From reaction to action: how the EU can step up its role in global pandemics
Guagliardo, Simona ; Dhéret, Claire
European Policy Centre, Brussels
EPC - Brussels
2020
4 p.
epidemic disease ; European Union ; health policy
Policy Brief - Social Europe & Well-being Programme
14 July 2020
European Union
English
"The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the unpreparedness of European health systems to absorb a health crisis of this magnitude. In order to fix these existing structural weaknesses and effectively deal with the health challenges brought on by the current pandemic, we need to build a ‘Europe of Health'; an EU public health policy that works across borders and lives up to its citizens' expectations. "
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