EU solidarity in fighting COVID-19: State of play, obstacles, citizens’ attitudes, and ways forward

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Publication date 26-03-2020
Publisher VoxEU
Organisations
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
  • Faculty of Law (FdR) - Amsterdam Center for European Law and Governance (ACELG)
  • Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) - Amsterdam School of Economics Research Institute (ASE-RI)
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG)
Abstract We argue that the EU needs a more robust policy framework for the centralized procurement, storage and allocation of medical countermeasures against a pandemic, such as COVID-19. We conducted a survey before the COVID-19 outbreak to assess Dutch citizens’ attitudes towards such a centralized European approach. It suggests that considerable public support exists for an effective policy framework centralizing the procurement, stockpiling, and allocation of medicines.
Document type Web publication or website
Language English
Published at https://voxeu.org/article/eu-solidarity-fighting-covid-19
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