The special committee on the COVID-19 pandemic organises two workshops to discuss the state of play of EU’s crisis preparedness and response, and developments related to “long COVID”.

When: Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 15.00 - 17.00

Where: European Parliament in Brussels, Spinelli building, room 5G3

Members of the Special Committee on COVID-19 (COVI) will debate with several experts the state of play of the EU’s crisis preparedness and response system, the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges ahead:

Andrea Ammon, Director, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

Petronille Bogaert, Head of Unit and Scientific Project Manager, Sciensano

Marion Koopmans, Head of the Viroscience Department, Erasmus MC

Stella Ladi, Reader in Public Management, Queen Mary University of London

Claude Blumann, Professor of Public Law, University Paris-Panthéon-Assas

You can read more details about the workshop and watch live here.

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When: Thursday, 9 March 2023, 10.30 - 12.30

Where: European Parliament in Brussels, Spinelli building, room 1G3

COVI members will also meet with experts to discuss key facts and developments related to “long COVID”, and identify regulatory and policy aspects that need to be addressed in order to minimise the impact of long COVID on European citizens and society:

Peter Piot, Professor of Global Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Dominique Salmon, University Paris Descartes Paris

Dr. Clara Lehmann, Deputy Coordinator HIV, German Center for Infection Research, University of Cologne

Bernhard Schieffer, Marburg University Hospital

Carmen Scheibenbogen, Acting Director Institute of Medical Immunology, Berlin Charité Hospital

Ann Li, Long COVID Europe

Background

In March 2022, the European Parliament established a new “Special committee on the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future” (COVI). The committee’s work focuses on four areas: health, democracy and fundamental rights, social and economic impact, as well as global aspects related to the pandemic.