Seven countries vote against Commission's health programme Ten member states abstained, and ten supported the EU4Health programme for 2026

https://www.euractiv.com/news/seven-countries-vote-against-commissions-health-programme/ On 22 July, seven EU Member States voted against the European Commission’s proposed 2026 EU4Health Work Programme over the absence of operating grants for health NGOs. As reported by Euractiv, EURORDIS welcomed the intervention as support for a “strong, independent and adequately funded” health civil society. On 31 July, a blocking minority again withheld approval after the Commission proposed €1.3 million in operating grants, still far below previous funding. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/july-2026-eurordis-iufve/