Eu Solidarity in Fighting COVID-19: State of Play, Obstacles, Citizens’ Attitudes, and Ways Forward

VoxEU, 2020

Posted: 27 Mar 2020

See all articles by A. de Ruijter

A. de Ruijter

University of Amsterdam - Law Centre for Health and Life

Roel M. W. J. Beetsma

University of Amsterdam - Research Institute in Economics & Econometrics (RESAM); European Commission; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute); Tinbergen Institute; Netspar

Brian Burgoon

University of Amsterdam

Francesco Nicoli

University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)

Frank Vandenbroucke

University of Amsterdam

Date Written: March 26, 2020

Abstract

We argue that the EU needs a more robust policy framework for the centralized procurement, storage and allocation of medical countermeasures against a pandemic, such as COVID-19. We conducted a survey before the COVID-19 outbreak to assess Dutch citizens’ attitudes towards such a centralized European approach. It suggests that considerable public support exists for an effective policy framework centralizing the procurement, stockpiling, and allocation of medicines.


Keywords: COVID-19, European solidarity, Joint Procurement, Public health, EU health policy

Suggested Citation

de Ruijter, Anniek and Beetsma, Roel M. W. J. and Burgoon, Brian and Nicoli, Francesco and Vandenbroucke, Frank, Eu Solidarity in Fighting COVID-19: State of Play, Obstacles, Citizens’ Attitudes, and Ways Forward (March 26, 2020). VoxEU, 2020, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3561687

Anniek De Ruijter

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Brian Burgoon

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Francesco Nicoli

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