EU joint procurement – UK’s delayed participation undermines the NHS and risks lives. Retrieved from <a href="https://ukandeu.ac.uk/eu-joint-procurement-uks-delayed-participation-undermines-the-nhs-and-risks-lives/" target="_blank">https://ukandeu.ac.uk/eu-joint-procurement-uks-delayed-participation-undermines-the-nhs-and-risks-lives/</a> [accessed 07 May 2020]
So far the EU has launched 4 joint procurements of personal protective equipment with Member States:
28 February: Call for hand and body protection.
17 March: Two calls, the first covering face masks, gloves, goggles, face-shields, surgical masks, overalls and the second for ventilators.
19 March: Joint procurement on testing kits.