EU health ministers meet to discuss cross-border health threats
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Executive Summary
EU health ministers will gather in Luxembourg today (22 June) to discuss how they might improve EU cooperation in managing possible future flu pandemics, outbreaks of Eschericia coli or other cross-border incidents that may threaten the health of EU citizens. Specifically, the EU ministers will put special focus on the serious and increasing problems associated with antibiotic resistant bacteria and explore stronger cooperation between the human and veterinary sectors and reduction of antibiotics use.