the European Medicines Agency supposed to be on future Health crises like the corona pandemic be able to react more effectively in the future. Negotiators of the European Parliament and the EU states agreed on Thursday that the Strengthen the mandate of the authority in Amsterdam.
So that there are no supply bottlenecks with drugs and medical products, as at the beginning of the Corona crisis, the EMA should in the future Monitor and eliminate gaps in the supply of specific products. The authority should also ensure that safe and effective drugs are developed in the event of a new crisis, as the Council of EU states announced. According to the European Parliament, information on bottlenecks in important drugs or medical products should be available online.
“Preparation and coordination at EU level are two essential factors in overcoming future health crises,” emphasized the Slovenian Health Minister Janez Poklukar on behalf of the current EU Council Presidency. Spanish Social Democrat Nicolás González Casares, who negotiated for Parliament, said that the new mandate would give “more transparency, more participation, more coordination, more effective monitoring and more preparedness”.