Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-02-10-Speech-2-039"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-02-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040210.2.2-039"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-02-10-Speech-2-0402
lpv:speaker	lp:Antonios Trakatellis2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2000-04-10--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-03-07--2004-04-30)3 unknown; Nea Dimokratia (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, today is an important milestone because, after many years of debate and findings on the need to reinforce the Union's ability to take prompt, coordinated action on public health threats, we are finally discussing the setting up of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Over the last twenty years, there have been reports of thirty new infectious diseases, or variations on old diseases caused by mutating viruses, or even the re-emergence of old diseases such as tuberculosis, to give but one example. All these crises in the public health sector, such as SARS and bird flu recently, have highlighted the weaknesses and gaps in existing structures. I hope that the Centre, with its small but adequate scientific operating structure, will be able to plug these gaps efficiently. However, if its work is to be satisfactory and efficient, it must be the central reference and coordination point for all the national surveillance centres and reference centres and laboratories of the Member States. I should like to thank the rapporteur because not only did he accept the amendments which I proposed but, subsequently, in conjunction with them, two very important issues were approved and accepted which had not been included in the initial proposal. The first concerns the development of the strategy of vaccinations, which are an extremely important weapon in combating the threat from infections diseases. The second relates to the identification of topical public health issues and the promotion of the relevant, applied research, in order to reinforce our preventive capabilities and promote the efficiency of the coordinated action taken. Mr President, I hope that we will also overcome these final hesitations and that the Centre will soon be up and running, even in its present, restricted form."@en1

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