A Call for an EU Budget that Delivers for Health, Cancer, and Rare Diseases Tuesday, February 3, 2026 10:00 PM 11:30 PM

https://www.intergrouponcancerandrarediseases.eu/events/a-call-for-an-eu-budget-that-delivers-for-health-cancer-and-rare-diseases With negotiations ongoing on the EU’s next long-term budget for 2028–2034, MEPs from across political groups will come together on 3 February for a meeting of the European Parliament Intergroup on Cancer and Rare Diseases, titled ‘A Call for an EU Budget that Delivers for Health, Cancer, and Rare Diseases’. The Intergroup will warn that health risks are being sidelined in EU budgetary decisions and will issue a joint declaration calling for stronger and more explicit commitments to key EU initiatives on cancer and rare diseases in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028–2034. While significant progress has been made over the past two decades to improve the lives of people living with rare diseases through initiatives such as the European Reference Networks and ERDERA, the rare disease community is still waiting for a coherent EU framework comparable to Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. As the next MFF will shape EU policy action for nearly a decade, the upcoming Intergroup meeting represents an opportunity to secure sustained funding and political commitment to support people living with cancer and rare diseases.