Major achievements in 2008 included in particular the adoption of new financial rules and the development of the verification function. The monthly reporting to the management team on the budget status was enhanced. The network of Resource officers which is comprised by the resource officers of the Centre’s Units, the Procurement officer and is coordinated by the Head of the Finance and Accounting Section continued its operation with recommendations in financial issues and served as a forum for clarifying procedures and workflows.
As stated in Article 14-5(d) of ECDC’s Founding Regulation, [The Management Board shall:] “adopt, before 31 January each year, the Centre's programme of work for the coming year.” The Annual Work Programme 2009 is firmly based on ECDC’s Strategic Multi-annual Programme (SMP) 2007- 2013. The short (annual), medium (2-3 years) and long-term (until 2013) programmes are clearly presented and linked in order to form an integrated, cohesive whole.
This brochure explains ECDC’s multiannual strategy (2007-2013) for a general audience. First, it looks at past and present infectious disease threats in Europe and the factors that contribute to Europe’s vulnerability to infectious diseases, then gives an overview of ECDC’s seven priority work areas that set out how we will work to improve these issues. This brochure is available in all official EU languages, Icelandic and Norwegian in 2009.