Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002405/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Viktória Ferenc (PfE), Tamás Deutsch (PfE), Kinga Gál (PfE), Enikő Győri (PfE), András Gyürk (PfE), Annamária Vicsek (PfE), András László (PfE), György Hölvényi (PfE), Csaba Dömötör (PfE), Ernő Schaller-Baross (PfE), Pál Szekeres (PfE)
The ongoing war in Ukraine has had a severe impact on society as a whole, including women on the home front. Due to mass conscription and the constant existential threat of war, many of these women are alone, left caring for multigenerational families under increasing psychological strain. Rates of depression, anxiety, PTSD and burnout are rising.
At the same time, women belonging to the Ukraine’s Hungarian community often face additional linguistic and cultural barriers that limit their access to appropriate mental health services. Identity – especially cultural, national and linguistic identity – is one of the most powerful psychological protective factors, especially in crisis situations. Any efforts to promote mental health regeneration must recognise that mental health interventions cannot work in a culturally neutral environment.
- 1.What concrete measures has the Commission taken, or is it planning to take, to ensure targeted, linguistically and culturally accessible mental health support for Hungarian women in Transcarpathia, in view of the war-related challenges and the heightened vulnerability of these women?
- 2.When does the Commission plan to publish the EU4Health 2025 work programme, and how will it support mental health interventions targeting national minority populations in war-affected areas, such as the Hungarian community in Transcarpathia?
Submitted: 16.6.2025