Statements by Kostas STEFANIS, Greek Minister for Health during a debate following the EU Health ministers meeting in an extraordinary Council on May 6 2003. They discussed measures to be taken in Europe in response to the SARS outbreak. Statements by Antonios TRAKATELLIS (PPE-DE, EL), Jules MAATEN (ELDR, NL) and Catherine STIHLER (PSE, UK).

STIHLER, Catherine (S&D, UK)

healthcare safety (T)

TRAKATELLIS, Antonios (EPP-DE, EL)

MAATEN, Jules (ALDE, NL)

STEFANIS, Kostas (EL)

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): extracts from the debate

SOUNDBITE (in Greek) Kostas STEFANIS, Greek Minister for Health on the necessity for Europe, to promote an ambitious health's policy with co-ordination, prevention and monitoring in the framework of a postenlarged Europe.

SOUNDBITE (in Greek) Kostas STEFANIS, Greek Minister for Health on the propositions of priorities, an assistance to the affected areas by the SARS, the development of the research and vaccines, the establishment of a council of experts.

SOUNDBITE (in Greek) Kostas STEFANIS, Greek Minister for Health on the wish of the Council to support the Commission in the establishment of a European center for prevention and control.

SOUNDBITE (in Greek) Antonios TRAKATELLIS (PPE-DE, GR) on the necessity, because of the SARS disease and in the framework of bioterrorism, of a new collaboration in the health policy : "Public health has to be taken its proper place in the European Community".

SOUNDBITE (in Dutch) Jules MAATEN (ELDR, NL) on the need of an emergency plan to avoid problems known by the Canadian autorithies as to the SARS disease.