Health has become a “geostrategic weapon” that can bring a continent and beyond to its knees. These are the words of MEP Nathalie Colin-Oesterlé (EPP, France), who drafted a report on shortages of medicines (see EUROPE B12453A17). According to this newcomer to the European Parliament, who has a degree in notarial law, it is unthinkable to continue to address the issue of access to medicines as we did before the Covid-19 crisis, by relying on market forces and declaring that each State...