Committee on Public Health
SANT · Standing committee
The Committee on Public Health (SANT) has 42 full members.
42 members and 40 substitutes · lead committee in 9 procedures, opinion in 28 · 3 final votes in plenary
Membership
- Chair
- Adam Jarubas (EPP), since 29 Jan 2025
- Vice-Chairs
- Tilly Metz (Greens/EFA), Romana Jerković (S&D), Stine Bosse (Renew), Emmanouil Fragkos (ECR)
Full members by political group (42)
- The Left (3): Catarina Martins, Dario Tamburrano, Valentina Palmisano
- Greens/EFA (3): Ignazio Roberto Marino, Martin Häusling, Tilly Metz (Vice-Chair)
- S&D (8): Alessandra Moretti, Christophe Clergeau, Nicolás González Casares, Nikos Papandreou, Romana Jerković (Vice-Chair), Tiemo Wölken, Victor Negrescu, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis
- Renew (5): Jérémy Decerle, Olivier Chastel, Stine Bosse (Vice-Chair), Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu
- EPP (11): Adam Jarubas (Chair), András Tivadar Kulja, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Elena Nevado del Campo, Jessica Polfjärd, Letizia Moratti, Marie-Sophie Christ, Michalis Hadjipantela, Oliver Schenk, Peter Liese, Tomislav Sokol
- ECR (5): Emmanouil Fragkos (Vice-Chair), Laurence Trochu, Michele Picaro, Ruggero Razza, Waldemar Buda
- PfE (4): Gerald Hauser, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Ondřej Knotek, Viktória Ferenc
- ESN (1): Christine Anderson
- Non-attached Members (2): Monika Beňová, Ondřej Dostál
Substitute members by political group (40)
- The Left (3): Anja Hazekamp, Giorgos Georgiou, Robert Gabel
- Greens/EFA (3): Majdouline Sbai, Marie Toussaint, Nicolae Ștefănuță
- S&D (7): Estelle Ceulemans, Günther Sidl, Kristian Vigenin, Leire Pajín, Marta Temido, Pierre Jouvet, Raffaele Topo
- Renew (4): Andreas Glück, Billy Kelleher, Irena Joveva, Yvan Verougstraete
- EPP (11): Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Dolors Montserrat, Ewa Kopacz, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Liesbet Sommen, Manuela Ripa, Niels Flemming Hansen, Peter Agius, Radan Kanev, Sérgio Humberto, Sirpa Pietikäinen
- ECR (5): Aurelijus Veryga, Carlo Ciccioli, Kristoffer Storm, Ondřej Krutílek, Pietro Fiocchi
- PfE (5): Aldo Patriciello, Aleksandar Nikolic, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Ton Diepeveen, Valérie Deloge
- ESN (1): Ivan David
- Non-attached Members (1): Friedrich Pürner
Changes since July 2024
Since the first appointments on 19 Jul 2024: 35 new memberships, 9 ended (2 of them with the end of the mandate), 7 changes of role.
Until 19 Jan 2025 a subcommittee (“Subcommittee on Public Health”), since 20 Jan 2025 a standing committee (“Committee on Public Health”).
- 20 Oct 2026: Kateřina Konečná (Non-attached), Left as substitute
- 2 Oct 2026: Robert Gabel (The Left), Joined as substitute
- 26 Sep 2026: Laurent Castillo (PfE), Left as member, end of mandate
- 12 Sep 2026: Sebastian Everding (The Left), Left as substitute, end of mandate
- 19 May 2026: Marie-Sophie Christ (EPP), Joined as member
- 18 May 2026: François-Xavier Bellamy (EPP), Left as member
- 10 Mar 2026: Jérémy Decerle (Renew), Joined as member
- 9 Mar 2026: Pascal Canfin (Renew), Left as member
- 12 Feb 2026: François-Xavier Bellamy (EPP), Joined as member
- 22 Jan 2026: Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain (PfE), changed from member to substitute
- 21 Jan 2026: Tomáš Kubín (PfE), Left as substitute
- 29 Apr 2025: Manuela Ripa (EPP), Rejoined as substitute
- 28 Apr 2025: Andrea Wechsler (EPP), Left as substitute
- 23 Jan 2025: Kristian Vigenin (S&D), Joined as substitute (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Sirpa Pietikäinen (EPP), Joined as substitute (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Nicolae Ștefănuță (Greens/EFA), Joined as substitute (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Pascal Canfin (Renew), Joined as member (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Martin Häusling (Greens/EFA), Joined as member (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Waldemar Buda (ECR), Joined as member (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Peter Agius (EPP), Joined as substitute (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Alessandra Moretti (S&D), changed from substitute to member (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Dario Tamburrano (The Left), Joined as member (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Tomislav Sokol (EPP), changed from substitute to member (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Dan-Ştefan Motreanu (EPP), Joined as substitute (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Günther Sidl (S&D), Joined as substitute (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Nikos Papandreou (S&D), Joined as member (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Ondřej Krutílek (ECR), Joined as substitute (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Ondřej Dostál (Non-attached), Joined as member (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Viktória Ferenc (PfE), Joined as member (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Yvan Verougstraete (Renew), Joined as substitute (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Aleksandar Nikolic (PfE), Joined as substitute (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Liesbet Sommen (EPP), Joined as substitute (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Sebastian Everding (The Left), Joined as substitute (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Friedrich Pürner (Non-attached), Joined as substitute (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Andrea Wechsler (EPP), Joined as substitute (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Ton Diepeveen (PfE), Joined as substitute (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Michalis Hadjipantela (EPP), Joined as member (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová (Renew), Joined as member (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Kristoffer Storm (ECR), Joined as substitute (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Niels Flemming Hansen (EPP), Joined as substitute (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Sérgio Humberto (EPP), Joined as substitute (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Carlo Ciccioli (ECR), Joined as substitute (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Ruggero Razza (ECR), changed from substitute to member (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Letizia Moratti (EPP), changed from substitute to member (conversion)
- 23 Jan 2025: Tomáš Kubín (PfE), Joined as substitute (conversion)
- 20 Jan 2025: Converted: previously a subcommittee, now a standing committee (“Committee on Public Health”)
- 19 Jan 2025: Luděk Niedermayer (EPP), Left as substitute (conversion)
- 19 Jan 2025: Manuela Ripa (EPP), Left as substitute (conversion)
- 12 Dec 2024: Valérie Deloge (PfE), Joined as substitute
- 16 Sep 2024: Dolors Montserrat (EPP), changed from member to substitute
- 16 Sep 2024: Elena Nevado del Campo (EPP), changed from substitute to member
- 12 Sep 2024: Aldo Patriciello (PfE), Joined as substitute
Not counted: memberships beginning or ending in the first two weeks after the first appointments (constituent phase). For the conversion, a change of role is counted only if a person’s role after the new election of Chair and Vice-Chairs differs from the role before. Political group: on the day of the change.
Procedures
Procedures with a vote or date in plenary since July 2024. Lead: the committee drafts the report; with joint lead committees, the procedure appears for each of them. Opinion: the committee gives an opinion. Date: latest step.
Lead (9)
- Union Civil Protection Mechanism and Union support for health emergency preparedness and response, and repealing Decision No 1313/2013/EU (Union Civil Protection Mechanism): 2025/0223(COD) · Legislation · Rapporteur: Aurelijus Veryga (ECR) · jointly with ENVI · scheduled 11 Nov 2026 · 12 Oct 2026
- Union code relating to medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/83/EC and Directive 2009/35/EC: 2023/0132(COD) · Legislation · Rapporteur: Dolors Montserrat (EPP) · jointly with ENVI · scheduled 25 Nov 2026 · 12 Oct 2026
- Laying down Union procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human use and establishing rules governing the European Medicines Agency, amending Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 726/2004, Regulation (EC) No 141/2000 and Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006: 2023/0131(COD) · Legislation · jointly with ENVI · scheduled 25 Nov 2026 · 12 Oct 2026
- Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan: 2025/2139(INI) · Own-initiative · Rapporteur: Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu (Renew) · scheduled 11 Nov 2026 · 8 Oct 2026
- An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector: 2025/2062(INI) · Own-initiative · Rapporteur: Ruggero Razza (ECR) · jointly with EMPL · final vote: adopted · 17 Sep 2026
- An EU cardiovascular diseases strategy: 2025/2132(INI) · Own-initiative · Rapporteur: Romana Jerković (S&D) · final vote: adopted · 16 Sep 2026
- Framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interest: 2025/0102(COD) · Legislation · Rapporteur: Tomislav Sokol (EPP) · final vote: adopted · scheduled 25 Nov 2026 · 14 Jul 2026
- Amending Directives 2001/18/EC and 2010/53/EU as regards the placing on the market of genetically modified micro-organisms and the processing of organs: 2025/0405(COD) · Legislation · Rapporteur: Adam Jarubas (EPP) · jointly with ENVI · scheduled 25 Nov 2026 · 13 Jul 2026
- Amendments to the International Health Regulations contained in the Annex to Resolution WHA77.17 and adopted on 1 June 2024: 2024/0299(NLE) · Non-legislative · Rapporteur: Adam Jarubas (EPP) · 6 May 2025
All 9 in the list of procedures
Opinion (28)
- General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections: 2026/0196(BUD) · Budget · Opinion: Michalis Hadjipantela (EPP) · lead: BUDE, BUDG · 21 Oct 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and Council: 2025/2147(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 10 Sep 2026 · 21 Oct 2026
- Psychosocial risks, stress and mental health at work: 2026/2023(INL) · Legislative initiative · Opinion: Irena Joveva (Renew) · lead: EMPL · 6 Oct 2026
- Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions: 2025/2074(INI) · Own-initiative · Opinion: Catarina Martins (The Left) · lead: FEMM · 16 Sep 2026
- Conclusion of a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation: 2025/0162(NLE) · Non-legislative · Opinion: Adam Jarubas (EPP) · lead: AFET · scheduled 25 Nov 2026 · 16 Sep 2026
- The EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027: 2025/2115(INI) · Own-initiative · Opinion: Adam Jarubas (EPP) · lead: CULT · 15 Sep 2026
- Discharge 2024: Joint Undertakings: 2025/2157(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 10 Sep 2026 · 10 Sep 2026
- Discharge 2024: Agencies: 2025/2156(DEC) · Discharge · Opinion: Kateřina Konečná (Non-attached) · lead: CONT · Official Journal 10 Sep 2026 · 10 Sep 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Ombudsman: 2025/2153(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 10 Sep 2026 · 10 Sep 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions: 2025/2152(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 10 Sep 2026 · 10 Sep 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee: 2025/2151(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 10 Sep 2026 · 10 Sep 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Court of Auditors: 2025/2149(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 10 Sep 2026 · 10 Sep 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament: 2025/2146(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 10 Sep 2026 · 10 Sep 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission: 2025/2145(DEC) · Discharge · Opinion: Kateřina Konečná (Non-attached) · lead: CONT · Official Journal 10 Sep 2026 · 10 Sep 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union: 2025/2148(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · 29 Apr 2026
- Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III: 2025/2246(BUI) · Budget · Opinion: Adam Jarubas (EPP) · lead: BUDG · 28 Apr 2026
- 2026 budgetary procedure: joint text: 2025/0210(BUD) · Budget · Opinion: Michalis Hadjipantela (EPP) · lead: BUDE, BUDG · Official Journal 26 Feb 2026 · 26 Feb 2026
- Discharge 2023: Agencies: 2024/2030(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 13 Jan 2026 · 13 Jan 2026
- EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024: 2025/2057(INI) · Own-initiative · Opinion: Giorgos Georgiou (The Left) · lead: EMPL · 27 Nov 2025
- Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council: 2024/2021(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 8 Oct 2025 · 22 Oct 2025
- Discharge 2023: Joint Undertakings: 2024/2031(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 8 Oct 2025 · 8 Oct 2025
- Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Ombudsman: 2024/2027(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 8 Oct 2025 · 8 Oct 2025
- Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions: 2024/2026(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 8 Oct 2025 · 8 Oct 2025
- Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee: 2024/2025(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 8 Oct 2025 · 8 Oct 2025
- Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Auditors: 2024/2023(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 8 Oct 2025 · 8 Oct 2025
- Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union: 2024/2022(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 8 Oct 2025 · 8 Oct 2025
- Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Parliament: 2024/2020(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 8 Oct 2025 · 8 Oct 2025
- Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds: 2024/2019(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 8 Oct 2025 · 8 Oct 2025
Votes in plenary
Committee votes are not part of Parliament’s open data (mostly published as PDF only). Shown here are membership, procedures and the final plenary votes in the procedures led by the committee.
3 roll-call final votes since July 2024 in procedures with this committee as lead committee: 3 adopted, 0 rejected. By type of procedure: legislation 1, other procedures 2.
- An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector: 17 Sep 2026 · A10-0168/2026 · Report · Adopted: 514 for, 61 against, 33 abstentions
- An EU cardiovascular diseases strategy: 16 Sep 2026 · A10-0221/2026 · Report · Adopted: 545 for, 47 against, 75 abstentions
- Framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interest: 20 Jan 2026 · A10-0272/2025 · Legislation · first reading · Adopted: 503 for, 57 against, 108 abstentions
The list of votes filtered by SANT shows 2 of them. The voting data name no lead committee for objections and resolutions, and only one where several committees share the lead.
These 2 votes in the statistics, with the political groups’ majorities
Source: European Parliament, Open Data Portal (bodies, MEPs’ memberships, procedures, roll-call votes), CC BY 4.0. Committee names from the European Parliament’s data. Committee page at the European Parliament Body record in the Open Data Portal (JSON-LD)
Source: European Parliament, Open Data Portal (bodies, MEPs’ memberships, procedures, roll-call votes), CC BY 4.0. Committee names from the European Parliament’s data.