1 Amendments of Karin KADENBACH related to 2018/0224(COD)
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In the EU, 550 000 people in working age die from four major chronic diseases (cardiovascular disease, cancers, respiratory diseases and diabetes) every year 1a. This carries a significant societal and economic cost. Indeed, OECD has estimated that losing 550 000 productive lives costs the EU economy € 115 billion a year. This corresponds to 0.8% of GDP in the EU 1b _________________ 1ahttp://www.oecd.org/health/health-at-a- glance-europe-23056088.htm 1bhttp://www.oecd.org/health/health-at-a- glance-europe-23056088.htm