On Thursday 16 September, the European Commission unveiled the contours of the new and long-awaited “European Health Emergency preparedness and Response Authority” (HERA), presented by Vice-President Margarítis Schinás as “the missing block” in the configuration of the European Health Union.
The Authority - which is expected to be fully operational by early 2022 - will be tasked with complementing the work of existing European health agencies and ensuring that the EU and the EU27...