Commissioner Kyriakides in Malta to focus on EU pharmaceutical policy

On Friday 16 June, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, will be in Valletta to discuss key files related to the European Health Union, with a focus on proposals for the reform of the EU pharmaceutical legislation and on ensuring the availability of affordable essential medicine across the EU.

Commissioner Kyriakides will hold a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health, Chris Fearne, to discuss the EU's pharmaceutical policy, the new comprehensive approach to mental health and ongoing cooperation on global health initiatives. Together with Deputy Prime Minister Fearne, Commissioner Kyriakides will visit the Medichem manufacturing hub in Ħal Far.

Finally, Commissioner Kyriakides will deliver a keynote address at the 28th Medicines for Europe Annual Conference.