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TunisiaStatement by President von der Leyen on the end of the COVID-19 pandemic
Welcoming the WHO’s announcement that COVID-19 no longer constitutes a global health emergency, President Ursula von der Leyen made the following statement:
“Finally, after more than 3 years, COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency. This is good news.
This pandemic has had a heavy toll on people, our society and our economy. But we have successfully overcome it thanks to determined action at global, EU and Member State level, and to the resilience and solidarity of our citizens.
It has taught us that the EU’s strength lies in its unity, including when confronted with major health crises. European solidarity, in sharing medical supplies, treating patients or helping repatriate citizens, and in the reconstruction of our economies, helped us to protect our citizens together and overcome the most difficult phases of the pandemic.
This pandemic changed the face of the EU, which has become a true European Health Union. We are now far better prepared to face future health crises, with new tools to react quickly to emerging health crises. We have strengthened our health security framework and crisis preparedness mechanisms. We have established the Health Emergency and Response Authority (HERA) to be better prepared for future health emergencies. We have a stronger European Medicine Agency (EMA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
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