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An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector

Reference: 2025/2062(INI) Own-initiative report
Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 17 September 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Stage: Parliament’s position
Lead committee: Public Health SANT

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Authors: Loucas FOURLAS, Ruggero RAZZA
Shadow rapporteurs: 13 members
Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 17 Sept 2026 · Adopted
Versions: 2 versions

Authors: Loucas FOURLAS, Ruggero RAZZA
Shadow rapporteurs: 13 members
Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 17 Sept 2026 · Adopted
Versions: 2 versions

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Where it stands

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Referred to committee (done) 13 March 2025
Committee work (done) Report adopted 3 June 2026
Tabled for plenary (done) 11 June 2026
Plenary vote (done) Adopted 17 September 2026
Parliament’s position (done) Final

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People

Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.

Lead committee: Public Health SANT
Authors: Loucas FOURLAS (EPP), Ruggero RAZZA (ECR)
Shadow rapporteurs: Estelle CEULEMANS (S&D), Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN (Patriots), Francesco TORSELLI (ECR), Irena JOVEVA (Renew), Maria OHISALO (Greens), Kathleen FUNCHION (The Left), András Tivadar KULJA (EPP), Marta TEMIDO (S&D), Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN (Patriots), Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ (Renew), Tilly METZ (Greens), Giorgos GEORGIOU (The Left), Christine ANDERSON (ESN)

Decisions in plenary, 1

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

**Effect**: what the decision did. **Final vote**: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
Date	Decision	Kind	Effect	Final vote
17 Sept 2026	An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector	Resolutions	Adopted	514 for, 61 against, 33 abstained by roll call

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Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.

Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).

Voting grid of 2025/2062(INI): one row per roll call, one column per group, then the result.
Vote	The Left	Greens	S&D	Renew	EPP	ECR	Patriots	ESN	Result
17 Sept 2026 Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1	Divided	Against	Against	Against	Against	Divided	For	For	Rejected195–373–29
17 Sept 2026 Separate vote on paragraph 17	For	For	For	For	For	Divided	Divided	Against	Adopted487–45–66
17 Sept 2026 Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 29	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	Divided	For	For	Rejected189–387–23
17 Sept 2026 Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 55	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	Divided	For	For	Rejected197–400–9
17 Sept 2026 Final vote — text as a whole	For	For	For	For	For	For	Divided	Against	Adopted514–61–33

17 Sept 2026 Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1

Rejected 195–373–29

The Left

Divided
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Divided
Patriots

For
ESN

For
17 Sept 2026 Separate vote on paragraph 17

Adopted 487–45–66

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

Divided
Patriots

Divided
ESN

Against
17 Sept 2026 Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 29

Rejected 189–387–23

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Divided
Patriots

For
ESN

For
17 Sept 2026 Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 55

Rejected 197–400–9

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Divided
Patriots

For
ESN

For
17 Sept 2026 Final vote — text as a whole

Adopted 514–61–33

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

For
Patriots

Divided
ESN

Against

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Versions, 2

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

Adopted by Parliament17 Sept 2026

Adopted text TA10-0312/2026 TA-10-2026-0312

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Tabled for plenary11 Jun 2026

Report A10-0168/2026 A-10-2026-0168

Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Adopted text TA10-0312/2026: Parliament calls for a long-term European healthcare workforce strategy to add at least one million professionals over the 2028-2034 multiannual financial framework, covering an estimated EU-wide deficit of around 1,2 million.
Report A10-0168/2026: Parliament's resolution on an EU health workforce crisis plan calls for a long-term European healthcare workforce strategy to add at least one million professionals over the 2028-2034 funding period.

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What changed, 1

Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0168/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0312/2026

AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source

The text now calls for a coordinated approach by the International Labour Organization, the World Health Organization and the EU to monitoring the flow of healthcare workers. The other changes are formal: decimal points are replaced with commas in several figures.

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Timeline, 8

Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.

Plenary stage 4 steps · 11 Jun 2026–17 Sept 2026

17 September 2026

Plenary vote

Sitting of 17 Sept 2026 Report A10-0168/2026 Adopted text TA10-0312/2026
17 September 2026

Debated in plenary

MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

Sitting of 17 Sept 2026 Report A10-0168/2026
9 September 2026

3 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

Amendments 1–3
11 June 2026

Report tabled for plenary

This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

Report A10-0168/2026

Committee stage 4 steps · 13 Mar 2025–3 Jun 2026

3 June 2026

Committee vote: report adopted

SANT (Public Health) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
5 November 2025

Amendments tabled in committee (3 batches)

Members of the committee proposed changes to the draft.

CJ54-AM-777013 CJ54-AM-779481 CJ54-AM-779516
1 October 2025

Draft report published

The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

CJ54-PR-776849
13 March 2025

Referred to the SANT (Public Health) committee

The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2062
Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL)
Data source: EP Open Data API: procedure record
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector”. Dossier, 17 September 2026. procId 2025-2062, reference 2025/2062(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2062 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F2062(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-2062 (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-dossier-2025-2062,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-17},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2062}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2062},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2025-2062, reference 2025/2062(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F2062(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}