THE EC WORK PROGRAMME FOR EUROPEAN WAY OF LIFE IN 2022

The EC will

1. deploy ALMA (Aim, Learn, Master, Achieve), a new initiative helping disadvantaged young Europeans who are not in any kind of employment, education or training. It will help these young people gain professional experience abroad with the necessary social support. The ultimate objective is to integrate them into education, vocational training or quality employment.
2. continue working with the European Parliament and the Member States to further build trust and put in place a sustainable European migration management policy.
3. continue to deliver on building a genuine Security Union and will report regularly on progress in the area of security, including on ongoing negotiations on key legislative files, in particular in relation to the four strategic priorities: a future-proof security environment, tackling evolving threats, protecting Europeans from terrorism and organised crime, and a strong European security ecosystem.
4. take new steps to improve the secure exchange of key information with third countries to those providing security on the front line, alongside an update to the rules for advance passenger information.
5. present the EU strategy for universities and propose ways for deeper and sustainable transnational cooperation in higher education, which will be prepared together with the initiatives to improve digital in school and higher education to ensure coherence.
6. present a new European care strategy to address both carers and care receivers, from childcare to long-term care. The strategy will set a framework for policy reforms to guide the development of sustainable longterm care that ensures better and more affordable access to quality services for all. It will also address childhood education and care with particular attention being paid to children with disabilities and those from disadvantaged groups. In addition, it will help close the gender employment gap, increase women’s empowerment and contribute towards gender equality, including by revising the Barcelona targets.
7. continue work on a strong European Health Union and propose a new framework for a dynamic EU pharmaceutical sector, to ensure access to affordable high-quality medicines for all EU citizens, foster innovation and enhance security of supply. This will provide a simplified and efficient regulatory environment through innovative digitalisation and therefore become a flagship for burden reduction.
8. put forward a revision of legislation on medicines for children and rare diseases to tackle shortcomings and ensure that innovative medicines and treatments are readily available.
9. propose the creation of a genuine European Health Data Space, with trustworthy governance to ensure data security and data protection. This will kick-start research into game-changing medicines and enable citizens to exercise more control over their health data. There will be a further boost to life-saving cancer screening and early diagnosis through a Recommendation on cancer screening reflecting the latest available scientific evidence, as part of Europe’s beating cancer plan