An EU cardiovascular diseases strategy
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 16 September 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
- ✓ Referred to committee 10 July 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 24 June 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 31 August 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 16 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
- Rapporteur
- Romana JERKOVIĆ S&D
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Jessica POLFJÄRD PPEViktória FERENC PfEMichele PICARO ECRVeronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ RenewMartin HÄUSLING Verts/ALEMEP #256961 The Left
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 versions differ only in formal points: decimal separators are changed from points to commas in four figures. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The new version greatly expands the recitals and adds many new calls for action on prevention, early detection, treatment, rehabilitation, care pathways, workforce, medicines access, research and funding. It adds new sections on alcohol, drugs, nutrition and food environments, tobacco and nicotine products, and digital health, data and artificial intelligence. It broadens the text to cover women's cardiovascular health, diabetes, obesity, kidney, liver, lung, skin and rare diseases, mental health, environmental and occupational risks, and inequalities. It adds new commitments on national plans, an EU mission, a dashboard, a knowledge hub, targets, monitoring and evaluation, and cooperation with candidate countries and global partners. The other changes are formal or wording: the forwarding instruction is updated and one phrase in the explanatory statement is rephrased. 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
- 16 September 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 545 Against 47 Abstained 75
Final vote on the motion for a resolution at 14:26 · 82% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
- 31 August 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 24 June 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
SANT (Public Health) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 24 February 2026 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of SANT (Public Health) proposed changes to the draft.
- 19 January 2026 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in SANT (Public Health). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 10 July 2025 Referred to the SANT (Public Health) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.