SANT subcommittee
Politico Analysis: Why No One in Brussels Wants to Become Health Commissioner and Who von der Leyen Is Considering
Until recently, the European Union’s health department enjoyed special attention, especially after the COVID-19 crisis, when it received an additional €5 billion in funding and established a new agency for health crisis response. At that time, Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, with four decades of experience in the health sector, led the efforts.