Europa quo vadis in times of COVID-19?
The European Union is remarkably absent as a coordinating and operational force in the current COVID-19 crisis. Why can't Europe coordinate the healthcare emergency caused by COVID-19? The reason for this is hidden deep into the roots of the European Union. We want Europe 'ma non troppo' and then we blame Europe for not being capable to act. Is there a way to create a European public and personal healthcare ecosystem, serving our European patients and our healthcare workers in a time of this COVID-19 crisis and beyond? Not within the limited framework of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU, aka The Treaty of Rome) and the Treaty on European Union (The Maastricht Treaty). According to Article 168(7) of the 'Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union', Member States are responsible for the definition of their health policy and for the organization and delivery of health services and medical care. The EU can only adopt health legi...