Donata Meroni

Head of Unit, ‘Health Monitoring and Cooperation, Health Networks, European Commission

Donata Meroni is the Head of the Unit ‘Health Monitoring and Cooperation, Health Networks’ within the Public Health Directorate of DG SANTE, European Commission. Her role involves overseeing activities on cross-border healthcare Directive, on rare diseases, and the European Reference Networks for rare and complex diseases.
Previously, she led the unit focused on ‘Health promotion, disease prevention, and funding instruments’ in the same Directorate. From 2017 to 2021, she was the Head of the ‘Health and Food Safety’ Unit at the Executive Agency for Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food (CHAFEA) in Luxembourg. She has been with the European Commission since 2002, beginning her tenure at DG SANCO, starting her career at the Commission at the Food and Veterinary Office in Ireland

Dear delegates,

In light of the latest developments and as a precautionary measure, the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026 has decided to postpone this week’s Presidency Conference Advancement of Treatments for Rare Diseases, scheduled to take place in Cyprus 5–6 March 2026.

Further information regarding possible re-arrangement and new dates will be communicated in due course.

We apologise for the inconvenience caused by these adjustments and thank you for your understanding.

Yours sincerely,
The Organizing Committee
Conference “Advancement of Treatments for Rare Diseases”
Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026