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Debate: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health
Date: MONDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Othmar Karas
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Meine sehr geehrten Damen und Herren, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Ich muss Sie wiederum, obwohl Sie es schon wissen, darüber informieren, dass es bei allen Aussprachen dieser Tagung, solange wir hybrid verfahren, keine spontanen Wortmeldungen geben kann und keine blauen Karten akzeptiert werden. Außerdem sind wie bei den letzten Tagungen Zuschaltungen aus den Verbindungsbüros des Parlaments in den Mitgliedstaaten vorgesehen. Als nächster Punkt der Tagesordnung folgt die gemeinsame Aussprache über die Gesundheit und Prävention von Krankheiten. Das Thema, das uns alle in jeder Region, in jeder Gemeinde, in jedem Mitgliedstaat und weltweit betrifft. Und ich darf mit der Berichterstatterin beginnen, Frau de la Pisa Carrión. Sie wird aus Madrid zugeschaltet.
Debate: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health
Date: MONDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Rasmus Andresen
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Pandemien lassen sich nicht durch Abschottung bekämpfen. Die Corona-Pandemie muss und kann eine Blaupause für die EU-Gesundheitspolitik werden. Durch Zusammenarbeit und eine Stärkung der EU werden wir eine bessere Gesundheitsversorgung bekommen und niedrigere Preise bei Medikamenten durchsetzen können. Dazu müssen vor allem die Mitgliedstaaten bereit sein, mehr und zeitnah Informationen über die Gesundheitslage an die EU zu geben und den Weg für gemeinsame Beschaffung freizumachen.  Und um es ganz deutlich zu sagen: Parallelverhandlungen, wie wir sie auch während Corona durch einzelne Mitgliedstaaten erlebt haben, schaden der Europäischen Union. Die Gefahr, dass unsere Verhandlungsposition schlechter wird und wir uns gegeneinander ausspielen lassen, steigt. Deshalb wollen wir Parallelverhandlungen durch einzelne Staaten unterbinden. Aber auch Geheimverträge wie bei den Coronaimpfstoffen müssen der Vergangenheit angehören. Bürgerinnen und Bürger haben ein Recht darauf, zu erfahren, was mit ihren Steuergeldern passiert. Deshalb fordern wir volle Transparenz über die Verträge, die die EU und die Mitgliedstaaten mit den Pharmakonzernen eingehen.  Wir dürfen niemanden durchs Raster fallen lassen, und gerade uns im Ausschuss für Binnenmarkt und Verbraucherschutz war es besonders wichtig zu erwähnen, dass bis zu 37 Millionen Europäer und Europäerinnen unter seltenen Krankheiten oder durch seltene Krankheiten leiden. Für viele der Krankheiten gibt es keine oder nur sehr teure Medikamente. Wenn das ökonomische Interesse bei den Pharmakonzernen fehlt, wird vielen Menschen nicht geholfen. Und gerade deshalb ist es uns wichtig, dass wir es durch gemeinsame Beschaffung auch attraktiver machen wollen und Medikamente für Menschen, die unter seltenen Krankheiten leiden, günstiger machen wollen,. Wir müssen alles dafür tun, den Betroffenen zu helfen.  Im Ausschuss für Binnenmarkt und Verbraucherschutz war es für uns ebenfalls wichtig, dass wir uns hier noch einmal ganz deutlich gegen geschlossene Grenzen aussprechen. Denn geschlossene Grenzen machen Krisen größer und nicht kleiner. COVID-19 hat uns das gezeigt, und wir haben vor allem auch die ökonomischen Konsequenzen dadurch am Anfang gespürt. Und deshalb ist es uns besonders wichtig, darauf hinzuweisen, dass die Grenzen in der EU – auch und gerade für den Warenverkehr – auch in einer Pandemie offenbleiben.  Lassen Sie uns jetzt gemeinsam dafür sorgen, dass die gute Position, die wir ausschussübergreifend im Parlament verhandelt haben, auch im Trilog übrig bleibt, und dass wir es schaffen, die Mitgliedstaaten von unseren Inhalten zu überzeugen.
Debate: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health
Date: MONDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Esther de Lange
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

Dear colleagues, it is exactly to break through this national bias that we are here today. Next time we face a pandemic or any other cross-border health threat, the reflex should not be purely national thinking, but it should be European cooperation. As directly elected representatives, our first responsibility here in this House lies with the citizens. First of all, with those citizens who are vulnerable and who need to be protected against these cross-border health threats. Therefore, the report proposes that national preparedness plans should always also include a component of cross-border cooperation. Secondly, we have a responsibility towards our freedoms – the freedom of movement, as previous speakers said. Although North Rhine-Westphalia kept the border with the Netherlands open, the one with Belgium was closed for months. Yes, I say to our colleagues in the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO Committee) that, of course, that has huge economic consequences, but also at a human level. Let me give you one example: a father living in Belgium who could not see his children. A divorced couple, in this case, who were living just across the border – four kilometres away – in the Netherlands. This is what we need to prevent. What I also support in this report, and I am concluding, Mr President, is the fact that Europe can now declare its own health emergency, therefore being able to act more quickly. But with this increased capability also comes increased responsibilities, and I say this already with a little wink towards the Council, with whom we still need to negotiate: neither this Parliament, nor its citizens, will in a future pandemic accept a purely national approach.
Debate: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health
Date: MONDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Heléne Fritzon
Political group: S-D
Country: Austria
Language: SV

Nu vet vi mer. Vi vet vad en global pandemi kan innebära och vilka krav det ställer på EU, på våra medlemsstater och på våra medborgare. Vi har också en gemensam vaccinstrategi. Samtidigt vet vi också att det finns mycket som vi inte vet. Vi kan inte förutse allt, men vi kan förbereda oss för mycket. Vi kan förbereda oss för framtida pandemier och utmaningar. Jag tycker att EU ska ta ansvar för de brister som har blivit tydliga under pandemin och de kunskapsluckor som vi har sett.  Vi i S&D-gruppen ser att vi behöver ett starkare EU. Vi behöver ta vara på kunskap och data för att på ett effektivt sätt kunna förebygga, förbereda och agera. EU:s smittskyddsmyndighet har spelat en viktig roll under pandemin när det gäller att tillhandahålla vetenskaplig rådgivning, vilket är bra. Data från medlemsstaterna är ju emellertid sällan standardiserad eller jämförbar. Därför är det viktigt att vi nu tar ytterligare ett steg för att stärka det arbetet.  Det är nödvändigt med mer samordning mellan EU:s organ, mellan de nationella och internationella motsvarigheterna. Hanteringen av den pågående pandemin och hanteringen av de framtida hoten mot människors hälsa blir avgörande för vår framtid. Vi behöver en god EU-samordning och en gemensam beredskap för framtiden. Det är faktiskt så att våra medborgare i EU förväntar sig detta, och det är också, för att ta steget fullt ut, viktigt för hela världens folk.
Debate: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health
Date: MONDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Nicolae Ştefănuță
Political group: Renew
Country: Belgium
Language: EN

In the wake of the pandemic, we saw more clearly the limits of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. The agency was created to mirror the US CDC but lacks its powers and funding. The European CDC has an inconsistent access to data and is critically unmanned. It is named like the US CDC, tries to act like it, but lacks almost everything to do so. We have to make sure that the ECDC is not an empty shell, but a strategic instrument the EU has in dealing with future health crises. Could it happen again, that a pandemic or another health threat brings us to our knees? I think the answer is 100% yes. Would we be forgiven a second time for not being prepared? I think the answer is: impossible. I think here in the EP we have made great progress with the competences allotted to this agency. First, one critical issue is the quality and quantity of the information that the agency can access, so we want to grant specific powers to ensure that the quality of data the ECDC receives is good. Second, it is important that the ECDC has the ability to arrange inspections in the Member States. Inspections are not about poking our noses in. Inspection means first-hand help and means testing in peace what will be essential in war. Thirdly, the new variants prove to be challenging in the race to beat COVID-19 so it’s key for the Centre to provide technical and scientific assistance and to help in the detection and sequencing capacities. My country surely needs it. Time cannot be lost when faced with a public health threat or pandemic. You only get to be the firefighter once.
Debate: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health
Date: MONDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Margrete Auken
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Denmark
Language: EN

Firstly, future decision—making has to be more inclusive and involve public health experts, healthcare professionals and consumer organisations. Decision—making needs to be fully transparent and with conditions on rules of conflict of interest, particularly for members of the Health Security Committee. We need much better accountability than what we have seen around the procurement of COVID—19 vaccines. Secondly, on transparency, we cannot continue with ‘business as usual’. The procurement of vaccines remains a scandal. We still don’t know how more than EUR 2.7 billion from the EU Emergency Support Instrument has been spent, and still contracts with industry remain redacted. As we move on from a state of emergency, we need much more transparency and better accountability in the future. The European Parliament should be regularly informed about ongoing negotiations, and up—to—date information about jointly procured products should be provided to consumers, including details of liability and legal protection.  Thirdly, I am confident that our improvements on the high level of data privacy and security will be carried in the coming negotiations. Lastly, we need to improve the EU’s global approach to the pandemic and step up cooperation with the WHO as well as secure access to medical counter—measures for low— and middle—income countries as part of joint procurement. To this end, compulsory and voluntary technology transfer pools and licensing agreements need to be considered seriously as tools to address the global supply of medical counter—measures.
Debate: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health
Date: MONDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Joëlle Mélin
Political group: ID
Language: FR

En sus du renforcement du rôle de l’EMA dans la gestion des pénuries de médicaments, sur lesquelles d’ailleurs les États membres ont beaucoup de mal à se mettre d’accord, il nous est proposé le renforcement de l’Agence de surveillance des maladies infectieuses. Pourtant, c’est celle-là même qui a accusé 22 jours de retard avant de s’exprimer sur la nouvelle pandémie, en niant ses risques jusqu’à la mi-mars 2020. Un copier-coller sur le modèle de l’OMS, qui a échoué et dont on connaît les conséquences gravissimes. Et on voudrait maintenant lui confier la coordination des systèmes de réaction de chacun des États membres, sans en augmenter ni les moyens humains ni les moyens financiers. De même, il nous est proposé un nouveau règlement sur les menaces transfrontières graves pour la santé, qui n’est ni plus ni moins que la reprise dogmatique d’éléments déjà traités dans d’autres textes sur la gestion des stocks, les bases de données informatiques, la transparence des échanges et, surtout, la confirmation de la négation du rôle protecteur des frontières. Ce dernier texte est, selon nous, particulièrement dangereux en ce qu’il établit les bases de la future agence ERA, calquée sur la BARDA américaine, destinée à lutter contre les risques de guerre bactériologique. Mais in fine, c’est l’affaiblissement de l’article 168 du traité FUE, sur la santé publique, qui risque de se produire, venant mettre ainsi la main sur toutes les prérogatives nationales en matière de santé et sans apporter, bien au contraire, la moindre plus value.  Il s’agit là d’une nouvelle instrumentalisation de la crise au profit, il faut bien le dire, des européistes. C’est pourquoi ces deux textes nous semblent peu acceptables.
Debate: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health
Date: MONDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Adam Bielan
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: EN

Looking at this from an internal market perspective, the regulation on serious cross—border threats to health issues raises three important issues: supply chains, procurement and data sharing.  Mainly, the pandemic has exposed the limited diversity of suppliers and over—reliance on a few particular supply chains. Such vulnerabilities need to be addressed by encouraging broader participation of small and medium—sized enterprises in joint procurement procedures.  The EU should pay particular attention to providing technical assistance and reducing administrative burdens, to boost SMEs’ engagements in the process.  Last but not least, the new regulation should ensure that data sets are equally accessible and usable across the EU for better coordination.  I do hope that the proposed solution will contribute to the improvement of operational coordination in the EU. In this regard, I support the creation of the Health Emergency Response and Preparedness Authority.
Debate: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health
Date: MONDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: João Pimenta Lopes
Political group: The Left
Country: Romania
Language: PT

Não surpreende, tendo em conta os objetivos em torno da dita União Europeia da Saúde, o mercado europeu de saúde, que não aponta no sentido da capacitação e do necessário reforço dos serviços públicos de saúde, mas, antes, procuram abrir campo a projetos de liberalização, privatização e concentração deste setor.  Simultaneamente, insiste-se num modelo de contratação pública que procura condicionar a capacidade de Estados de diversificar a aquisição de medicamentos, a opção que bloqueou o avanço mais rápido da vacinação e que amarrou Estados aos interesses das multinacionais farmacêuticas, impedindo a aquisição de vacinas reconhecidas pela Organização Mundial de Saúde.  A resposta a situações de saúde emergentes não pode constituir pretexto para a transferência de competências dos Estados para a esfera supranacional. O que é necessário é o reforço dos serviços públicos de saúde e o seu carácter universal e gratuito, é a capacitação dos Estados na investigação pública, na produção de medicamentos e outros produtos médicos, eliminando dependências do exterior.  O reforço da cooperação no domínio da saúde deve ser promovido na base do respeito pela soberania dos estados e sua autonomia, valorizando as suas autoridades nacionais e tomando como referente os interesses públicos e o das populações.
Debate: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health
Date: MONDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Antoni Comín i Oliveres
Political group: NI
Country: Romania
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, la pandémie a été sans doute une immense tragédie humaine, avec des conséquences sociales et économiques que nous connaissons tous. Cependant, l’Union a su tirer des leçons utiles pour l’avenir. Parmi elles, la nécessité de progresser dans la construction d’une politique de santé commune européenne, dans les domaines spécifiques où cette plus grande intégration nous permettra de faire plus et mieux. Ce règlement sur les menaces transfrontalières est bien entendu l’un des piliers de cette nouvelle Union européenne de la santé et nous sommes satisfaits de la quantité et la qualité des contributions que nous avons pu apporter. Citons la définition de besoins réels de santé dans toutes les politiques, l’élargissement de la surveillance épidémiologique des maladies transmissibles à leurs conséquences sur les maladies non transmissibles, en particulier la santé mentale, la prise en compte des régions, et particulièrement des régions transfrontalières, dans les plans de prévention et de transparence, ou encore la publication de la liste des membres du Comité de sécurité sanitaire de l’Union, pour éviter tout conflit d’intérêt avec l’industrie pharmaceutique. En conclusion, plus d’Europe dans le domaine de la santé afin que les États membres et les régions de l’Union puissent garantir davantage et mieux le droit à la santé de leurs citoyens.
Debate: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health
Date: MONDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Radan Kanev
Political group: PPE
Country: Ireland
Language: BG

Г-н Председател, уважаема г-жо Комисар, колеги, в този общ дебат за европейската здравна политика основната политическа тема е докъде се простират компетенциите на националната държава и откъде започват тези на Съюза. Допуска ли принципът на субсидиарност европейските институции да се ангажират с проблеми на здравеопазването в отделни държави членки? Общата поръчка на ваксини, въпреки началното забавяне, е безспорен успех. Днес Европейският съюз е с най-високи нива на ваксинация, при най-добри цени и максимални гаранции за безопасност в световен мащаб, но изчерпва ли това възможностите на Съюза да влияе на здравната политика? Моят отговор е категорично не. Нужно е много повече, защото принципът на субсидиарност допуска, но и изисква намеса тогава, когато отделна държава не се справя с кризата и застрашава здравето и живота на своите граждани, а през отворените ни граници и на всички европейци.  И аз ще дам конкретен пример, който дълбоко ме тревожи, който засяга моите близки, колеги и съседи. Второ правителство и трети парламент в България се провалят в организацията на ваксинационна кампания, в пресичането на антинаучната пропаганда, която ни доведе до позорния резултат от около 20% ваксинирани при 70% средно за Съюза, в провеждането на политики, които да насърчат ваксинацията и да защитят гражданите. Провалят се, защото политическата криза и постоянната предизборна кампания ги превръщат в заложници на страхлив популизъм. Преди дни всички други партии отхвърлиха предложението на Демократична България да се включат в бюджета средства за публична кампания за ваксинации. Но жертви на този провал не са политиците, жертви са възрастните, болните, слабите, жертва е малкият и семейният бизнес, самонаетите лица, тези, които са се ваксинирали, за да защитят другите, но днес им затварят бизнеса, жертви са децата, пак заплашени от дистанционно обучение. Така че отговорът е, че правомощията на Европа стигат дотам, докъдето е нужно, ако националните правителства се провалят да защитят нашите граждани.
Debate: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health
Date: MONDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Jytte Guteland
Political group: S-D
Language: SV

Herr talman! Förhoppningsvis går vi nu mot ljusare tider med mindre ansträngd intensivvård och lättade restriktioner. Det är emellertid nu vi måste dra lärdomarna från pandemin. Runt hörnet lurar nämligen inte bara en risk för en fjärde våg eller nya mutationer av viruset, utan det handlar också om vårt sätt att leva, i obalans med naturen, vilket ökar risken för framtida pandemier. Det krävs nu internationellt samarbete, bland annat inom EU, för att vi aldrig mer ska behöva återuppleva det vi har gått igenom de senaste 18 månaderna.  I början av sommaren röstade vi i Europaparlamentet för en förstärkt läkemedelsmyndighet. På så vis kan vi undvika den brist på skyddsutrustning och mediciner som rådde i början av pandemin. I dag tar vi emellertid nästa steg mot en europeisk hälsounion. Särskilt stärker vi det preventiva arbetet med ett tidigt EU-gemensamt varningssystem, oavsett var nästa smittsamma sjukdom kan uppstå. Den mörkläggning av pandemin som rådde i början, av Kina, och som bromsade viktiga åtgärder i ett tidigt skede, får aldrig inträffa här i EU.  Förutom det förebyggande så har vi nu också nya verktyg för att i realtid följa och förutspå utvecklingen av framtida virus. Vi tar också ställning för ett nytt globalt ramverk för samarbete mot pandemier, inom ramen för Världshälsoorganisationen. Oavsett om det är antibiotikaresistens, vaccinmotstånd eller en osund djurhållning som ligger bakom nästa pandemi, så måste EU alltid vara rustat och redo. Det här blir nu mer möjligt, när vi tar ställning för ett samarbete kring gränsöverskridande hälsohot och en upprustad europeisk smittskyddsmyndighet. Vi har nog med kriser att hantera. Låt pandemier tillhöra det förflutna.
Debate: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health
Date: MONDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Gianantonio Da Re
Political group: ID
Country: France
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, il Centro europeo per la prevenzione e il controllo delle malattie è stato istituito nel 2005 con lo scopo di creare una rete di sorveglianza delle malattie infettive. Oggi discutiamo la proposta della Commissione europea di potenziare questo Centro, affidandogli nuove competenze e compiti che vanno ben oltre il monitoraggio delle malattie infettive, prevedendo ispezioni e controlli serrati nei sistemi sanitari nazionali. Ciò significherebbe una grave intromissione dell'Unione europea nelle politiche sanitarie degli Stati membri, una sorta di commissariamento dei sistemi sanitari nazionali, in palese violazione del principio di sussidiarietà previsto dai trattati. È bene ricordare che la competenza e la responsabilità primaria per la tutela della salute dei cittadini europei è e deve rimanere agli Stati membri. In materia sanitaria infatti l'Unione europea non ha una competenza esclusiva né una competenza concorrente con gli altri Stati membri, ma solo una competenza limitata per completare, entro limiti ben precisi, l'azione degli Stati. In altre parole l'Unione europea non ha la competenza legislativa in materia, potendo solo adottare delle raccomandazioni senza carattere vincolante. Lo stesso articolo 17 del trattato stabilisce che la Commissione europea è la guardiana. Sia quindi la Commissione per prima a dare il buon esempio. La pandemia di COVID-19 non può e non deve diventare l'ennesimo pretesto per l'Unione europea per assumere nuove e ulteriori competenze che non le spettano. La sanità nazionale non si tocca.