EU Critical Medicines Act Nudges Closer As Parliament Adopts Position
The European Parliament Plenary has overwhelmingly supported the Institution’s proposed Critical Medicines Act.
Among the provisions that MEPs supported were the creation of industrial “strategic projects'” located in the EU. These are intended to create, modernise, and improve manufacturing capacity in the EU. The proposal also seeks to see both the EU and the competent national authorities in individual EU Member States prioritise …
European Parliament Committee revised and amplified version of the draft Critical Medicines Act
On 15 December 2025, the European Parliament’s public health Committee, SANT, adopted its proposed version of the draft Critical Medicines Act. The version amplifies, and in some aspects diverges from, the text of the Act proposed by the European Commission.
Of particular interest, and in some circles concern, was the proposed expansion in the definition of “Medicinal Product of Common Interest” provided