2 – Presidency of the Council of the European Union

France has taken over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (PFUE) for 6 months, from January 1, 2022, with the slogan: “Relance, puissance, appartenance”. This note looks at the European Union’s competences in the field of health, the idea and modalities of a “Europe of health”, and Europe’s place in global health.

1- Gender and sexual health (french)

Social features, whether class, gender, or “race”, regulate social relations and influence life and health trajectories. By recalling the contours of the polysemous term “gender”, this brief aims at highlighting the major scientific and political issues at stake regarding social inequalities in sexual health today.