MEPs debate on EU response to the Mpox outbreak and the need for continuous action. MEPs discuss the EU's response to the mpox outbreak and the need for ongoing action with the European Commission. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and nearby regions a "public health emergency of international concern" on August 14, 2024. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) issued a risk assessment on August 16, stating that the overall risk to Europe's general population is low. Currently, the EU has one antiviral treatment and one vaccine authorized for mpox. The Commission, through the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, is managing vaccine procurement and donation to affected African countries. MEPs are expected to urge a coordinated EU response to contain the outbreak in Africa and prevent the virus from spreading to Europe.

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

ANDRIUKAITIS, Vytenis (LT, EC)

LIESE, Peter (EPP, DE)

GOERENS, Charles (Renew, LU)

WÖLKEN, Tiemo (S&D, DE)

METZ, Tilly (Greens/EFA, LU)

SOKOL, Tomislav (EPP, HR)

ANDROUËT, Mathilde (PfE, FR)

GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Nicolás (S&D, ES)

ANDERSON, Christine (ESN, DE)

ANDREWS, Barry (Renew, IE)

Monkeypox outbreak (T)

MAZUREK, Milan (NI, SK)

TEMIDO, Marta (S&D, PT)

MARTINS, Catarina (The Left, PT)

VERYGA, Aurelijus (ECR, LT)

TER LAAK, Ingeborg (EPP, NL)

MAIJ, Marit (S&D, NL)

PÜRNER, Friedrich (NI, DE)

GEDIN, Hanna (The Left, SE)

PIPEREA, Gheorghe (ECR, RO)

IOVANOVICI-ȘOȘOACĂ,	Diana (NI, RO)

PAJÍN, Leire (S&D, ES)

CASTILLO, Laurent (EPP, FR)

BRAUN,	Grzegorz Michał (NI, PL)

ARNAOUTOGLOU, Sakis (S&D, EL)

BAJADA, Thomas (S&D, MT)

HAUSER, Gerald (PfE, AT)

EU response to the Mpox outbreak and the need for continuous action: MEPs debate

SOUNDBITE (Original), Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES (S&amp;D, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mathilde ANDROUËT (Patriots, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Aurelijus VERYGA, (ECR, LT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Barry ANDREWS (Renew, EI), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Tilly METZ (Greens/EFA, LU), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Catarina MARTINS, (The Left, PT), - 

SOUNDBITE (Original), Christine ANDERSON (ESN, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Tomislav SOKOL (EPP, HR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&amp;D, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Gerald HAUSER , (Patriots, AT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Gheorghe PIPEREA , (ECR, RO), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Charles GOERENS (Renew, LU), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Hanna GEDIN, (The Left, SE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Friedrich P&Uuml;RNER, (NI, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Laurent CASTILLO, (EPP, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS, (S&amp;D, LT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Margarita de la PISA CARRIÓN (Patriots, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original),  Milan MAZUREK, (NI, SK), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Ingeborg TER LAAK, (EPP, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Leire PAJ&Iacute;N, (S&amp;D, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ (NI, RO), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Marta TEMIDO (S&amp;D, PT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Thomas BAJADA (S&amp;D, MT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Marit MAIJ (S&amp;D, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Alex AGIUS SALIBA (S&amp;D, MT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original) Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU (S&amp;D, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Grzegorz BRAUN (NI, PL), -