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Anne Bucher
Anne Bucher was Director-General in the European Commission until October 2020, first as the Chair of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board since 2016 and as a Director General for Health and Food Safety. Having joined the Commission in 1983, Anne Bucher held a number of senior management positions and worked in various fields of European policies: macroeconomic forecast and models, governance of the eurozone and structural reforms; digital economy; EU tax policy; Structural funds, research funding, evaluation of employment policies, enlargement and development aid.
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The European Health Data Space
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The failure of global public health governance: a forensic analysis
In this Policy Contribution, we seek to understand the reasons for these failures of global collective action.
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Does Europe need a Health Union?
This Policy Contribution assesses the rationale for a Health Union.
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Pandemic prevention: avoiding another cycle of ‘panic and neglect’
Agreement is needed at international level on mechanisms to ensure better preparedness for the next pandemic.
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Increasing the global supply of essential medical supplies: Time for Europe to step up its global leadership
Europe has already made a significant financial contribution to beating the pandemic, now it has the opportunity and moral responsibility to do more.
Health: Crisis governance for a vital global public good
Given the collapse in cooperation over health governance, what strategies should be pursued at international level, and by what means?
Economic governance of the EU: Quo Vadis?
This event will address topics of central interest in current EU policy debates: fiscal and competitiveness coordination, financial union and the dive