European Commission Health and Consumers

Working for healthier, safer and more confident citizens

Michael HübelEuropean Commission

DG Health and Consumers

The European Union

28 Member States

24 official languages

Population:+500 million

Budget 2014: €142,6 billion

Principle of conferralPrinciple of proportionalityPrinciple of subsidiarity

Exclusive competence Shared competence Supporting competence

- customs union- competition rules- monetary policy for euro- countries- conservation of marine biological resources under the common fisheries policy- common commercial policy- concluding international agreements

- internal market- social policy limited to the aspects defined in the TFEU - economic, social and territorial cohesion - agriculture and fisheries- consumer protection - transport - trans-European networks - energy - area of freedom, security and justice - common safety concerns in public health matters-research- technological development and space -development cooperation and humanitarian aid

-human health -industry -culture - tourism - education, vocational

training, youth and sport

- civil protection - administrative cooperation

EU role in health

Article 168 of the EU Treaty“A high level of human health protection shall be ensured in the definition and

implementation of all Union policies and activities.

Union action, which shall complement national policies, shall be directed towards improving public health, preventing physical and mental illness and diseases, and

obviating sources of danger to physical and mental health.

Such action shall cover the fight against the major health scourges, by promoting research into their causes, their transmission and their prevention, as well as health information and education, and monitoring, early warning of and combating serious

cross-border threats to health.

The Union shall complement the Member States' action in reducing drugs-related health damage, including information and prevention.”

The European Commission

COLLEGE OF COMMISSIONERS28 Members, nominated by the

Member States for 5 yearsAUSTRIABELGIUMBULGARIACROATIACYPRUSCZECH REP.DENMARKESTONIAFINLANDFRANCEGERMANYGREECEHUNGARYIRELAND

ITALYLATVIALITHUANIALUXEMBOURGMALTANETHERLANDSPOLANDPORTUGALROMANIASLOVAKIASLOVENIASPAINSWEDENU.K

DIRECTORATES-GENERAL

PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

José Manuel BARROSO

PROPOSALS

CONTROL

ADMINISTRATION

REPRESENTATION

Commissioners DG Health and Consumers

Commissioner for Health Tonio Borg, Malta

Commissioner for Consumer Policy

Neven Mimica, Croatia

DG Health and Consumers

DG Health and Consumers is working to…

•…make Europe a healthier and safer place,

• where consumers can be confident that their interests are protected

EMPOWER CONSUMERS

PROTECT AND IMPROVE

PUBLIC HEALTH

ENSURE EUROPE'S FOOD IS SAFE

PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF

FARM ANIMALS

PROTECT THE HEALTH OF CROPS AND

FORESTS

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DG SANCO Grange

FVO ‘Food & Veterinary

Office’London EMEA ‘European Medicines Agency’

DG SANCOBrussels

Luxembourg CHAFEA 'Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency’

DG SANCO Luxembourg

Stockholm ECDC‘European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control’

Angers CPVO ‘Community Plant Variety Office’

Bilbao OSHA ‘European Agency for Safety & Health at Work’

EMCDDA ‘European Lisbon Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction’

Parma EFSA ‘European Food Safety Authority’

Staff – DG Health and Consumers

Total number of staff: 1060

34 nationalities

Average age: 44 years

Directorate Public Health – LuxembourgDirectorate Health Systems and Products - Brussels

Luxembourg 95

EU action on public health

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EU public health- Luxembourg

PROMOTE PREVENT PROTECT

• Address health determinants and risk factors - Promote healthier lifestyles

• Respond to disease outbreaks and health threats

• Chronic diseases prevention and management, notably cancer

• Address rare diseases• Invest to tackle health inequalities• Provide accurate health information and data• Provide scientific advice and evidence• Provide financial support – EU health

programme

Challenges

Ageing population

Fragile economic recoveryIncrease in chronic diseases prevalence

Migration and Cross-border Healthcare

Expanding EU – Growing health gaps

Healthy life years are not increasing with rise in life expectancy

EU action on health determinants

- Tobacco- Nutrition and physical activity- Alcohol and drugs- Mental health- Environment and health- Social determinants and health inequalities

The Strategy for Europe on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity-related Health issues (2007)

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European Commission

Member States

Private/public Stakeholders

WHO

High Level Group on Nutrition and Physical Activity

EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health

Nutrition and Physical Activity in all policies

EC Programmes/fundings (Health programme, Research programme)

Monitoring system and evidence base

External Evaluation of the Strategy:-Efficiency proved- Need to boost the work

EU Strategy on alcohol: Objectives

EU action against tobacco

Ex-smokers are unstoppable

Disease Group Specific Actions• CVD: The EC supported the European Society

of Cardiology and the European Heart Network, to develop the first European Heart Health Charter designed to prevent CVD)

• Cancer: Guidelines on screening, European Partnership for Action Against Cancer

• Mental health: European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being

• HIV/AIDS: EC Communication on HIV/AIDS (2009) and accompanying action plan

• Health workforce: Joint action for the EU workforce for health

• European initiative on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias

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EU Summit on Chronic Diseases 3-4 April 2014

• Conference conclusions:• A. Strengthen political leadership to address

chronic diseases

• B. Target key societal challenges

• C. More efficient use of available resources

• D. Strengthen the role and the involvement of citizens, patients and the health and social sector in policy development and implementation

• E. Strengthen evidence and information

• Coalition on chronic diseases

Health threats: Events coordinated in Luxembourg

Pandemic influenza H1N1 (2009) Icelandic volcano ash cloud (2010) Fukushima nuclear accident (2011) Germany E. coli O104:H4 outbreak (2011) Breast implants – France (2011/2012) Disease outbreaks – MERS (2013), Polio (2014) etc

3 Scientific Committees

Consumer safety

Health and environmental risks

Emerging health risks

Composition: Independent scientists giving advice on different issues related to the field of their Committee

"Customers": EU policy areas, e.g. in Health and Consumers, Environment, Enterprise, Energy, etc

Health Programme 2014-2020: scope and objectives

Budget for 2014-2020:€449.4 million

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