The new regulation on cross-border threats to health is the final part of the European Health Union, along with strengthened roles for the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Its aim is to ensure collective EU action on preparedness, surveillance, risk assessment, and early warning and response in the event of health emergencies.
The EU institutions have reached an agreement on legislation that will introduce clearer rules on the stockpiling and joint procurement of vaccines and treatments in the event of future health crises such as a pandemic.
The draft regulation on serious cross-border threats to health, which was provisionally agreed by the Council of the EU and...