Hotly debated topic: the EU Health Data Space

At the beginning of May, the European Commission presented a draft regulation for a European Health Data Space (EHDS). Already during the presentation of the proposal, it became clear which topics will play the main role in the discussions surrounding the EHDS in the coming months. Right at the forefront were data protection and the confidentiality of patient data. Both Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas and EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides never tired of emphasizing that they were aware of the importance of data protection in the healthcare sector and that all regulations in the regulation absolutely had to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation.