Public health: action plan to combat cancer 1996-2000

The Committee has adopted the draft recommendation for a second reading of Mr. Jose Luis VALVERDE LOPEZ (Sp.,EPP) on the 1995-1999 action plan to combat cancer in the framework of public health. All 19 amendments, tabled by the rapporteur, were carried. The most important amendments aim to: - re-establish the financial provisions, from 59 mecu (common position) to 64 mecu proposed by the Commission: - give more consistency and precision to the action programme in the field of the fight against tobacco, cooperation between organisations, public or private, which are involved in the fight against cancer; - undertake preventative action aimed at young people.