The EU's 2023 Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health backs 20 flagship initiatives with EUR 1.23 billion in funding. Without binding targets or a formal monitoring framework, implementation remains uneven — and critics argue that ambition without accountability is a familiar European pattern.
Europe's Beating Cancer Plan committed EUR 4 billion to fighting the continent's second leading cause of death. Four years into implementation, screening recommendations have expanded and HPV vaccination targets are set — but uneven member state capacity and delayed prevention measures complicate the picture.
