Health policy is one of the major losers in the agreement reached on the night of 20 July by the Heads of State or Government of the Member States of the European Union. Only €1.67 billion remains of the €9.37 billion proposed by the Commission in the midst of the pandemic. It’s better than before, the Commission claims. An argument to which health organisations contrast with the lessons of the Covid-19 crisis.
Following some tough negotiations, the EU27 agreed on a package of...