Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002331/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Gerald Hauser (PfE)
According to the ‘Health at a Glance: Europe 2024’ report, the OECD considers health professions in Europe to be in crisis. In the EU as a whole, there is a shortfall of 1.2 million doctors, nursing professionals and midwives. The WHO describes it as a ticking bomb: Without immediate action, healthcare staff shortages could have disastrous consequences. Moreover, the situation regarding healthcare staff in the EU is significantly worse than it was before the Covid-19 pandemic. With the Union’s crisis prevention strategy, the Commission seeks to take over key responsibilities from the Member States in the area of health, inter alia through the Critical Medicines Act and the Union of Skills, as well as with the help of various EU agencies and authorities. The Commission has explained that in order to safeguard citizens’ wellbeing, it is proposing additional measures in order to better cope with a series of threats, including pandemics and all manner of health emergencies.
- 1.What does the Commission intend to do to overcome the disastrous shortage of healthcare workers in the EU?
- 2.What sum does the Commission intend to invest to overcome the disastrous shortage of healthcare workers in the EU?
Submitted: 11.6.2025