5 Amendments of Rob ROOKEN related to 2020/2071(INI)
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the geostrategic imperative that the Union and the Member States regain itstheir sovereignty and independence with regard to health care and secure its supply of medicines and medical equipment;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that, while public health policies are a Member State matter, it is incumbent upon the EU to coordinatewhile the EU could support and complement national measures to guarantee affordable and high-quality health services for European citizens;
Amendment 491 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recommends the introduction of centralised management to bring about greater transparency in the distribution chain and the creation of a European supply management unit tasked with developing a European strategygreater transparency in the distribution chain to prevent and resolve breaks in supply;
Amendment 567 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt a joint definition of ‘medicines of strategic importance for health care’ and of ‘criticality’, emphasising the value of these medicines for public health, the lack of alternatives and the vulnerability of the production chain; calls for a European regulatory authority to be designated to carry out the task of setting quotas for the allocation of medicines from that reserve to the Member States;
Amendment 591 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop innovative and coordinated strategies and to step up exchanges of good practice in the area of stock management; considers that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) could be designated as the regulatory authority tasked with preventing shortages of essential medicines, with a correspondingly wider remit and more staff;