PMID: 9534267Jan 1, 1997Paper

Is it possible (and desirable) to administer a standard for an effective health policy for the European Union?

Bulletin De La Société Des Sciences Médicales Du Grand-Duché De Luxembourg
M Bruch

Abstract

The European Union has a formal interest in public health under the Article 129 of the Maastricht Treaty. Hitherto, the main contribution of the European Union action in public health has been limited to research, health information and education concerning, in particular major diseases and drug dependence. Unfortunately the European architects did not clearly conceive a plan for the establishment of a common health policy despite the fact that the European health policies are fragmented and are often the indirect results of economic policies. Indeed, the domain of public health is essentially governed by the principle of national sovereignty, onto which the principle of subsidiarity has been grafted. Whereas Article 129 of the Maastricht Treaty applies especially to preventive health policies, the concomitant affirmation of the principle of subsidiarity in this field tends to suspend any establishment of a European health policy. In the same way, the lack of compulsory provisions relating to Community actions, expressed as recommendations, raises the question whether the European Union is willing to move to a European health policy.

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