BRUSSELS, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled its plans for a European Health Union so that the European Union (EU) could attain a better position to address health crises such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
EU officials have admitted that the bloc witnessed a lack of preparation and coordination at the early phase of the pandemic in spring. The commission chief Ursula von der Leyen floated the idea of learning the lessons and setting up a Health Union during her State of the Union address in September.
