Anne Bucher

Scholars

Non-resident Fellow

Expertise: Macroeconomic forecast and models, governance of the eurozone and structural reforms

Anne Bucher was Director-General in the European Commission until October 2020, first as the Chair of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board since 2016 and as a Director General for Health and Food Safety. Having joined the Commission in 1983, Anne Bucher held a number of senior management positions and worked in various fields of European policies: macroeconomic forecast and models, governance of the eurozone and structural reforms; digital economy; EU tax policy; Structural funds, research funding, evaluation of employment policies, enlargement and development aid.

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Policy Contribution

The failure of global public health governance: a forensic analysis

The emergence of the Omicron variant in November 2021 was a stark reminder of the high overall cost of the persistence globally of extremely unequal access to vaccines and treatments. What are the reasons for these failures of global collective action?

By: Anne Bucher, George Papaconstantinou and Jean Pisani-Ferry Topic: European governance Date: February 17, 2022

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Policy Contribution

Does Europe need a Health Union?

This Policy Contribution assesses the rationale for a Health Union. Section 1 provides a historical perspective on health provisions in the European Union treaties. Section 2 gives an overview of the achievements of EU health policies. Section 3 explores the need for an overall health strategy and section 4 identifies the areas that would benefit from closer integration.

By: Anne Bucher Topic: European governance Date: February 8, 2022

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Blog Post

Pandemic prevention: avoiding another cycle of ‘panic and neglect’

Agreement is needed at international level on mechanisms to ensure better preparedness for the next pandemic.

By: Anne Bucher Topic: European governance, Global economy and trade Date: October 7, 2021

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Opinion

Increasing the global supply of essential medical supplies: Time for Europe to step up its global leadership

Europe has already made a significant financial contribution to beating the pandemic, now it has the opportunity and moral responsibility to do more.

By: Anne Bucher and Guntram B. Wolff Topic: European governance, Global economy and trade Date: July 19, 2021