Annual Meeting of National ECDC Correspondents in the Western Balkans and Türkiye 2022
Following up on the discussions at the previous annual meeting in 2021 and reflecting on recent developments at ECDC, this annual meeting of National ECDC Correspondents and Observers National Focal Point (NFP) for Surveillance focused on the developments in technical cooperation over the last year.
Executive summary
It aimed to generate reflections on key priorities for ECDC support in the future to national authorities in the Western Balkans and Türkiye. To keep more stakeholders from the Western Balkans and Türkiye informed and engaged, the annual meeting was organised in hybrid format. The agenda of the meeting along with links to the presentations delivered are available in Annex 1 (accessible via double-clicking the respective images).
The specific objectives of the meeting were:
- to update National ECDC Correspondents on recent developments related to the reinforced mandate of ECDC;
- to update National ECDC Correspondents on future policy priorities of the European Commission (DG NEAR) on health security for the Western Balkans and Türkiye;
- to reflect on the achievements, lessons learned, and next steps in the specific areas of cooperation, implemented through the ECDC-IPA6 project, in particular, with regard to strengthening surveillance and follow-up on the implementation of EU acquis on communicable diseases;
- to discuss and reflect on the future needs of the countries for support to strengthen cooperation between ECDC and the national authorities in the Western Balkans and Türkiye.
