AMR: setting the agenda for change
Official launch of the MEP Interest Group on AMR READ THE PRESS RELEASE19 February 2020
16.00 - 18.00
European Parliament
The global threat of AMR is not only a serious cross-border health challenge, directly affecting the lives of all Europeans but also threatens global economic development and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
The European Parliament can play a key role in boosting actions to tackle AMR at EU level. The MEP Interest Group on AMR offers a unique opportunity to address AMR. This first official meeting kickstarted the activities of the MEP Interest Group on AMR for the parliamentary term 2019-2024.
Re-live the event
Event Gallery
Opening remarks
Press Release
Programme
16:00 - 16:10 Welcome
Sarah Wiener MEP, Chair of the MEP Interest Group on AMR
16:10 - 16:25 Opening remarks
Stella Kyriakides, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
16:25 - 16:35 Living with AMR: A personal experience
Silviu Ciocanelli, Musician and Colectiv fire survivor
16:35 - 17:00 MEPs fight AMR: Strategic work programme
Nicolae Ştefănuţă MEP, Vice-Chair of the MEP Interest Group on AMR Ann Marie Borg, European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) Jean-Yves Stenuick, Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe Tiemo Wölken MEP, Vice-Chair of the MEP Interest Group on AMR I’m an AMR champion: MEPs’ pledges Members of the MEP Interest Group on AMR Sara Cerdas, MEP, S&D, Portugal
17:00 - 17:20 Reactions from the audience
ECDC (video message) Tripartite Collaboration on AMR (FAO/OIE/WHO) Member States’ representatives Wellcome Trust AMR Stakeholder Network members
17:20 - 17:30 Closing remarks
Herman Goossens, Professor of Medical Microbiology at the University of Antwerp
17:30 - 18:00 Cocktail reception
Hosted by
![Sarah Wiener, MEP](https://epha.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1.png)
Sarah Wiener, MEP
Chair of the MEP Interest Group on AMR
Greens/EFA, Austria
![Tiemo Wölken, MEP](https://epha.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2.png)
Tiemo Wölken, MEP
Vice-Chair of the MEP Interest Group on AMR
S&D, Germany
![Nicolae Ştefănuţă, MEP](https://epha.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/3.png)
Nicolae Ştefănuţă, MEP
Vice-Chair of the MEP Interest Group on AMR
RE, Romania
Speakers
![Stella Kyriakides](https://epha.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/untitled-design-2.png)
Stella Kyriakides
EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
![Silviu Ciocanelli](https://epha.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/untitled-design-4.png)
Silviu Ciocanelli
Musician, Colectiv fire survivor
![Herman Goossens](https://epha.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/untitled-design-9.png)
Herman Goossens
Professor of Medical Microbiology at the University of Antwerp