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COMMISSION10 Mar 2026

Commission publishes first implementing act on EHR data categories

Defines which electronic health record categories fall under mandatory cross-border exchange from 2027 — the first concrete operational rule under the EHDS Regulation.

Source: EUR-Lex

MEMBER STATE5 Mar 2026

Finland designates Findata as national HDAB under EHDS

Finland is the first Member State to formally align its existing health data permit authority with EHDS requirements, giving Findata an expanded mandate for cross-border data access.

Source: Ministry of Social Affairs

INFRASTRUCTURE28 Feb 2026

Slovakia goes live on MyHealth@EU for ePrescription

Slovak citizens can now fill prescriptions in other connected EU countries — the 14th Member State to activate this service.

Source: EC eHealth Network

COMMISSION20 Feb 2026

HaDEA awards €12M in EU4Health grants for EHDS implementation

Six multi-country consortia receive funding to pilot Secure Processing Environments and health data catalogues — the largest single tranche of EHDS infrastructure funding to date.

Source: HaDEA

MEMBER STATE15 Feb 2026

Germany’s Health Data Use Act enters consultation phase

The Gesundheitsdatennutzungsgesetz draft establishes Germany’s legal basis for secondary use of health data, a prerequisite for HDAB designation.

Source: BMG

INFRASTRUCTURE1 Feb 2026

MyHealth@EU patient summary service reaches 20 connected countries

Croatia and Lithuania join the patient summary network — leaving seven Member States still not connected for any cross-border primary use service.

Source: EC Digital Health

MEMBER STATE20 Jan 2026

Estonia opens public consultation on EHDS national implementation plan

The plan outlines how Estonia will adapt its already-advanced digital health infrastructure to meet specific EHDS Regulation requirements by 2027.

Source: Ministry of Social Affairs

INDUSTRY10 Jan 2026

EIT Health launches EHDS readiness assessment tool for health data holders

Hospitals and biobanks can self-assess their technical and governance readiness for secondary use data access requests under the EHDS framework.

Source: EIT Health