Covid-19: European measures to mitigate diseases identified in 2016

Brussels, 16 April 2020- The MEP Francisco Guerreiro (PAN) questioned the European Commission about the 2016 report by the European Court of Auditors that warned about the EU’s several weaknesses in its plan to protect citizens from pandemics and other cross-border health threats, pointing out some recommendations in this regard.

The ECA also warned the European Commission in 2016 that its alert and response system needs to be updated to face diseases, like Covid-19. It is now necessary to know whether this warning was taken into account and if the ECA’s recommendations that could have mitigated the effects of the virus were applied.

Therefore, MEP Francisco Guerreiro addressed the following questions to the European Commission:

- Which of the ECA’s recommendations has the Commission implemented and how has it done so?
- How has the Commission sought to increase cooperation between the EU and Member States in these areas?
- What funding has been allocated to implement these recommendations and what programmes or services will be funded from the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework?

Read the parliamentary question here:

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-9-2020-001772_EN.html

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