Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2132(INI)
An EU cardiovascular diseases strategy
Own-initiative report (INI): Parliament’s own position on a topic. It is not binding. · First reading
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands
Parliament’s position
Parliament adopted the text on 16 September 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
- Referred to committee(done) 10 July 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 24 June 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 31 August 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 16 September 2026
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
16 September 2026 · decision 17
Health, Resolution
An EU cardiovascular diseases strategy
Adopted 545 for · 47 against · 75 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The resolution addresses cardiovascular diseases, which remain the leading cause of death in the EU, and the modifiable risk factors behind most cardiovascular deaths, such as tobacco use, harmful alcohol consumption, unhealthy diets, physical inactivity and environmental exposures.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The versions differ only in formal points: decimal separators are changed from points to commas in four figures.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary: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.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Public Health
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Romana Jerković (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Jessica Polfjärd (EPP), Viktória Ferenc (Patriots), Michele Picaro (ECR), Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová (Renew), Martin Häusling (Greens), Mep #256961 (The Left)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 16 Sept 2026
AI summary:Parliament's resolution calls for an EU cardiovascular diseases strategy to complement the Commission's Safe Hearts Plan, covering prevention, early detection, treatment, rehabilitation, inequalities, digital health, research and governance.
Tabled for plenary· 31 Aug 2026
AI summary:Parliament's resolution on an EU cardiovascular diseases strategy responds to the Commission's Safe Hearts Plan and sets out priorities on prevention, early detection, treatment, primary care, multimorbidity, inequalities, digital health, research and governance.
Committee draft· 19 Jan 2026
AI summary:This is a draft report by the Committee on Public Health on an EU cardiovascular diseases strategy, setting out Parliament's position on the Commission's Safe Hearts Plan. It calls for prevention, early detection, treatment, reduced inequalities, digital health safeguards, research funding and national plans.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 2 steps
16 September 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 16 Sept 2026 Report A10-0221/2026Adopted text TA10-0304/2026
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 4 steps
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.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/2132(INI)