As part of FTI Consulting Brussel’s EU2019 election campaign, please find attached the last overview from our Health team highlighting what remains outstanding on Europe’s agenda within the sector before May 2019, when the current mandate concludes. This follows on from the Tech, Financial Services and Energy, Transport and Agriculture, circulated over the past weeks.

It concludes: “As the EU becomes increasingly active in the healthcare sector and some Member States embark on closer collaboration, we will see a stronger EU influence emerging. With ageing populations, diminishing health workforces and new technologies making greater demands on healthcare budgets, Europe will be looking at different ways to preserve its social model, protect national healthcare systems and manage patient expectations”.

As part of FTI Consulting Brussels's EU2019 election campaign, please find attached the latest overview from our Energy – Transport - Agriculture team highlighting what legislation remains outstanding on Europe’s agenda within these sectors, before the current mandate finishes in May. This follows on from the Tech and Financial services overview circulated earlier this month.

It concludes that Europe continues to lead the world on sustainability issues and implementation of a circular economy. From 2019 marine litter and cleaning up plastic waste will be priorities, vying for attention on how to decarbonise while staying competitive. Expect some heated discussions.

The financial crisis might be over, but the EU’s scrutiny of the financial sector is far from over. While the focus is currently on adopting key pieces of legislation in traditional areas of financial services, we can expect an increased focus on sustainable finance and FinTech in 2019-2020.

Ahead of the EU elections in 2019, our team of experts look at the various issues affecting the world of Technology, Media and Telecommunications which are currently being discussed by the EU, and consider which are likely to be adopted before the current mandate ends.

We know the widespread implications of the introduction of the GDPR in 2018, and even more business-impacting regulation is just around the corner. From 2019, Europe will start looking at regulation on artificial intelligence, data use and rules governing online platforms. FTI Consulting is well-placed to provide you with insight and analysis on all these issues. For further guidance on how developments in Europe will affect your business, please do get in touch with the team.