EU health commitments fell from EUR 687 million in 2026 to EUR 635 million in 2027, a reduction of almost 8%.

Omissions

• The figure covers only the EU4Health programme; it is presented as 'EU health commitments' in general, omitting other health-related EU funding lines (e.g. Horizon Europe health research, rescEU/health preparedness, European Competitiveness Fund health strand) whose trajectory may differ.
• The comparison is between the 2026 budget and the Commission's DRAFT budget for 2027 (as reported in Parliament's SANT committee draft opinion); the 2027 figures were a proposal, not adopted commitments, at the time of the speech.
• The exact percentage reduction is 52.6/687.9 = 7.65%, which supports 'almost 8%'.
• No primary Commission draft-budget document (DG BUDG / SEC document) was retrieved; the figures are confirmed by European Parliament and Council budget-table documents.

Sources

• SecondaryEuropean Parliament – SANT committee Draft Opinion on the 2027 budget (2026/07-13)"Notes with concern that, in the draft budget, the total EU4Health commitments decrease from 687.9 million EUR in 2026 to 635.3 million EUR in 2027, representing a [reduction]"
• SecondaryEuropean Parliament – budget table (Annex 4), EU4Health 2027 commitment line"... EU4HEALTH ... 635.3 4 567.0" (EU4Health commitment appropriations for 2027 shown as EUR 635.3 million)
• SecondaryAustrian Parliament (EU document 025231/EU XXVIII. GP) – budget table with EU4Health line"... EU4HEALTH ... 635.3. 1. 0.0. 14 775.4 13 384.2 14 162.1" (EU4Health 2027 commitment appropriations of EUR 635.3 million)