The Environment and Health Committee, for its part, had no intention of scaling down the EU's ambitions in areas closely affecting the welfare of its people, one of them being health.
Eiropas Parlaments 16. martā nobalsoja par 1,5 miljardu eiro piešķiršanu Rīcības programmai veselības aizsardzības jomā laikposmam no 2007. līdz 2013. gadam.