Elena Nevado Del Campo· PPE

Confirmed

More than 4 billion euros have been mobilized for the European Plan to Fight Cancer

Omissions

• The 4 billion euro figure represents the total earmarked/budgeted amount for the plan, not necessarily disbursed funds. Of this total, 1.25 billion euros comes specifically from the EU4Health programme, with the remainder from other EU funding instruments.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission - Europe's Beating Cancer PlanEurope's Beating Cancer Plan will have €4 billion of funding, including €1.25 billion from the future EU4Health programme
• PrimaryEuropean Commission - Europe's Beating Cancer Plan (PDF)EU4Health programme and other EU instruments will provide substantial financial support with €4 billion to Member States
• PrimaryEuropean Commission - EU4Health financed projectsWith a €4 billion budget, the EU Cancer Plan makes use of all available funding instruments, including dozens of projects financed by the EU4Health programme
• PrimaryEuropean Parliament - Draft Report on Europe's Beating Cancer PlanIt mobilised EUR 4 billion, structured policy around four coherent pillars