Press release - Parliament’s Public Health Subcommittee begins work
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Thursday, March 23, 2023
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The new subcommittee on public health (SANT) elected MEP Bartosz Arłukowicz as Chair, as well as the four Vice-Chairs, at its constitutive meeting today.
Key Points:
- The new subcommittee on public health (SANT) elected MEP Bartosz Arłukowicz as Chair, as well as the four Vice-Chairs, at its constitutive meeting today.
- Following his election, SANT Chair Bartosz Arłukowicz said: “Setting up the Public Health Subcommittee follows on naturally from the work carried out by the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA).
- Background
In February 2023, Parliament approved the creation of the public health subcommittee, made up of 30 full members. - The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) remains responsible for examining and voting on legislative proposals.