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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12842

30 November 2021
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Health
World Health Assembly, Charles Michel reiterates EU’s preference for a binding treaty on pandemics
Brussels, 29/11/2021 (Agence Europe)

The Special Session of the World Health Assembly opened on Monday 29 November in Geneva, marking the start of an intergovernmental process to negotiate a Convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic preparedness and response.

Although the EU hopes to negotiate a legally binding treaty, it is not certain that the future agreement or instrument will be binding, as the informal green light given by diplomats on Sunday to a draft resolution still mentions these options...

Contents

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
SECTORAL POLICIES
SECURITY - DEFENCE
EXTERNAL ACTION
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
NEWS BRIEFS
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