Changing the European lifestyle: How the European Commission shows
progress through open data
The European Commission is ensuring that Europe is becoming a union
that aims to provide justice for everyone. Using funds for several
activities to protect EU citizens and EU values, for example
supporting the European Health Union
[https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/promoting-our-european-way-life/european-health-union_en]
in responding to cross-border health crises, creating a strategy for
the future of Schengen for easy travel, and setting up the European
Security Union
[https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/promoting-our-european-way-life/european-security-union_en]
to address security challenges.

Each of these activities has a long-term schedule; therefore, it is
important that citizens know about the progress that is made. To
inform on the EU Security Union Strategy 2020-2025
[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52020DC0605],
on May 15, the Commission published their Seventh Progress Report
[https://commission.europa.eu/news/evaluating-progress-made-making-europe-more-secure-2024-05-15_en],
which shows that there is better equipment to face security
challenges. Additionally, as part of the Beating Cancer Plan,
[https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/promoting-our-european-way-life/european-health-union/cancer-plan-europe_en]
the Commission has proposed to increase HPV and HBV vaccinations as
preventive measures. 

The use of open data supports the European Commission’s priorities
by providing datasets regarding the rule of law, democracy and
participation, and evidence-based policies. By analysing data related
to social issues, migration, and equality, policymakers can design
effective programmes that align with the values of the
EU. Data.europa.eu [https://data.europa.eu/en] provides aid to this
strategy by hosting publicly available datasets on several EU topics,
including security
[https://data.europa.eu/data/datasets?query=security&locale=en]
and health
[https://data.europa.eu/data/datasets?query=health&locale=en&page=1]. 

The European Commission has already saved €5.5 billion
[https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/promoting-our-european-way-life_en]
for the EU by providing better access to and exchange of health data.
Our portal publishes datasets and news about the effects and progress
of plans like the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
[https://data.europa.eu/en/news-events/news/driving-healthcare-advancements-open-data-and-european-health-data-space]. 

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Publication Date/Time
2024-06-03T08:00:00+00:00
The agenda of the European Commission for a secure, healthy, and just
Europe