Prospects for the Development of EU Health Policy after the COVID-19 Pandemic
Prospects for the Development of EU Health Policy after the COVID-19 Pandemic

Author(s): Jolanta Szymańska
Subject(s): Politics, International relations/trade, Welfare systems, Health and medicine and law, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: COVID-19; pandemic; EU; health policy; development;
Summary/Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed both the weaknesses of Member States’ health systems and the limitations of the EU’s mechanism to respond to cross-border health threats. Strengthening the EU’s resistance to health crises will become an important point in budget negotiations and the deliberations of the planned Conference on the Future of Europe. Although there are some supporters of granting the EU greater powers in this area, the changes will most likely be limited to increasing the resources of European health institutions and improving the mechanisms of cooperation between states in order to better respond to future crises.

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