BCE and Freecaster streams online the European Commission Coronavirus Global Response initiative

The true power of global internet delivery made it possible to reach a large audience across all continents, assisting the pledging event of the European Commission.

Governments from across the world teamed up with health organisations and partners to contribute to the worldwide pledging marathon, which will run until the end of May.

This worldwide event had the objective to come with a global response of unprecedented scale, speed and solidarity:

• Scale to prioritize the most promising technologies and innovations.
• Speed to act fast now to accelerate the development, manufacturing and deployment of diagnostics, treatments and vaccines.
• Solidarity to ensure equitable access to them for all, in Europe and worldwide, regardless of where they have been developed or who has funded them.

Altogether, the European Commission and its partners raised €7.4 billion ($8 billion) in initial funding to develop diagnostics, treatments and vaccines and make them accessible for everyone globally.

BCE and RTL Group congratulates the European Commission for being at the helm of such insightful initiative.

The full program is available at: https://global-response.europa.eu/programme_en