the projected growth in the incidence of cancer and other non-communicable diseases, the continuing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the emergence and spread of vector-borne and climate-sensitive diseases, the health impacts of environmental degradation and extreme weather events, the burden of mental health conditions, and ongoing risks from pandemics and other public health emergencies;

Or. en

Amendment 75

Marta Temido, Romana Jerković, Victor Negrescu, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Pierre Jouvet, Nikos Papandreou

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. whereas while considering the United Nations’ International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4, Section Q, the sector “Human health and social work activities” is among Europe’s largest and fastest growing employers and the largest single employer of women; the WHO Europe estimates a shortfall of 940.000 healthcare workers in the EU by 2030, revealing a persistent imbalance between the demand and supply of health care workers;

Or. en

Amendment 76

Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Aleksandar Nikolic, Nikola Bartůšek, Ondřej Knotek, Valérie Deloge, Viktória Ferenc, Pál Szekeres, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Aa. whereas, according to the WHO, the concept of ‘health workforce’ encompasses a wide range of professions, from general practitioners and specialists to medical secretaries, nurses, midwives, laboratory technicians and many others, and whereas attention must be paid to all these professions;

Or. fr

Amendment 77

Francesco Torselli, Chiara Gemma, Georgiana Teodorescu, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Lara Magoni

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. whereas significant challenges are particularly evident in cardiovascular settings, where burnout rates among health professionals are among the highest in the sector, affecting approximately 79% of nurses and 65% of physicians1a, thereby jeopardising continuity of care and patients' safety;
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	1a Jelen, A., Goldfarb, R., Rosart, J. et al. A qualitative co-design-based approach to identify sources of workplace-related distress and develop well-being strategies for cardiovascular nurses, allied health professionals, and physicians. BMC Health Serv Res 24, 246 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-10669-x

Or. en

Amendment 78

Pascal Arimont

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. Whereas significant challenges are particularly evident in cardiovascular settings, where burnout rates among health professionals are among the highest in the sector, affecting approximately 79% of nurses and 65% of physicians1a, thereby affecting continuity of care and patients' safety;
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	1a Jelen, A., Goldfarb, R., Rosart, J. et al. A qualitative co-design-based approach to identify sources of workplace-related distress and develop well-being strategies for cardiovascular nurses, allied health professionals, and physicians. BMC Health Serv Res 24, 246 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-10669-x

Or. en

Amendment 79

Aurelijus Veryga

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. whereas demographic change and declining fertility rates, with the EU’s total fertility rate at 1.38 live births per woman in 2023, pose significant challenges as ageing populations require greater societal support and the working-age population is not growing in line with labour market needs;

Or. en

Amendment 80

Tomislav Sokol, Adam Jarubas

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. whereas significant challenges are particularly evident in cardiovascular settings, where burnout rates among health professionals are among the highest in the sector, affecting approximately 79% of nurses and 65% of physicians, thereby jeopardizing continuity of care and patients' safety;

Or. en

Amendment 81

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. whereas, the OECD and Commission "Health at a Glance: Europe" document outlines EU countries had an estimated shortage of approximately 1.2 million doctors, nurses and midwives in 2022;1a
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	1a https://health.ec.europa.eu/document/download/1e23af78-d146-4c84-be77-690fc6044655_en?filename=2024_healthatglance_rep_en.pdf

Or. en

Amendment 82

Maria Ohisalo, Tilly Metz

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. whereas, in line with the Principle 16 of the European Pillar of Social Rights, everyone has the right to timely access to affordable, preventive and curative healthcare of good quality;

Or. en

Amendment 83

Francesco Torselli, Chiara Gemma, Georgiana Teodorescu, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Lara Magoni

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A b. whereas the healthcare workforce crisis in the EU is not only a staffing issue but also a patient safety concern, with chronic shortages and rising burnout among healthcare professionals being directly associated with longer waiting times, delayed diagnoses, disruption of care continuity and access, rushed consultations, and higher risks of medical errors;

Or. en

Amendment 84

Tomislav Sokol, Adam Jarubas

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A b. whereas the healthcare workforce crisis in the EU is not only a staffing issue but also a patient safety concern, with chronic shortages and rising burnout among healthcare professionals being directly associated with longer waiting times, delayed diagnoses, disruption of care continuity and access, rushed consultations, and higher risks of medical errors;

Or. en

Amendment 85

Pascal Arimont

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A b. whereas the healthcare workforce crisis in the EU is not only a staffing issue but also a patient safety concern, with chronic shortages and rising burnout among healthcare professionals being directly associated with longer waiting times, delayed diagnoses, disruption of care continuity and access, rushed consultations, and higher risks of medical errors;

Or. en

Amendment 86

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A b. whereas healthcare systems across Member States remain under-resourced, with insufficient staffing, infrastructure, and operational capacity, which undermines overall health system resilience and poses serious risks to health security, emergency preparedness, and the ability to respond effectively to public health threats;

Or. en

Amendment 87

Aurelijus Veryga

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A b. whereas increasing demand for healthcare services goes hand in hand with a declining number of young professionals entering the sector, which threatens the long-term sustainability of healthcare systems;

Or. en

Amendment 88

Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Aleksandar Nikolic, Nikola Bartůšek, Ondřej Knotek, Valérie Deloge, Viktória Ferenc, Pál Szekeres, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Ab. whereas population ageing will increase the pressure on Member States’ health services;

Or. fr

Amendment 89

Marta Temido, Romana Jerković, Victor Negrescu, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Pierre Jouvet

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A b. whereas health and care labour supply functions as a strategic public good;

Or. en

Amendment 90

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A b. whereas health is a competence of the Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 91

Francesco Torselli, Chiara Gemma, Georgiana Teodorescu, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Lara Magoni

Motion for a resolution

Recital A c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A c. whereas CVD remains the leading cause of mortality, morbidity and a major driver of healthcare demand in the EU, accounting for 1.7 million lives lost per year and 22% of all hospital admissions1a, thus necessitating a resilient and specialised cardiovascular workforce;
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	1a Luengo-Fernandez R, Walli-Attaei M, Gray A, Torbica A, Maggioni AP, Huculeci R, Bairami F, Aboyans V, Timmis AD, Vardas P, Leal J. Economic burden of cardiovascular diseases in the European Union: a population-based cost study. Eur Heart J. 2023 Dec 1;44(45):4752-4767. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad583. PMID: 37632363; PMCID: PMC10691195.

Or. en

Amendment 92

Pascal Arimont

Motion for a resolution

Recital A c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A c. whereas CVD remains the leading cause of mortality, morbidity and a major driver of healthcare demand in the EU, accounting for 1.7 million lives lost per year and 22% of all hospital admissions1a, thus necessitating a resilient and specialised cardiovascular workforce;
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	1a Luengo-Fernandez R, Walli-Attaei M, Gray A, Torbica A, Maggioni AP, Huculeci R, Bairami F, Aboyans V, Timmis AD, Vardas P, Leal J. Economic burden of cardiovascular diseases in the European Union: a population-based cost study. Eur Heart J. 2023 Dec 1;44(45):4752-4767. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad583. PMID: 37632363; PMCID: PMC10691195.

Or. en

Amendment 93

Tomislav Sokol, Adam Jarubas

Motion for a resolution

Recital A c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A c. whereas CVD remains the leading cause of mortality, morbidity and a major driver of healthcare demand in the EU, accounting for 1.7 million lives lost per year and 22% of all hospital admissions, thus necessitating a resilient and specialized cardiovascular workforce;

Or. en

Amendment 94

Marta Temido, Romana Jerković, Victor Negrescu, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Pierre Jouvet, Nikos Papandreou

Motion for a resolution

Recital A c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A c. whereas in Public Health it is acknowledged that everyone must play their part, adopting healthy lifestyles that promote health and prevent disease; developing their role in self-care; and relying on informal caregivers that everyone so often assumes to be;

Or. en

Amendment 95

Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Aleksandar Nikolic, Nikola Bartůšek, Ondřej Knotek, Valérie Deloge, Viktória Ferenc, Pál Szekeres, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital A c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Ac. whereas a third of doctors and a quarter of nurses in the EU are over 55 and will therefore retire in the next decade;

Or. fr

Amendment 96

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital A c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A c. whereas the twin crises in housing and cost of living have played a contributary role in the shortages seen in the healthcare workforce;

Or. en

Amendment 97

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Motion for a resolution

Recital A c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A c. whereas women make up the majority (78%) of healthcare workers in the EU1a;
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	1a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/edn-20210308-1#:~:text=Spotlight%20on%20women%20at%20the%20frontline%20of,to%20over%2090%25%20in%20Estonia%20and%20Latvia.

Or. en

Amendment 98

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital A d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A d. whereas austerity policies have had, and continue to have a destructive impact the delivery of healthcare;

Or. en

Amendment 99

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital A e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A e. whereas all future EU health strategies or initiatives should also work towards addressing the needs of the EU healthcare workforce and the personnel treating cardiovascular patients;

Or. en

Amendment 100

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital A f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A f. whereas cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one killer in the EU and places a significant burden on both the workforce and healthcare systems;

Or. en

Amendment 101

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
B. whereas Eurostat data show disparities between and within Member States in HCWF density;	B. whereas Eurostat data reveal significant disparities both between and within Member States in the density of the health and care workforce (HCWF), as well as marked differences in wage levels, with remuneration gaps contributing to workforce imbalances, professional migration, and unequal access to healthcare services across the Union;

Or. en

Amendment 102

Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Aleksandar Nikolic, Nikola Bartůšek, Ondřej Knotek, Valérie Deloge, Viktória Ferenc, Pál Szekeres, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Ba. whereas health professions suffer from a lack of attractiveness due to often difficult working conditions, demanding working hours, a lack of recognition and even a safety risk for practitioners;

Or. fr

Amendment 103

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Nikos Papandreou, Pierre Jouvet, Klára Dobrev

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	B a. whereas the retirement cohorts in relation to the inflows of new graduates highlight a widening future gap in the group of medical professionals in several countries;

Or. en

Amendment 104

Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Aleksandar Nikolic, Nikola Bartůšek, Ondřej Knotek, Valérie Deloge, Viktória Ferenc, Pál Szekeres, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Bb. whereas, according to the OECD, in 2024, 20 EU countries reported a shortage of doctors, and 15 countries reported a shortage of nurses;

Or. fr

Amendment 105

Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Aleksandar Nikolic, Nikola Bartůšek, Valérie Deloge, Viktória Ferenc, Pál Szekeres, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital B c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Bc. whereas there is an increasing number of ‘medical deserts’ in the EU, i.e. geographical areas with insufficient health care provision given the size of the local population, resulting in difficulties in accessing care;

Or. fr

Amendment 106

Maria Ohisalo, Tilly Metz

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	C a. whereas EU healthcare workforce show concerning trends of low job satisfaction, excessive working hours, increased burnout, and intent to leave the profession, driven by factors like staff shortages, high workloads, inadequate pay, and poor leadership;

Or. en

Amendment 107

Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	C a. whereas social benefits which enable capable workers to choose unemployment over manual work are depriving national workforces of staff, and less glamourous roles in the healthcare sector are not attractive to encourage them into employment;

Or. en

Amendment 108

Maria Ohisalo, Tilly Metz

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital C b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	C b. whereas persistent healthcare workforce shortages across Europe have led to long waiting lists, delayed diagnosis, poorer health outcomes, and significant economic costs, highlighting the urgent need for strategic investments in recruitment, training and retention policies for healthcare workforce;

Or. en

Amendment 109

Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital C b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	C b. whereas an expectation that foreign workers should be imported to make up the shortfall reduces national wages, encourages illegal and unfair working conditions, and creates further destabilisation of societies with mass migration;

Or. en

Amendment 110

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic exposed structural weaknesses in HCWF planning, working conditions and cross-border mobility;	D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic exposed structural weaknesses in HCWF planning, working conditions, remuneration of the HCWF, talent acquisition and retention and cross-border mobility; whilst also revealing that health and care workers experienced the poorest job quality among all critical professions, with high exposure to physical and psychosocial risks, emotional exhaustion, limited flexibility despite rising demand, and burnout;

Or. en

Amendment 111

Marta Temido, Romana Jerković, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Pierre Jouvet

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic exposed structural weaknesses in HCWF planning, working conditions and cross-border mobility;	D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic exposed structural weaknesses in HCWF planning, working conditions and cross-border mobility and resulted in different work patterns and workers’ less acceptance of jobs that interfere with family and personal life;

Or. en

Amendment 112

Maria Zacharia

Motion for a resolution

Recital Δ

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic exposed structural weaknesses in HCWF planning, working conditions and cross-border mobility;	D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic exposed structural weaknesses stemming from the commercialisation of health services, inadequate worker protection, chronic underfunding and a lack of collaborative planning to strengthen public infrastructure;

Or. el

Amendment 113

Estelle Ceulemans, Gabriele Bischoff, Marc Angel, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Romana Jerković, Klára Dobrev, Evelyn Regner, Marianne Vind

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic exposed structural weaknesses in HCWF planning, working conditions and cross-border mobility;	D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic exposed and exacerbated problems and structural weaknesses in HCWF planning, working conditions, and stressed the need for more cross-border cooperation within the European Union;

Or. en

Amendment 114

Maria Ohisalo, Tilly Metz

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic exposed structural weaknesses in HCWF planning, working conditions and cross-border mobility;	D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic exposed structural weaknesses in HCWF planning, working conditions and mental health of healthcare workers and cross-border mobility;

Or. en

Amendment 115

Ruggero Razza, Michele Picaro, Carlo Ciccioli, Aurelijus Veryga, Francesco Torselli, Chiara Gemma

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic exposed structural weaknesses in HCWF planning, working conditions and cross-border mobility;	D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic exposed structural weaknesses in HCWF planning, working conditions, operators' mental health and cross-border mobility;

Or. it

Amendment 116

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic exposed structural weaknesses in HCWF planning, working conditions and cross-border mobility;	D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic exposed structural weaknesses in HCWF planning, working conditions, mental health of healthcare workers and cross-border mobility;

Or. en

Amendment 117

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	D a. whereas uncontrolled immigration is exerting increasing pressure on the public services of the Member States, particularly on national health systems; whereas the lack of effective border control mechanisms is creating strain on healthcare provision in regions receiving the highest inflows, reducing accessibility to health services for Europeans and exacerbating the professional burnout of medical and nursing staff; whereas it is essential to transparently assess the economic and operational impact of this pressure on national health budgets and on the working conditions of medical and nursing personnel;

Or. en

Amendment 118

Alicia Homs Ginel, Idoia Mendia, Estelle Ceulemans

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	D a. whereas shortages in the HCWF increase gender inequalities in different ways; whereas the health labour market is strongly gender-segregated with women accounting for the majority of nurses, carers, and midwives and among frontline workers; whereas women are thus affected by growing workload, stress, burn-out and emotional burden in higher numbers and are also disproportionately affected by rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders; whereas these challenges are further exacerbated by insufficient or lacking gender-specific support services;

Or. en

Amendment 119

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Pierre Jouvet

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	D a. whereas monitoring and effective control mechanisms of the internal EU labour market are suboptimal; the voluntary control mechanisms of the WHO Global Code of Practice (WHO, 2010) are not sufficient to respond effectively to diverse needs of EU health systems;

Or. en

Amendment 120

Estelle Ceulemans, Gabriele Bischoff, Marc Angel, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Romana Jerković, Klára Dobrev, Evelyn Regner, Marianne Vind

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	D a. whereas long working hours and overtime work, high workload and insufficient staffing levels, and new health risks during the pandemic have been identified as major risks of attrition of the HCWF;

Or. en

Amendment 121

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	D a. whereas the quality of care depends on the existence of a sufficiently large and well-trained workforce, decent working conditions, fair wages, and well-integrated and coordinated services;

Or. en

Amendment 122

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	D a. whereas COVID-19 exposed systemic weaknesses in Europe's healthcare systems and underscored the essential role of health and care workers;

Or. en

Amendment 123

Marlena Maląg

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Da. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the need for greater support for national health inspectorates;

Or. pl

Amendment 124

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital D b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	D b. whereas during the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare personnel were exposed to the risk of infection without adequate protection or compliance with minimum safety standards, leading to cases of work-related stress, infection with communicable diseases and long-term absences, with consequences that have not yet been fully overcome;

Or. en

Amendment 125

Estelle Ceulemans, Gabriele Bischoff, Marc Angel, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Romana Jerković, Klára Dobrev, Evelyn Regner, Marianne Vind

Motion for a resolution

Recital D b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	D b. whereas equity and gender equality, better working conditions, prevention of all forms of harassment and violence including on social media, and supporting HCWFs’ wellbeing and mental health are crucial measures to stabilise the workforce;

Or. en

Amendment 126

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Pierre Jouvet

Motion for a resolution

Recital D b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	D b. whereas national and pan-European actions to respond to HCWF related problems often remain poorly connected while effective governance and implementation strategies are ill developed or even lacking;

Or. en

Amendment 127

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital D b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	D b. whereas according to the World Health Organization (WHO)/Eurohealth report, 2023, 9 in 10 nurses across Europe considered quitting their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic;

Or. en

Amendment 128

Estelle Ceulemans, Gabriele Bischoff, Marc Angel, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Romana Jerković, Klára Dobrev, Evelyn Regner, Marianne Vind

Motion for a resolution

Recital D c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	D c. whereas shortages in the HCWF increase gender inequalities in different ways; whereas the health labour market is strongly gender-segregated with women accounting for the majority of nurses, carers, and midwives and among frontline workers; whereas women are thus affected by growing workload, stress, burn-out and emotional burden in higher numbers and this is reinforced by insufficient or lacking gender-specific support services;

Or. en

Amendment 129

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital D c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	D c. whereas, according to OECD estimates, by 2050 there will be 38 million more people aged over 65 and 26 million fewer people of working age, leading to a situation of more people with higher health and care needs and fewer people of working age available to meet those needs;1a
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	1a https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/health-at-a-glance-europe-2024_b3704e14-en.html

Or. en

Amendment 130

Francesco Torselli, Chiara Gemma, Georgiana Teodorescu, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Lara Magoni

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
E. whereas adequate staffing levels are essential to ensure patient safety and protect the occupational health and safety of healthcare professionals;	E. whereas shortages of the healthcare workforce are a significant catalyst in the burden of mental health challenges, including burnout, secondary traumatic stress, moral distress, grief, and anxiety; these challenges cause many healthcare professionals to leave their professions. Those who remain face increased responsibilities, heavier workloads, and a growing administrative burden, resulting in compromised patient care, Therefore, adequate staffing levels are essential to ensure patient safety and protect the occupational health, overall wellbeing and safety of healthcare professionals;

Or. en

Amendment 131

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
E. whereas adequate staffing levels are essential to ensure patient safety and protect the occupational health and safety of healthcare professionals;	E. whereas shortages of the healthcare workforce are a significant catalyst in the burden of mental health challenges, including burnout, secondary traumatic stress, moral distress, grief, and anxiety; these challenges cause many healthcare professionals to leave their professions. Those who remain face increased responsibilities, heavier workloads, and a growing administrative burden, resulting in compromised patient care. Therefore, adequate staffing levels are essential to ensure patient safety and protect the occupational health, overall wellbeing and safety of healthcare professionals;

Or. en

Amendment 132

Pascal Arimont

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
E. whereas adequate staffing levels are essential to ensure patient safety and protect the occupational health and safety of healthcare professionals;	E. whereas shortages of the healthcare workforce are a significant catalyst in the burden of mental health challenges, including burnout, secondary traumatic stress, moral distress, grief, and anxiety; these challenges cause many healthcare professionals to leave their professions. Those who remain face increased responsibilities, heavier workloads, and a growing administrative burden, resulting in compromised patient care, therefore, adequate staffing levels are essential to ensure patient safety and protect the occupational health, overall wellbeing and safety of healthcare professionals;

Or. en

Amendment 133

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
E. whereas adequate staffing levels are essential to ensure patient safety and protect the occupational health and safety of healthcare professionals;	E. whereas shortages of the healthcare workforce are a significant catalyst in the burden of mental health challenges, including burnout, secondary traumatic stress, moral distress, grief, and anxiety; these challenges cause many healthcare professionals to leave their professions. Those who remain face increased responsibilities, heavier workloads, and a growing administrative burden, resulting in compromised patient care, Therefore, adequate staffing levels are essential to ensure patient safety and protect the occupational health, overall wellbeing and safety of healthcare professionals;

Or. en

Amendment 134

Nikos Papandreou, Romana Jerković, Christophe Clergeau, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
E. whereas adequate staffing levels are essential to ensure patient safety and protect the occupational health and safety of healthcare professionals;	E. whereas shortages of the healthcare workforce are a significant catalyst in the burden of mental health challenges, including burnout, secondary traumatic stress, moral distress, grief, and anxiety; these challenges cause many healthcare professionals to leave their professions. Those who remain face increased responsibilities, heavier workloads, and a growing administrative burden, resulting in compromised patient care. Therefore adequate staffing levels are essential to ensure patient safety and protect the occupational health and safety of healthcare professionals;

Or. en

Amendment 135

Maria Ohisalo, Tilly Metz

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
E. whereas adequate staffing levels are essential to ensure patient safety and protect the occupational health and safety of healthcare professionals;	E. whereas the HCWF debate has, for many years, focused on labour market statistics, planning and forecasting goals, and service delivery needs, while the ‘human face’ of the health labour market and the responsibility to ‘care for those who are caring’ has often been ignored; whereas adequate staffing levels are absolutely essential to ensure patient safety and well-being and protect the occupational health and safety of healthcare professionals, thus reducing the risks of burn-out and therefore ensuring an efficient and resilient healthcare system;

Or. en

Amendment 136

Miriam Lexmann, David Casa

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
E. whereas adequate staffing levels are essential to ensure patient safety and protect the occupational health and safety of healthcare professionals;	E. whereas adequate staffing levels are essential to ensure patient safety and protect the occupational health and safety of healthcare professionals; whereas overload and psychological burden often leads to stress or burnout and ultimately to the decision to leave the profession, thus contributing to staff shortage;

Or. en

Amendment 137

David Casa, Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
E. whereas adequate staffing levels are essential to ensure patient safety and protect the occupational health and safety of healthcare professionals;	E. whereas adequate staffing levels are essential to ensure patient safety and protect the occupational health and safety of healthcare professionals; whereas healthcare professionals are significantly more prone to rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases;

Or. en

Amendment 138

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Nikos Papandreou, Pierre Jouvet

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
E. whereas adequate staffing levels are essential to ensure patient safety and protect the occupational health and safety of healthcare professionals;	E. whereas adequate staffing levels are essential to ensure patient safety and protect the occupational health, safety, mental health and well-being of healthcare professionals;

Or. en

Amendment 139

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E a. whereas the value of care and a holistic vision of health are essential to ensuring person-centered attention and respect for human life and dignity; whereas, however, the loss of these values has led to health policies that fail to adequately prioritise the protection of life and personal care; whereas this decline in the appreciation of life has also resulted in reduced investment in innovation and the development of new treatments; whereas this cultural and regulatory drift has deteriorated the environment in which professionals carry out their vocation, limiting their freedom of conscience and discouraging the full practice of medicine oriented toward the good of the patient;

Or. en

Amendment 140

Alicia Homs Ginel, Idoia Mendia, Estelle Ceulemans

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E a. whereas musculoskeletal disorders directly affect over 120 million Europeans and represent the leading cause of disability in Europe; whereas they occur more frequently among women and older workers; whereas, according to EU-OSHA, musculoskeletal disorders are the leading cause of work-related health problems in the healthcare sector1a, where between 60% and 90% of nurses report experiencing such disorders each year due to the intense physical demands of their work1b;
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	1a Musculoskeletal Health and Risk Factors in the Health and Social Care Sector – A Review of Existing Information. European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), 2025, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.
	1b Gorce, Philippe, and Julien Jacquier-Bret. “Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorder Prevalence by Body Area Among Nurses in Europe: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology vol. 10,1 66. 13 Feb. 2025, doi:10.3390/jfmk10010066

Or. en

Amendment 141

Ruggero Razza, Michele Picaro, Carlo Ciccioli, Aurelijus Veryga, Francesco Torselli, Chiara Gemma

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Ea. whereas the improvement of working conditions, including protection against violence and molesting, a predictable timetable, support for physical and mental health and reliable shift systems are essential for retaining qualified professionals and ensuring patient security;

Or. it

Amendment 142

Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E a. whereas women play a vital role in raising the families Europe desperately needs, and this should be acknowledged as just as valuable as pernanently joining paid employment - if not more so; whereas increasing the birth rate is the most urgent priority, as we seek to counter the rapidly aging population trend;

Or. en

Amendment 143

Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Aleksandar Nikolic, Nikola Bartůšek, Ondřej Knotek, Valérie Deloge, Viktória Ferenc, Pál Szekeres

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Ea. whereas, according to the WHO1 a, public awareness of the importance of a healthy lifestyle and a balanced diet could lead to healthier societies, which place less demand on health professionals;
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	1 a 'Everyday actions for better health – WHO recommendations' (July 2025) and Nutrition for a healthy life – WHO recommendations (July 2025)

Or. fr

Amendment 144

Marianne Vind

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E a. whereas the WHO Regional Office for Europe's 2025 survey on doctors' and nurses' mental health stressed that one in three report depression or anxiety and have experience violence or harassment, and one in ten experience passive suicidal thoughts;

Or. en

Amendment 145

Estelle Ceulemans, Gabriele Bischoff, Marc Angel, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Romana Jerković, Klára Dobrev, Evelyn Regner, Marianne Vind

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E a. whereas the WHO – Regional Office for Europe 2025 survey on doctors and nurses mental health stressed that one in three doctors and nurses report depression and one in ten experience passive suicidal thoughts1a;
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	1a https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/10-10-2025-healing-hands---hurting-minds.

Or. en

Amendment 146

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E a. whereas according to WHO 1 in 4 doctors work more than 50 hours per week; whereas 32% of doctors and 25% of nurses are on temporary employment contracts, which increases their anxiety about job security;

Or. en

Amendment 147

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Nikos Papandreou, Pierre Jouvet, Klára Dobrev

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E a. whereas exhausted health labour markets are impacting EU societies beyond the health sector, hampering economic development, social cohesion and equity, and ultimately trust in governments and democracy;

Or. en

Amendment 148

Marta Temido, Romana Jerković, Victor Negrescu, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Pierre Jouvet, Nikos Papandreou

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E a. whereas prevention, literacy and self-care are paramount, as strongest pillars to ensure the resilience of health systems, bringing relief to the demand for usage of healthcare;

Or. en

Amendment 149

Marlena Maląg

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Ea. having regard to working conditions and remuneration in the health service; having regard to the need to ensure job security for medical staff;

Or. pl

Amendment 150

Miriam Lexmann, David Casa

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E a. whereas young health professionals are at increased risk of moral distress and inappropriate workload allocation;

Or. en

Amendment 151

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital E b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E b. whereas, whenever possible, care should be encouraged within the family environment, as affection and close personal attention are beneficial for the patient’s wellbeing and can improve recovery outcomes; whereas such family-based care should always be coordinated with appropriate medical treatment;

Or. en

Amendment 152

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Recital E b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E b. whereas the health and care workforce faces mounting psychosocial risks, including fatigue, burnout, violence, harassment and moral distress, which undermine both staff retention and quality of patient care;

Or. en

Amendment 153

Miriam Lexmann, David Casa

Motion for a resolution

Recital E b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E b. whereas rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases are the primary health-related reason why healthcare workers leave the profession and thus it is a major contributor to Europe’s shortage of healthcare workers;

Or. en

Amendment 154

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Recital E c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E c. whereas several professions in the care sector suffer from insufficient visibility and societal recognition, leading to low wages and a lack of attractiveness;

Or. en

Amendment 155

Estelle Ceulemans, Gabriele Bischoff, Marc Angel, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Isilda Gomes, Romana Jerković, Klára Dobrev, Evelyn Regner, Marianne Vind

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
F. whereas digitalisation can support the HCWF, relieve pressure on overstretched systems and improve access in underserved regions;	F. whereas digitalisation can support the HCWF to a certain extent, relieve pressure on overstretched systems and improve access in underserved regions but the use of digital technologies at work can also be associated with psychosocial risks like cognitive overload, job insecurity, lack of trust, and isolation;

Or. en

Amendment 156

Miriam Lexmann, David Casa

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
F. whereas digitalisation can support the HCWF, relieve pressure on overstretched systems and improve access in underserved regions;	F. whereas digitalisation can support the HCWF, relieve pressure on overstretched systems and improve access in underserved regions; whereas any deployment of digital and remote solutions, including artificial intelligence, should be based on human-centric approach and ethics-by-default principle;

Or. en

Amendment 157

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
F. whereas digitalisation can support the HCWF, relieve pressure on overstretched systems and improve access in underserved regions;	F. whereas digitalisation can support the HCWF, relieve pressure on overstretched systems and improve access in underserved regions; whereas significant disparities remain in the digitalisation of healthcare systems across Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 158

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
F. whereas digitalisation can support the HCWF, relieve pressure on overstretched systems and improve access in underserved regions;	F. whereas digitalisation, when introduced and implemented in accordance with existing legislation and best practices, can potentially support the HCWF, relieve pressure on overstretched systems and improve access in underserved regions;

Or. en

Amendment 159

Maria Zacharia

Motion for a resolution

Recital ΣΤ

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
F. whereas digitalisation can support the HCWF, relieve pressure on overstretched systems and improve access in underserved regions;	F. whereas digitalisation can support the HCWF, provided that it is implemented with respect for labour rights and without replacing human staff or leading to further privatisation of services;

Or. el

Amendment 160

Marta Temido, Romana Jerković, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Pierre Jouvet, Nikos Papandreou

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
F. whereas digitalisation can support the HCWF, relieve pressure on overstretched systems and improve access in underserved regions;	F. whereas levering technology, redesigning service delivery and optimising operations management can support the HCWF, relieve pressure on overstretched systems and improve access in underserved regions;

Or. en

Amendment 161

Maria Ohisalo, Tilly Metz

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
F. whereas digitalisation can support the HCWF, relieve pressure on overstretched systems and improve access in underserved regions;	F. whereas digitalisation, if well managed, can complement the work of the HCWF, reduce the workload of staff, particularly with administrative tasks, and improve access in underserved regions;

Or. en

Amendment 162

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Nikos Papandreou, Pierre Jouvet

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
F. whereas digitalisation can support the HCWF, relieve pressure on overstretched systems and improve access in underserved regions;	F. whereas digitalisation and upgraded IT infrastructure can support the HCWF, relieve pressure on overstretched systems and improve access in underserved regions;

Or. en

Amendment 163

Elena Nevado del Campo, Dolors Montserrat

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
F. whereas digitalisation can support the HCWF, relieve pressure on overstretched systems and improve access in underserved regions;	F. whereas digitalisation can support the HCWF, relieve pressure on overstretched systems and improve access in unserved regions, as well as rural and hard-to-serve areas

Or. es

Amendment 164

Estelle Ceulemans, Gabriele Bischoff, Marc Angel, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Romana Jerković, Klára Dobrev, Evelyn Regner, Marianne Vind

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	F a. whereas effective social dialogue and strong collective bargaining systems are essential to improve wages, working conditions, and retention in the healthcare and care sectors; whereas countries with higher collective bargaining coverage generally face fewer staff shortages and lower turnover; whereas EU action should support capacity-building for social partners in accordance with Articles 151 and 152 TFEU;

Or. en

Amendment 165

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Pierre Jouvet, Klára Dobrev

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	F a. whereas, under Article 4 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union shared competence between the Union and the Member States applies in areas of: (b) social policy, for the aspects defined in this Treaty; (c) economic, social and territorial cohesion; (k) common safety concerns in public health matters, for the aspects defined in this Treaty;

Or. en

Amendment 166

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	F a. whereas with the rapid development of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, it is essential to invest in innovation and digital training, starting already at the educational level, in order to provide healthcare professionals with the necessary tools to optimise their time and improve patient care;

Or. en

Amendment 167

Marta Temido, Romana Jerković, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Pierre Jouvet, Nikos Papandreou

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	F a. whereas innovative working models can be adopted, specially reviewing the health workforce skill mix, what ensures that the right tasks are performed by the right worker, bringing efficiency gains while maintaining quality of care, through re-certification processes;

Or. en

Amendment 168

Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Aleksandar Nikolic, Nikola Bartůšek, Ondřej Knotek, Valérie Deloge, Viktória Ferenc, Pál Szekeres, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Fa. whereas the bureaucratisation of healthcare is one of the obstacles to the exercise of the professions concerned, and whereas the administrative burden on healthcare should be reduced so that the professionals can focus on medicine and care;

Or. fr

Amendment 169

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Nikos Papandreou, Klára Dobrev

Motion for a resolution

Recital F b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	F b. whereas, under Article 6 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union the Union shall have competence to carry out actions to support, coordinate or supplement the actions of the Member States. The areas of such action shall, at European level, be: (a) protection and improvement of human health;

Or. en

Amendment 170

Estelle Ceulemans, Gabriele Bischoff, Marc Angel, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Romana Jerković, Klára Dobrev, Evelyn Regner, Marianne Vind

Motion for a resolution

Recital F b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	F b. whereas the European Union has competences in working conditions and occupational health and safety that can be used to address workforce shortages in accordance with article 153 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

Or. en

Amendment 171

Estelle Ceulemans, Gabriele Bischoff, Marc Angel, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Romana Jerković, Klára Dobrev, Evelyn Regner, Marianne Vind

Motion for a resolution

Recital F c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	F c. whereas the European Parliament report on Mental Health in the Digital World of Work calls the Commission to protect the mental health of all workers1a;
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	1a https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52022IP0279

Or. en

Amendment 172

Maria Zacharia

Motion for a resolution

Recital Ζ

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
G. whereas, under Article 168 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the organisation of health services and medical care falls within Member State competence, with EU action subject to subsidiarity and proportionality;	G. whereas, under Article 168 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the organisation of health services and medical care falls within Member State competence, with EU action subject to subsidiarity and proportionality; whereas, however, the EU must ensure that its policies contribute to convergence towards higher standards of public, universal and free healthcare for all;

Or. el

Amendment 173

Ruggero Razza, Michele Picaro, Carlo Ciccioli, Laurence Trochu, Aurelijus Veryga, Francesco Torselli, Chiara Gemma

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Ga. whereas responsibility for the organisation and management of health systems and for health personnel planning lies mainly with the Member States; whereas EU measures in this field should focus on support for the Member States, on improving cooperation, on reducing administrative burdens and on increasing the availability of comparable statistics, in full respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;

Or. it

Amendment 174

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	G a. whereas an informal caregiver is an unpaid person who provides care to a friend or family member with a chronic illness or disability; whereas informal caregivers are predominantly women; whereas informal caregivers provide essential care while lowering the burden on healthcare professionals; whereas recognising the status of informal caregivers is a way to address workforce shortages;

Or. en

Amendment 175

Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Aleksandar Nikolic, Nikola Bartůšek, Valérie Deloge, Viktória Ferenc, Pál Szekeres, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Ga. whereas, under Article 6 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the European Union has only support competences with regard to the protection and improvement of human health, education and vocational training, and whereas no harmonisation can therefore be imposed;

Or. fr

Amendment 176

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	G a. whereas the European Parliament through the report Mental Health in the Digital World of Work1a as well as in the report on the New Strategic Framework on health and safety at work (2021-2027)1b calls on the Commission to develop measures to protect mental health of all workers;
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	1a https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52022IP0279 [2] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2022-0068_EN.html
	1b https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2022-0068_EN.html

Or. en

Amendment 177

Maria Ohisalo, Tilly Metz

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	G a. whereas, under Article 153 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the EU can act in the field of working conditions and occupational health and safety;

Or. en

Amendment 178

Estelle Ceulemans, Gabriele Bischoff, Marc Angel, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Romana Jerković, Klára Dobrev, Evelyn Regner, Marianne Vind

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
H. whereas the WHO has warned of future HCWF shortages and proposed 10 actions to strengthen the HCWF in the EU and broader European region;	H. whereas the WHO has warned of future HCWF shortages and proposed 10 actions to strengthen the HCWF in the EU and broader European region, and 7 urgent policy actions that countries must take on mental health of doctors and nurses in the European Union;

Or. en

Amendment 179

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Pierre Jouvet

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
H. whereas the WHO has warned of future HCWF shortages and proposed 10 actions to strengthen the HCWF in the EU and broader European region;	H. whereas the WHO has warned of future HCWF crisis and shortages and proposed 10 actions and a framework for action to strengthen the HCWF in the EU and broader European region;

Or. en

Amendment 180

Ruggero Razza, Michele Picaro, Carlo Ciccioli, Aurelijus Veryga, Francesco Torselli, Chiara Gemma

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Ha. whereas intra-EU mobility and third-country recruitment must be equitable and sustainable, avoiding a brain-drain from regions already suffering shortfalls, and in line with the WHO global code of conduct on the international recruitment of health personnel;

Or. it

Amendment 181

Laurent Castillo, Isabelle Le Callennec

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Ha. whereas the Member States and the European institutions consider the number of healthcare professionals, particularly doctors, to be a relevant indicator of change in the provision of care to the public;

Or. fr

Amendment 182

Laurent Castillo, Isabelle Le Callennec

Motion for a resolution

Recital H b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Hb. whereas preventable diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and type 2 diabetes, are responsible for the majority of deaths in Europe and are largely preventable through effective prevention strategies focused on health education, promoting healthier lifestyles and reducing risk factors such as smoking, alcoholism, high blood pressure, poorly balanced diets, obesity and lack of exercise;

Or. fr

Amendment 183

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	I a. whereas according to WHO 1 in 3 doctors and nurses experience bullying or violent threats at work and 10% experience physical violence and/or sexual harassment;

Or. en

Amendment 184

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital J a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	J a. whereas deficiencies in healthcare planning prevent the guarantee of quality care; whereas in some rural or hard-to-reach areas, and in regions with elderly or mobility-reduced populations, the doctor–patient ratio is insufficient; whereas the allocation and organisation of healthcare resources requires careful planning to ensure equitable access to medical services in all these circumstances. This situation has been exacerbated by insufficient funding, lack of strategic vision, and coordination challenges that undermine the provision and accessibility of healthcare services, leading to inequities and increased pressure on healthcare professionals;

Or. en

Amendment 185

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Recital J a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	J a. whereas according to the WHO 1 in 3 doctors and nurses report depression and over 10% of doctors and nurses report thoughts of ending their life or harming themselves;

Or. en

Amendment 186

Laurent Castillo, Isabelle Le Callennec

Motion for a resolution

Recital J a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Ja. whereas some border areas are facing significant pressures on the provision of care owing to a shortage of healthcare professionals;

Or. fr

Amendment 187

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Recital J b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	J b. whereas the EU healthcare workforce crisis has a direct and negative impact on patient safety; whereas burnout among healthcare professionals has been shown to affect job performance, being associated with reduced empathy, compassion fatigue, and lower quality of patient interactions; whereas studies indicate that healthcare workers experiencing burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents, though many continue to safeguard patient care at considerable personal cost1a;
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	1a https://www.som.org.uk/sites/som.org.uk/files/Burnout_in_healthcare_risk_factors_and_solutions_July2023.pdf

Or. en

Amendment 188

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Recital J c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	J c. whereas available data indicate that over 70% of practising nurses across all EU countries are women, and in around half of the Member States, women account for more than 90% of the nursing workforce; whereas female nurses are disproportionately affected by gender inequalities and violence;

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Amendment 189

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Recital J d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	J d. whereas healthcare workforce is rapidly aging, with 12 EU countries reporting 40% of physicians aged 55 and over in 20221a; whereas medical students and early-career healthcare professionals represent the future of Europe's health system; whereas there is a need for intergenerational transition;
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	1a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20250116-2

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Amendment 190

Maria Zacharia

Motion for a resolution

Recital ΙΑ

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
K. whereas the Commission proposal amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 does not specifically mention funds from the ESF+ going towards the healthcare sector, nor does it mention the sector’s specific challenges;	K. whereas the Commission proposal amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 fails to secure binding funding for the public health sector and for decent working conditions for health professionals, in particular women and young workers;

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Amendment 191

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital K a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	K a. whereas in 2024, 3.6 % of people aged 16 years or older in the European Union who needed a medical examination or treatment reported being unable to access it due to financial constraints, long waiting lists, or excessive distance from healthcare providers;1a
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	1a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20250820-2

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Amendment 192

Marlena Maląg

Motion for a resolution

Recital K a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Ka. whereas funds from the National Recovery Plans were intended to support the resilience and development of healthcare systems; whereas the funds were allocated in an opaque manner, and insufficient support was provided under the NRPs for oncology wards, among others;

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Amendment 193

Aurelijus Veryga

Motion for a resolution

Recital K a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	K a. whereas the OECD report 'Ready for the next crisis?' identifies healthcare workers as an essential component of all efforts to boost resilience;

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Amendment 194

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Recital K a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	K a. whereas according to the WHO – Europea report 1 in 3 doctors and nurses report depression and 1 in 10 experience passive suicidal thoughts;

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Amendment 195

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Nikos Papandreou, Pierre Jouvet

Motion for a resolution

Recital K a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	K a. whereas the Draghi report acknowledges health related industries as a competitiveness issue;

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Amendment 196

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital K b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	K b. whereas healthcare assistants (HCAs) and other frontline health and care workers have increasingly taken on additional responsibilities and complex tasks, yet their wages have largely remained stagnant, reflecting a growing imbalance between workload and remuneration; whereas this situation undermines job satisfaction, contributes to staff burnout and attrition, and exacerbates recruitment and retention challenges across Member States;

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Amendment 197

Maria Zacharia

Motion for a resolution

Recital ΙΒ

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
L. whereas the Niinistö report acknowledges health as a defence issue;	deleted

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Amendment 198

Estelle Ceulemans, Gabriele Bischoff, Marc Angel, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Romana Jerković, Klára Dobrev, Evelyn Regner, Marianne Vind

Motion for a resolution

Recital L

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
L. whereas the Niinistö report acknowledges health as a defence issue;	deleted

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Amendment 199

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital L

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
L. whereas the Niinistö report acknowledges health as a defence issue;	deleted

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Amendment 200

Marta Temido, Romana Jerković, Pierre Jouvet

Motion for a resolution

Recital L

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
L. whereas the Niinistö report acknowledges health as a defence issue;	deleted

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Amendment 201

Maria Ohisalo, Tilly Metz

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital L

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
L. whereas the Niinistö report acknowledges health as a defence issue;	L. whereas the Niinistö report acknowledges that health-care sector is a key component of comprehensive security, which adopts a whole-of-society approach, and plays a key role in Europe’s contingency and preparedness planning, highlighted particularly by the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, and extreme weather conditions due to climate change;

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Amendment 202

Aurelijus Veryga

Motion for a resolution

Recital L

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
L. whereas the Niinistö report acknowledges health as a defence issue;	L. whereas the Niinistö report Safer together – Strengthening Europe’s civilian and military preparedness and readiness acknowledges that a well-functioning healthcare system is a key element of the EU’s societal resilience;

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Amendment 203

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Irena Joveva, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Jana Toom, Stine Bosse, Hristo Petrov, Olivier Chastel, Grégory Allione

Motion for a resolution

Recital L

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
L. whereas the Niinistö report acknowledges health as a defence issue;	L. whereas the Niinistö report highlights that health sector plays an important role in resilience planning, including strengthening HCWF, medical supply-chains and improving mobility frameworks;

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Amendment 204

Nikos Papandreou, Romana Jerković, Christophe Clergeau, Marta Temido, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis

Motion for a resolution

Recital L a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L a. whereas the resilience and sustainability of healthcare systems depend on the contribution of a broad range of professionals across the health and care ecosystem — including clinical, technical, administrative, research, digital, logistics, and manufacturing roles — whose combined work ensures the continuity, safety, and quality of care; whereas strengthening awareness, training and recognition of these professions is essential to deliver on the Union’s health, social and industrial policy objectives;

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Amendment 205

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital L a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L a. whereas in many cases health systems are excessively politicised and managed by individuals lacking proper technical or clinical knowledge, which leads to structural inefficiencies and mismanagement; whereas these shortcomings often result in the exploitation of the vocational commitment of healthcare professionals, who are forced to compensate for systemic failures through their personal dedication and sacrifice;

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Amendment 206

Laurent Castillo, Isabelle Le Callennec

Motion for a resolution

Recital L a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	La. whereas, pursuant to Article 83(1), third subparagraph, TFEU, on the basis of developments in crime, the Council may adopt a decision identifying other areas of particularly serious crime with a cross-border dimension resulting from the nature or impact of such offences or from a special need to combat them on a common basis;

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Amendment 207

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Marta Temido, Nikos Papandreou, Pierre Jouvet, Klára Dobrev

Motion for a resolution

Recital L a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L a. whereas health security concerns are very high among EU citizens, whereas the lack of health workforce is a threat for health security, whereas the Commission has announced the Crisis preparedness strategy, which demands sufficient health workforce resources, whereas within the EPCSO format the health minister councils do not assign enough attention to the lack of health workforce;

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Amendment 208

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Motion for a resolution

Recital L a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L a. whereas the 2022 European Care Strategy explicitly recognises that informal care, usually provided by family and friends, and formal care, provided by professional services, must cooperate and be integrated into a coherent care system; whereas this Strategy highlights the need for the formal sector to recognise informal carers as partners in care planning and delivery;

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Amendment 209

Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Recital L a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L a. whereas the healthcare workforce crisis in the EU is not only a staffing issue but also a patient safety concern, with chronic shortages and rising burnout among healthcare professionals being directly associated with longer waiting times, delayed diagnoses, disruption of care continuity and access, rushed consultations, and higher risks of medical errors;

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Amendment 210

Viktória Ferenc, Pál Szekeres, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Ondřej Knotek

Motion for a resolution

Recital L a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L a. whereas there is a lack of medical care in retirement homes and accommodation for senior citizens, which require specially trained staff who are difficult to find and retain and which also raises concerns about the concept of independent living when people with disabilities are accommodated alone;

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Amendment 211

Stine Bosse, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Billy Kelleher

Motion for a resolution

Recital L a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L a. whereas under Article 153 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the European Union has relevant competencies on working conditions as well as occupational health and safety, which are key elements of efforts to address EU-wide healthcare workforce shortages

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Amendment 212

Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Aleksandar Nikolic, Nikola Bartůšek, Valérie Deloge

Motion for a resolution

Recital L a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	La. whereas the purely accounting approach to health taken in many Member States has seen an expansion of day and outpatient care at the expense of full hospitalisation, resulting in bed closures and shortages;

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Amendment 213

Maria Ohisalo, Tilly Metz

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital L a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L a. whereas women constitute 75% of the health workforce in Europe, yet they face a 24% pay gap in relation to men, have poorer working conditions, suffer higher workplace violence and sexual harassment and occupy fewer leadership positions than men1a;
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	1a Azzopardi-Muscat, N., et al. (2023). Moving from health workforce crisis to health workforce success: The time to act is now. The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, 35, 100765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100765

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Amendment 214

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Recital L a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L a. whereas under article 153 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the European Union has relevant competences in working conditions and occupational health and safety that can be used to address workforce shortages.

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Amendment 215

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital L a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L a. whereas under article 153 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the European Union has relevant competences in working conditions and occupational health and safety that can be used to address workforce shortages.

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Amendment 216

Aurelijus Veryga

Motion for a resolution

Recital L a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L a. whereas supporting health systems should be a priority within the EU’s preparedness agenda, and it is essential that healthcare services are adequately prepared to manage risks and ensure continuity in crisis situations

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Amendment 217

Romana Jerković, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Nikos Papandreou, Marta Temido, Nicolás González Casares

Motion for a resolution

Recital L a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L a. Whereas the European Semester provides a key framework for coordinating economic, employment and social policies across the Union, and should support Member States in addressing health workforce challenges;

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Amendment 218

Marlena Maląg

Motion for a resolution

Recital L a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	La. whereas the privatisation of healthcare providers reduces patients' ability to access services and a leads to a loss of control over the public healthcare system;

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Amendment 219

Maria Ohisalo, Tilly Metz

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital L b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L b. whereas the WHO survey on the mental health of nurses and doctors in the EU, Norway and Iceland reports that longer working hours, job insecurity, and violence exposure are consistently associated with poorer mental health; whereas healthcare professionals facing less stable working hours, such as extended working hours, night shifts, rotating shifts and temporary contracts, experience higher rates of anxiety, depression, and increased prevalence of alcohol dependence;

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Amendment 220

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Recital L b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L b. Whereas early-career healthcare professionals constitute both the foundation and the future of Europe’s health systems, yet face the most challenging working and training conditions, including excessive working hours, unpaid overtime and inadequate supervision, which undermine their wellbeing and compromise patient safety;

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Amendment 221

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Motion for a resolution

Recital L b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L b. whereas the rapidly changing global security environment, marked by increasing geopolitical tensions, armed conflicts, hybrid threats, misinformation and instability in the EU’s neighbourhood, has significant implications for public health systems and the resilience of the health workforce;

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Amendment 222

Stine Bosse, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Billy Kelleher

Motion for a resolution

Recital L b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L b. whereas according to the WHO Europe report on Mental Health of Nurses and Doctors, published on 10 October 2025, 1 in 3 doctors and nurses report depression or anxiety and have experienced violence or harassment at work, while 1 in 10 experience passive suicidal thoughts;

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Amendment 223

Marlena Maląg

Motion for a resolution

Recital L b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Lb. whereas the closure of hospital wards and healthcare facilities is reducing patients' ability to access services; whereas in some regions of the EU, pregnant women have to travel up to 100 km to reach a maternity ward;

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Amendment 224

Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Recital L b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L b. whereas CVD remains the leading cause of mortality, morbidity and a major driver of healthcare demand in the EU, accounting for 1.7 million lives lost per year and 22% of all hospital admissions, thus necessitating a resilient and specialised cardiovascular workforce;

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Amendment 225

Laurent Castillo, Isabelle Le Callennec

Motion for a resolution

Recital L b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Lb. whereas, when adopting such a decision under Article 83(1), third subparagraph, TFEU, the Council is to act unanimously after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament;

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Amendment 226

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital L b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L b. whereas according to the WHO – Europe report 1 in 3 doctors and nurses report depression and 1 in 10 experience passive suicidal thoughts;

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Amendment 227

Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Aleksandar Nikolic, Nikola Bartůšek, Valérie Deloge, Viktória Ferenc, Pál Szekeres, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital L b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Lb. whereas problems with access to community-based medical care result in excessive and sometimes inappropriate use of emergency services;

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Amendment 228

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Motion for a resolution

Recital L c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L c. whereas health security is a core element of comprehensive security and essential for the resilience of societies and economies; whereas underfunding of public health systems, pandemic preparedness, and health research undermines both societal stability and the protection of vulnerable groups; whereas women in all their diversity are often disproportionately affected by public health crises due to persistent inequalities, caregiving responsibilities, and gendered exposure to health risks; whereas adequate and sustained investment in health security, including gender-sensitive preparedness, prevention, and response measures, is therefore necessary to ensure both societal resilience and equitable health outcomes; whereas women represent half of the population, gender-responsive health systems are essential for the overall preparedness, resilience and stability of Europe’s health systems;

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Amendment 229

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital L c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L c. whereas, that whilst health is a competence of the Member States, under article 153 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the European Union has relevant competences in working conditions and occupational health and safety that can be used to address workforce shortages;

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Amendment 230

Maria Ohisalo, Tilly Metz

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital L c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L c. whereas the WHO report on the health and care workforce in Europe (2022) shows that 30% of medical doctors and 18% of nurses are aged 55 or older, posing a big challenge to the sustainability of the medical workforce8a;
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	8a Health and care workforce in Europe: time to act. World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe Copenhagen, Denmark, 2022

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Amendment 231

Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Aleksandar Nikolic, Nikola Bartůšek, Valérie Deloge, Viktória Ferenc, Pál Szekeres

Motion for a resolution

Recital L c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Lc. whereas there is a lack of medicalisation in retirement homes and residential homes for the elderly, which require specific trained staff, who are difficult to find and retain;

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Amendment 232

Stine Bosse, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Billy Kelleher

Motion for a resolution

Recital L c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L c. whereas the Draghi report identifies public health and the life sciences as a core tenet of European competitiveness and resilience as a continent;

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Amendment 233

Maria Ohisalo, Tilly Metz

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital L d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L d. whereas non-communicable diseases (NCDs) cost the EU over 700€ billion annually and every 1€ invested in prevention can yield a return of 14€ through avoided healthcare costs and increased productivity; whereas every year, higher health expenditure and reduced workforce productivity due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) cost 11.7€ billion to the EU;

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Amendment 234

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Motion for a resolution

Recital L d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L d. whereas the preventive measures in the European Union to avoid future pandemics remain inadequate as long as fur farming is permitted in some Member States, since fur farms pose proven risks to both human and animal health1a;
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	1a https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2020-DON301?

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Amendment 235

Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Aleksandar Nikolic, Nikola Bartůšek, Valérie Deloge, Viktória Ferenc, Pál Szekeres

Motion for a resolution

Recital L d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Ld. whereas more effective recognition should be given to the status of ‘carer’, which is an important link in the health system chain and one which is too often forgotten and too little supported;

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Amendment 236

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital L d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L d. whereas the WHO-Europe report concludes that 1 in 3 doctors and nurses report suffering depression, with 1 in 10 experiencing passive suicidal thoughts;1a
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	1a https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/10-10-2025-healing-hands---hurting-minds

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Amendment 237

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital L e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L e. whereas the European Parliament reports; Mental Health in the Digital World of Work 1a and New Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work (2021 – 2027) 1b call on the Commission to put forward binding measures to protect workers’ mental health;
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	1a https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52022IP0279 [2] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2022-0068_EN.html
	1b https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2022-0068_EN.html

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Amendment 238

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital L f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L f. whereas, in line with the WHO definition of health, sexual health is an integral component of health and must be provided within European health systems; whereas in several Member States comprehensive, evidence-based education on consent, affectivity and sexual health faces persistent obstacles; whereas robust sexual-health education for health professionals is essential to safeguard patient safety and dignity, to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and—above all—to prevent, identify and address problematic, harassing and violent behaviours linked to relationships and affectivity;

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Amendment 239

Kathleen Funchion

Motion for a resolution

Recital L g (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	L g. whereas in several Member States medical education and training capacity are set by budgetary constraints rather than by transparent assessments of population health needs; whereas hospital-centric planning leaves internal, rural, peripheral and outermost areas underserved; whereas community and primary care are too often covered through precarious contracts, undermining continuity, quality and retention; whereas needs-based planning must go hand-in-hand with high-quality training and fair remuneration in community medicine.

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