20 Years of EU health values (2006–2026): four proposals for the future
In 2006—two decades ago—all EU health ministers adopted a resolution entitled “Council Conclusions on Common values and principles in European Union Health Systems”.1 This document articulated what they considered a distinctly European approach to healthcare, centred on universality, access to good quality care, equity, and solidarity. Around this time, national governments sought to reassert national control over health policy, often reacting against what they perceived as EU ‘encroachment’ into a domain traditionally reserved for Members States.
Authors
- den Exter A
- Nick Guldemond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4909-2220)
- Anniek de Ruijter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6140-8988)
- Tamara Hervey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8310-9022)
- Joaquin Cayón-De Las Cuevas
- Markus Frischhut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3270-266X)
- Georges Fares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0612-2465)
- Tomislav Sokol
- Nick Fahy
- Barbara Prainsack
Institutions
- Roma Tre University (IT)
- University of Vienna (AT)
- Universidad de Cantabria (ES)
- City, University of London (GB)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- European Parliament (BE)
- Management Center Innsbruck (AT)
- Catholic University of Croatia (HR)
- RAND Europe (GB)
- Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (NL)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
- Published
- 2026-01-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101589
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00