The Daily Mail has reported that the US has given up to USD 123 million to non‑governmental organisations working with the Wuhan Institute of Virology on bat coronavirus research

16.6.2021

Question for written answer  E-003162/2021/rev.1
to the Commission
Rule 138
Joachim Kuhs (ID)

The Daily Mail has reported the US Government has given up to USD 123 million to non‑governmental organisations working with the Wuhan Institute of Virology on bat coronavirus research, including USD 39 million from the Pentagon.

• 1.What funding has the Commission provided to the EcoHealth Alliance, the Intergovernmental Science‑Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, the Wellcome Foundation, European Virus Archive – Global, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Wuhan Institute of Virology since 2014, and for what purposes?
• 2.What funding has the Commission provided for research on bat coronaviruses worldwide since 2014?