After more than 3 years, on 5 May 2023, COVID-19 was declared to no longer be a global health emergency by the World Health Organization.
The COVID-19 pandemic took a heavy toll on people, our society, and our economy, but the EU successfully overcame it thanks to our cooperation, determination, endurance, science, and innovation.
The EU mobilised all resources available to help EU countries coordinate their national responses, and this included providing objective information about the spread of the virus, the effective efforts to contain it and measures taken to repair the economic and social damage brought by the pandemic.
All over the EU, gestures of solidarity between countries, regions and people helped fight and overcome the pandemic.
To support those economically affected by the pandemic, kick-start European recovery, and protect and create jobs, the European Commission put forward a major recovery plan for Europe based on harnessing the full potential of the EU budget.
From this page, you can access a selection of resources on COVID-19 published by the EU institutions and EU countries during the pandemic.