Androulla Vassiliou - European Commission

Welcome to my Home Page

I am fulfilled and honoured to have been given the opportunity to work in a field which intimately touches EU citizens' everyday lives. On a different level, I am particularly glad that my nomination coincided with this year's International Women's' Week and brings the College one step closer to gender parity.

As Commissioner for Health, my portfolio covers three broad areas: public Health, feed and food safety and animal health and welfare. Many challenges lie ahead. We need, for example to improve the legal certainty on patients' rights in cross border health care, to contribute to reducing organ donation shortages, to help combat rare disease in the field of public health or to implement a comprehensive strategy on animal health.

I know I can count on the dedication of my services working in the Directorate-General for Health and Consumers and I look forward to a close co-operation with national authorities in the Member States. On my side, I will put all my energy into addressing these important issues.

I invite you to take a closer look at the work going on in these three areas:

Androulla Vassiliou