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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Strategy against an influenza pandemic2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051025.4.2-038"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-10-25-Speech-2-0392
lpv:speaker	lp:Georgs Andrejevs2
lpv:spoken text	". – Mr President, according to the Commission’s latest action plan on health and consumer protection, the EU must protect the public from risks and threats which are beyond the control of individuals and cannot be effectively and completely tackled by Member States on their own. We have been warned that the world is facing the real threat of a dangerous influenza pandemic. Effective preparedness planning includes the stockpiling of appropriate antivirals, as well as implementation by Member States of the existing WHO vaccination recommendations during seasonal flu, in order to protect the public and at the same time increase the vaccine production capacity of the European vaccine industry. Additional investment is needed for the development of prototype influenza pandemic vaccines, as a key intermediate step towards establishing a manufacturing process and the characteristics of future pandemic vaccines. Last week, the EU Health Ministers recognised that no country can solve these problems alone. Bearing in mind that the Member States have very different financial resources for stockpiling vaccines and antivirals, as well as for the national advance purchase commitment to establish national pandemic vaccine needs, we have to suggest an early mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund as a precautionary instrument, allowing for pre-emptive action to be taken in preparing for an influenza pandemic. It is our belief that the Solidarity Fund envelope must be used now for the Community’s centralised activities, including the strengthening of the European Centre for Disease Control, as well as for Member States that apply. The stakes are high and time might be short."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; ENVI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Savienība "Latvijas Celš" (2004-07-20--2008-11-03)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Georgs Andrejevs,"1 "on behalf of the ALDE Group"1

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