Overview

• On June 3, the Council of Ministers greenlit 227 million euros to support the 2025–2027 Mental Health Action Plan and the country’s first national suicide prevention strategy.
• The mental health package includes 39 million euros for eight strategic lines, such as boosting human resources, expanding community-based services and promoting non-institutional alternatives.
• A separate 17.8 million-euro fund will launch suicide prevention measures including awareness campaigns, hospital emergency reforms and specialized support for high-risk and bereaved groups.
• Separately, 172.4 million euros has been earmarked to modernize primary care through enhanced diagnostic procedures, reduced administrative burdens, AI-based tools, gender-violence detection and digital record interoperability.
• Regions must meet four key targets by December 31, 2025—new public hiring offers, staffing incentives for hard-to-fill posts, prioritizing nurse specialists and securing stable teaching units—to unlock half of the primary care budget.