At its inaugural meeting on Wednesday 29 January, the European Parliament’s new Standing Committee on Public Health elected Adam Jarubas MEP (EPP, Polish) as its new Chair.
The four vice-chairs were also elected. The first vice-chair is Tilly Metz (Greens/EFA, Luxembourger), elected by secret ballot. The second vice-chair is Stine Bosse (Renew Europe, Danish), thanks to a vote by acclamation; the third is Romana Jerković (S&D, Croatian), by acclamation; and the fourth vice-chair is Emmanouil Fragkos (ECR, Greek), also by acclamation.
This new committee will deal with public health issues relating to pharmaceutical products and medical devices, specific programmes and actions, preparedness and response to health crises, mental health and patients’ rights, health aspects of bioterrorism, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, as well as relations with the World Health Organization.
To see the members of this committee: https://aeur.eu/f/f9u (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)