The European Union Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on July 16, 2025. Yves Herman/ReutersEuropean Union parliamentarians and member states reached a provisional deal on May 12 to strengthen their essential medicines supply by increasing domestic production and reducing reliance on imports.The agreement is a step forward for the Critical Medicines Act, proposed by the European Commission last year, and targets supply-chain vulnerabilities affecting about 270 medicines considered critical to the 27-nation bloc’s health security.
EU Agrees on Draft Plan to Tackle Medicine Shortages
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