An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 17 September 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
- ✓ Referred to committee 13 March 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 3 June 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 11 June 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 17 September 2026
- ✓ Parliament’s position Final
How a file moves through Parliament
A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- SANT — Public Health
- Rapporteurs
- Loucas FOURLAS PPERuggero RAZZA ECR
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Estelle CEULEMANS S&DMargarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN PfEFrancesco TORSELLI ECRIrena JOVEVA RenewMaria OHISALO Verts/ALEKathleen FUNCHION The LeftAndrás Tivadar KULJA PPEMarta TEMIDO S&DMarie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN PfEVeronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ RenewTilly METZ Verts/ALEGiorgos GEORGIOU The LeftChristine ANDERSON ESN
The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.
The text, version by version
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The text now calls for a coordinated approach by the International Labour Organization, the World Health Organization and the EU to monitoring the flow of healthcare workers. The other changes are formal: decimal points are replaced with commas in several figures. see the changes →
Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.
Timeline
- Plenary stage
- 17 September 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 514 Against 61 Abstained 33
Final vote — text as a whole at 13:18 · 85% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 23 ballots in voting order
1. Separate vote on paragraph 1AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded2. Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1 13:14 A10-0168/2026 – Loucas Fourlas, Ruggero Razza – After § 1 – Am 1Rejected3. Separate vote on paragraph 2AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. Separate vote on paragraph 5AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded5. Separate vote on paragraph 5AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded6. Separate vote on paragraph 5AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded7. Separate vote on paragraph 6AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdopted9. Separate vote on paragraph 20AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded10. Separate vote on paragraph 21AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded11. Separate vote on paragraph 23AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded12. Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 29 13:17 A10-0168/2026 – Loucas Fourlas, Ruggero Razza – After § 29 – Am 2Rejected13. Separate vote on paragraph 33AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded14. Separate vote on paragraph 33AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded15. Separate vote on paragraph 33AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded16. Separate vote on paragraph 33AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded17. Separate vote on paragraph 33AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded18. Separate vote on paragraph 37AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded19. Separate vote on paragraph 51AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded20. Separate vote on paragraph 53AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded21. Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 55 13:18 A10-0168/2026 – Loucas Fourlas, Ruggero Razza – After § 55 – Am 3Rejected22. Separate vote on recital AHAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded23. Final vote — text as a whole 13:18 A10-0168/2026 – Loucas Fourlas, Ruggero Razza – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)Adopted - 17 September 2026 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 9 September 2026 3 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 11 June 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 3 June 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
SANT (Public Health) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 5 November 2025 Amendments tabled in committee (3 batches)
Members of the committee proposed changes to the draft.
- 1 October 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 13 March 2025 Referred to the SANT (Public Health) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.