New EU Health Commissioner Will Have Full Pharma In-Tray

The new European Commissioners will face a grilling from members of the European Parliament before they can be confirmed in their posts.

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The new health commissioner will have a heavy pharma workload • Source: Shutterstock

Olivér Várhelyi of Hungary has been chosen to head up the health portfolio at the European Commission, a post that will involve overseeing the development of numerous key initiatives such as the EU pharmaceutical reform, tackling drug shortages through a “Critical Medicines Act,” and completing the construction of the “European Health Union.”

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