EU authorities discuss, HERA works

While the EU institutions argued for weeks about the governance structures of the new crisis agency HERA, it has long since begun its work. In the fight against the spread of the highly contagious Omicron virus variant, the agency is taking on its first coordination tasks.

The COVID-19 variant Omicron is spreading more and more in Europe. Besides Great Britain, the German neighboring country Denmark is particularly affected. Despite vaccination rates of over 80 percent, Omicron is now the dominant variant. In other countries such as Spain, Portugal, and France, the infection figures are also rising rapidly. With the exception of Luxembourg, all German neighbors are now considered high-incidence areas.

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