Europe in the pandemic:
research and innovation for a more resilient health system
Video conference on 7 September 2020 – draft programme
Conference of Chairpersons of Committees on Health, Research and Digital Affairs from the na-
tional parliaments and the European Parliament as part of the Parliamentary Dimension of Ger-
many’s Presidency of the Council of the EU
14.00
Opening remarks by a Vice-President of the German Bun-
destag
Session 1
Solidarity and sovereignty: for a more resilient health
system in Europe
Chaired by:
Erwin Rüddel
Chairman of the German Bundestag’s Committee on
Health
Keynote statement:
Representative of the European Com-
mission
(tbc)
Keynote statement:
Dr Andrea Ammon
Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention
and Control (ECDC)
Keynote statement:
Representative of a national parlia-
ment / the European Parliament
14.05
14.30
16.00
16.15
Discussion
Break
Session 2
Cross-border cooperation in health research and Euro-
pean research funding to support sustainable crisis man-
agement
Chaired by:
Dr Ernst Dieter Rossmann
Chairman of the German Bundestag’s Committee on Edu-
cation, Research and Technology Assessment
As at: 10 July 2020