Last June 30, the European Parliament's Science and Technology Options Assessment (STOA) Panel, in collaboration with the Medical Preparedness and Crisis Management Unit (MPCMU) which is part of the Medical Service of the European Parliament, organised a workshop on "Pandemics and other health crises: Lessons learned and future scenarios".

"Lessons from this crisis must be learned, and the necessary changes made at all levels, both in terms of improving collaboration and strengthening health systems. Making the link from recovery and learning from a previous crisis to preparedness for future crises is critical, and is often neglected. Once an emergency has passed, general attention typically returns to dealing with day-to-day system management, and the opportunity to learn from the crisis and improve is missed."

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Last April 22, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) – implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and funded by the European Union – published its annual European State of the Climate (ESOTC) 2021 Report.

“This report provides a detailed analysis of the past calendar year, with descriptions of climate conditions and events, and explores the associated variations in key climate variables from across all parts of the Earth system. The ESOTC also gives updates on the long-term trends of key climate indicators.”