2 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2017/2160(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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3. Welcomes the Centre’s support provided during the sudden outbreak of the Zika virus and, noting, though, that there are lessons to be learned from the reaction to that outbreak, per the conclusions of a relevant UNESCO workshop 1, as well as during the large multi-country outbreak of Salmonella; notes that the Centre improved its disease surveillance system, particularly by expanding the online Surveillance Atlas of Infectious Diseases, and promoted access to up-to- date information on European public health issues, through different tools; 1 https://en.unesco.org/news/media-and- humanitarians-crisis-situations-lessons- learned-zika-outbreak
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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8. Recalls that, as a Union agency, the Centre has a budget which is denominated in euro; however, since its seat is outside the Euro-zone (in Sweden), a lot of its expenses are incurred in Swedish krona (SEK); furthermore, the Centre is exposed to exchange rate fluctuations since not only does it have bank accounts in Swedish krona but also carries out certain transactions in other foreign currencies; recommends that a means of reducing this exposure should be examined;