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The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is regulated by the "Regulation (EC) No 851/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 april 2004 establishing a European Centre for disease prevention and control". ECDC's main source of funding is a subsidy from the EU general budget.

Decisions and regulations

The legal basis for ECDC is set in regulations.

ECDC work programmes

The ECDC work programmes include the annual strategic objectives and priorities for the agency.

Annual reports of the Director

The Director’s annual report provides an overview of the Centre’s accomplishments and a summary of the Centre’s financial and administrative operations.

Financial documents

ECDC financial regulation, its implementing rules, annual budgets, accounts and other financial documents.

See all corporate publications

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Final Annual Accounts 2019

Annual accounts -

Publication

ECDC Fellowship Programme Manual - Cohort 2021

Fellowship call -

Publication

Administrative decision on Rules governing the EU-track of the ECDC Fellowship Programme, field epidemiology path (EPIET) and public health microbiology path (EUPHEM)

Fellowship call -

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Call for application for fellows in the ECDC Fellowship Programme EPIET and EUPHEM paths, EU-track (ECDC/Cohort 2021(2021-2023)-EPIET/EUPHEM)

Fellowship call -

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Administrative decision on Rules governing the MS-track of the ECDC Fellowship Programme, field epidemiology path (EPIET) and public health microbiology path (EUPHEM)

Fellowship call -

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Third external evaluation of ECDC (2013-2017)

Evaluation -

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Decision of the Management Board on the selection and remuneration of external experts

Decision -

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Annual Report of the Director - 2019

Corporate publication -

Publication

Annual Budget 2020

Budget -

Publication

Single programming document 2020–2022

Corporate publication, Strategy, Work programme -

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Salaries, taxation, pension and allowances afforded to staff within institutions and agencies of the European Union

Regulation -

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Independence Policy for ECDC Staff

Corporate document, Policy -

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Financial Regulation of the ECDC, adopted in 2019

Regulation -

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Annual Budget 2018 — Amending budget No 2

Budget -

Publication

Annual Budget 2018 — Amending budget No 1

Budget -

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Annual Budget 2019 — Amending budget No 1

Budget -

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Achievements, challenges and major outputs 2018: Highlights from the Annual Report of the Director

Corporate publication -

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Final Annual Accounts 2018

Annual accounts -

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Annual Report of the Director - 2018

Corporate publication -

Publication

Code of conduct of the Management Board

Policy -

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Annual Budget 2019

Budget -

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ECDC Director's presentation at the Africa CDC, March 2019

Speech -

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Single programming document 2019–2021

Strategy, Work programme -

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Catalogue of courses on prevention and control of communicable diseases (ASPHER)

Tool, Corporate publication -

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Privacy statement applicable to recruitment of ECDC trainees

Regulation -

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Guidelines for the ECDC traineeship programme

Policy -

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Long-term Surveillance Strategy 2014-2020 (revised)

Strategy -

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Strategy for the external quality assessment of public health microbiology laboratories

Strategy, External quality assessment -

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Annual Report of the Director - 2017

Corporate publication -

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Achievements, challenges and major outputs 2017: Highlights from the Annual Report of the Director

Corporate publication -

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ECDC public health microbiology strategy 2018–2022

Corporate publication, Strategy -

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Final Annual Accounts 2017

Annual accounts -

Publication

Annual Budget 2017 — Amending budget No 1

Budget -

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Annual Budget 2018

Budget -

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Revised Independence Policy for Non-Staff

Policy -

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ECDC international relations policy 2020

Policy -

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Rules for reimbursement of expenses incurred by invitees invited by ECDC

Policy -

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ECDC Single Programming Document 2018-2020

Work programme -

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Evaluation of ECDC Ebola deployment in Guinea

Corporate publication, Evaluation -

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Internal Policy on authorship and acknowledgement of contribution to scientific work and related outputs

Policy -

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Internal Policy on open access publication of scientific content, including articles submitted to peer review journals

Policy -

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Annual report of the Director – 2016

Corporate publication -

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Achievements, challenges and major outputs 2016: Highlights from the Annual Report of the Director

Corporate publication -

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Final Annual Accounts 2016

Annual accounts -

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Annual Budget 2017

Budget -

Publication

Annual Budget 2016 - Amending budget No 3

Budget -

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Privacy statement for processing of personal data of meeting attendees

Policy -

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Single Programming Document 2017

Strategy, Work programme -

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Annual Budget 2016 - Amending budget No 2

Budget -

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ECDC communication strategy 2020

Strategy -

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Annual Budget 2016 - Amending budget No 1

Budget -

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Achievements, challenges and major outputs 2015: Highlights from the Annual Report of the Director

Corporate publication -

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ECDC Country Support Strategy

Strategy -

Publication

Annual report of the Director – 2015

Corporate publication -

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Final Annual Accounts 2015

Annual accounts -

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Social media strategy development – A guide to using social media for public health communication

Strategy, Technical guidance, Guide -

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Annual Budget 2015 - Amending budget No 2

Budget -

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Annual Budget 2016

Budget -

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Internal procedure on recruitment and selection of temporary agents

Procedure -

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Internal procedure on recruitment and selection of contract agents

Procedure -

Data

ECDC Acting Director ENVI Committee, Brussels February 2016

Presentation, Speech -

Publication

Annual Budget 2015 - Amending budget No 1

Budget -

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ECDC Annual Work Programme 2016

Strategy, Work programme -

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Annual Budget 2014

Budget -

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Court of Auditors report on the annual accounts 2014

Annual accounts -

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Achievements, challenges and major outputs 2014: Highlights from the Annual Report of the Director

Corporate publication -

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ECDC Public health training strategy 2015

Strategy -

Publication

Annual report of the Director 2014

Corporate publication -

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Final Annual Accounts 2014

Annual accounts -

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Annual Budget 2015

Budget -

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Annual Budget 2014 - Amending budget No 2

Budget -

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Annual Budget 2014 - Amending budget No 1

Budget -

Publication

Annual Work Programme 2015

Strategy, Work programme -

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Second external evaluation of ECDC (2008-2012)

Evaluation -

Publication

Court of Auditors Report on the Annual Accounts 2013

Annual accounts -

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Final Annual Accounts 2013

Annual accounts -

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Achievements, challenges and major outputs 2013, Highlights from the Annual Report of the Director

Corporate publication -

Publication

ECDC international relations policy (2014–2020)

Corporate publication -

Publication

Annual report of the Director 2013

Corporate publication -

Data

ECDC Director Presentation on Migrant Health, Granada 10 April 2014

Speech -

Publication

Privacy statement for the recruitment of ECDC staff

Policy -

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ECDC Financial Regulation and its implementing rules

Regulation -

Data

World TB Day 2014 - Progress towards TB elimination in the EU

Speech -

Data

The threat of antimicrobial resistance: An urgent global concern

Speech -

Publication

ECDC strategic multi-annual programme 2014–2020

Corporate publication, Strategy -

Data

The threat of antimicrobial resistance to patient safety and national safety and security

Speech -

Data

ECDC's vision of National Public Health Institutes as partners in an International European Health Policy setting

Speech -

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Annual Budget 2013 - Amending budget No 1

Budget -

Data

Parents trust paediatricians’ view on childhood vaccination

Speech -

Data

Overview of HPV vaccination from an EU and an ECDC perspective

Speech -

Publication

ECDC Annual Work Programme 2014

Work programme -

Data

ECDC’s approach to outbreaks with intentional background and cross-border dimension

Speech -

Data

Carbapenem-resistant infections on the rise in Europe - European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2013

Presentation, Speech -

Data

HIV and TB presentation at NDPHS conference21

Speech -

Publication

Director's speech: 2013 Annual exchange of views with ENVI Committee

Speech -

Publication

Long-term surveillance strategy 2014-2020

Strategy -

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Highlights of the Annual Report of the Director 2012

Corporate publication -

Publication

Strategic co-operation between ECDC and the Swedish Government

Corporate publication -

Publication

Annual Report of the Director 2012

Corporate publication -

Publication

Final Annual Accounts 2012

Annual accounts -

Publication

Annual Budget 2013

Budget -

Data

Protecting Europe’s health: How ECDC adds value for Europe

Presentation, Speech -

Publication

Discharge of the EU Agencies’ budgets for 2011

Speech -

Publication

Annual Budget 2012 - Amending budget No 1

Budget -

Publication

ECDC Annual Work Programme 2013

Work programme -

Publication

Annual Report of the Director: 2011

Corporate publication -

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Final Annual Accounts 2011

Annual accounts -

Publication

Annual Budget 2012

Budget -

Publication

Annual Budget 2011

Budget -

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ECDC Annual Work Programme 2012

Work programme -

Publication

Rules on contribution of expenses for candidates invited to attend a selection procedure or medical examination

Procedure -

Publication

Review of ECDC’s response to the influenza pandemic 2009/10

Corporate publication, Evaluation -

Publication

Final Annual Accounts 2010

Annual accounts -

Publication

Annual Report of the Director 2010 (with detailed implementation of the 2010 ECDC Work Programme)

Corporate publication -

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Annual Report of the Director 2010

Corporate publication -

Publication

ECDC: Excellence in prevention and control of infectious diseases

Corporate publication -

Publication

Summary of key publications 2010

Corporate publication -

Publication

Annual Budget 2010

Budget -

Publication

ECDC Annual Work Programme 2011

Work programme -

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ECDC Insight

Corporate publication -

Publication

Strategies for disease-specific programmes, 2010-2013

Corporate publication, Strategy -

Publication

Strategies for disease-specific programmes 2010–2013

Strategy -

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Strategies for disease-specific programmes 2010-2013

Corporate publication, Strategy -

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ECDC Insight - Apr-Jun 2010

Corporate publication -

Publication

ECDC - Executive Science Update – April-June 2010

Corporate publication -

Publication

Annual Report of the Director: 2009

Corporate publication -

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Final Annual Accounts 2009

Annual accounts -

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ECDC - Executive Science Update - Jan-Mar 2010

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ECDC Insight - Jan-Mar 2010

Corporate publication -

Publication

Report on Budget and Financial Management 2009

Budget -

Publication

Summary of key publications 2009

Corporate publication -

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Annual Budget 2009: Overview of Amendments

Budget -

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Annual Budget 2009

Budget -

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ECDC - Executive Science Update - December 2009

Corporate publication -

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ECDC Annual Work Programme 2010

Work programme -

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ECDC Insight - December 2009

Corporate publication -

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Health communication strategy 2010–2013

Strategy -

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Court of Auditors' Report on the 2008 Annual Accounts

Annual accounts -

Publication

ECDC – Executive Science Update: July-September 2009

Corporate publication -

Publication

Summary of key publications 2008

Corporate publication -

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Annual Report of the Director - 2008

Corporate publication -

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ECDC Insight - June 2009

Corporate publication -

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ECDC - Executive Science Update - June 2008

Corporate publication -

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Final Annual Accounts 2008

Annual accounts -

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ECDC - Executive Science Update March 2009

Corporate publication -

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ECDC Insight - March 2009

Corporate publication -

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Report on Budget and Financial Management 2008

Budget -

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Keeping Europe Healthy: ECDC in actionArchived

Corporate publication -

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Annual Budget 2008

Budget -

Publication

ECDC Annual Budget 2008: Overview of Amendments

Budget -

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ECDC Insight - December 2008

Corporate publication -

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ECDC - Executive Science Update - December 2008

Corporate publication -

Publication

ECDC Annual Work Programme 2009

Work programme -

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Protecting health in Europe: our vision for the future

Corporate information, Corporate publication -

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Executive Science Update - September 2008

Corporate publication -

Publication

Insight & Executive Science Update

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ECDC Insight - September 2008

Corporate publication -

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First external evaluation of ECDC (2005-2007)

Evaluation -

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ECDC Insight - June 2008

Corporate publication -

Publication

ECDC - Executive Science Update - June 2008

Corporate publication -

Publication

Final Annual Accounts 2007

Annual accounts -

Publication

ECDC Insight - March 2008

Corporate publication -

Publication

ECDC - Executive Science Update - March 2008

Corporate publication -

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Report on Budget and Financial Management 2007

Budget -

Publication

Annual Budget 2007

Budget -

Publication

Annual Report of the Director 2007

Corporate publication -

Publication

Surveillance of communicable diseases in the European Union - A long-term strategy: 2008-2013

Strategy -

Publication

ECDC - Executive Science Update - January 2008

Corporate publication -

Publication

Court of Auditors' Report on the 2006 Annual Accounts

Annual accounts -

Publication

ECDC Insight - December 2007

Corporate publication -

Publication

ECDC Annual Work Programme 2008

Work programme -

News

4th EU/WHO Workshop on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness

Speech -

Publication

ECDC Insight - September 2007

Corporate publication -

Publication

Final Annual Accounts 2006

Annual accounts -

Publication

Annual Report of the Director 2006

Corporate publication -

Publication

ECDC strategic multi-annual programme 2007–2013

Publication, Corporate publication -

Publication

ECDC Programme of Work for 2007

Work programme -

Publication

Court of Auditors' Report on the 2005 Annual Accounts​

Annual accounts -

News

Speaking note: Season flu, “bird flu” and pandemic flu: what are the threats?

Speech -

Publication

Final Annual Accounts 2005

Annual accounts -

Publication

Executive Summary of the ECDC Director's: Annual Report: 2005

Corporate publication -

Publication

Annual Report of the Director 2005

Corporate publication -

Publication

Framework for a strategy for infectious disease surveillance in Europe

Strategy, Technical report -

Publication

Programme of work for 2005-2006

Work programme -

Publication

ECDC's Code of Good Administrative Behaviour

Decision -

Publication

Daily subsistence allowances & hotel ceilings for countries outside the European Union

Decision -

ECDC strategic objectives and priorities