disgusting piece of propaganda aimed at transforming children into guinea pigs of experimental vaccination against the SARS-COV2

2. This publication was created on the initiative of the
European Commission Representation in Poland
and was published from the European Union funds for
educational, informational and promotional purposes
Art and covers – Wojciech Stefaniec and Rafał Szłapa
Story – Tobiasz Piątkowski
Cover for general editon – Grazia La Padula
Graphic design and DTP – Polskie Stowarzyszenie Komiksowe and Wojciech Stefaniec
Project coordination – Adam Radoń and Paweł Timofiejuk
Project technical coordination – Paweł Timofiejuk and Jacek Jastrzębski
This free publication is a continuation of the Paneuropa series, including
“Paneuropa vs. Pandemonium” (2019) and „Paneuropa vs. Smog” (2020)
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Place and year of publication: Warsaw 2021
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3. Dear reader!
Here comes the third part of the comic story
of Paneuropa, a group of European heroes
who will this time face an enemy plotting to
make use of the COVID-19 pandemic to an-
tagonise Europeans. Pan Twardowski, sup-
ported by fearless Athena, Basilisk, polyglot
Jerome and alchemist Sendivogius, will set off
their next mission. Together, they will make
their way across Poland and Europe to meet
doctors, scientists and ordinary Europeans
and then, finally, stand face to face with the
enemy. Will they succeed? Just have a read
and see.
While the story itself is certainly fictitious,
the circumstances shown in the book and
trouble Europe had to go through are all true.
Since the early 2020, the European Union
and the whole world have been struggling
with the COVID-19 pandemic and its dread-
ful impact. The SARS CoV-2 virus has put Eu-
rope and its societies to a hard test. Member
States’health systems were faced with a mas-
sive and sudden increase in the number of
patients requiring health care and hospital-
isation. Not unlike Paneuropa, the European
Union responded in a swift manner. The Eu-
ropean services and institutions took actions
even before the virus broke out in the EU. The
European Centre for Disease Prevention and
Control (ECDC) started monitoring the pan-
demic development back in December 2019,
right after the first SARS CoV-2 infections were
identified in China.
According to EU rules, health care is a com-
petence of each Member State, but the Euro-
pean Union, in cooperation and agreement
with the Member States, has taken extensive
actions to address the impacts of the pan-
demic in Europe. One of the first tasks to do
was to arrange for a safe return of EU nation-
als from China and other parts of the world.
The civil protection mechanism was activated
to enable repatriation of 90,000 EU citizens by
the end of 2020. Since the onset of the pan-
demic, the United Europe has focused on ad-
dressing its very cause, the SARS CoV-2 virus.
On 30 January 2020, the EU mobilised first
funds for research on the new coronavirus
outbreak, with additional funding awarded
in March 2020 to a total amount of EUR 660
million. At that time, 136 research teams from
the EU and beyond were already working to
develop innovative vaccines, new treatments,
diagnostic tests and medical systems to pre-
vent the spread of the virus. The implementa-
tion of the EU vaccination strategy presented
on 17 June 2020 has led to the rapid develop-
ment of vaccines. The first one, manufactured
by the European company BioNtech and its
American partner Pfizer, received a market-
ing authorisation in the European Union on
21 December 2020. The aim of the strategy
was to secure the production of vaccines in
the European Union and make it immediately
available to citizens of the Member States. By
the end of August 2021, approx. 75% of EU
citizens have been vaccinated by at least one
dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The non-EU coun-
tries are not left behind either, with EUR 1.4
billion pledged for their purposes. During the
pandemic, European funds have been used
to purchase essential PPE and medical equip-
ment, and the new EU budget of EUR 1074.3
billion, supplemented by the Next Generation
EU package of 750 billion to be spent on Eu-
rope’s post-pandemic economic recovery will
become the cornerstone of EU’s development
by 2027.
Paneuropa heroes stand in solidarity to
overcome their enemy – and so did Europe
in its struggle against Covid-19 in 2020 and
2021. Solidarity has helped us out of the worst
crisis. Now is the time to recover!
WITOLD NATURSKI
Acting Head of
the European Commission Representation
in Poland

21. SARS CoV-2
SARS CoV-2 is a virus from the coronavirus family that causes
the COVID-19 disease responsible for the current pandemic.
First cases were recorded in December 2019 in the city ofWu-
han, China. As of 23 August 2021, the number of confirmed
COVID-19 cases (SARS-CoV-2 infections) worldwide reached
211,730,035 including 4,430,697 deaths.
COVID-19 pandemic in the European Union
Health care is one of those areas which fall mainly within
the competence of the Member States. However, the EU
has given them a strong support in the face of the huge
public health challenge. The pandemic has affected all
Member States and demonstrated the importance of ef-
fective cooperation within the EU, while also revealing a
number of cross-border issues that require a coordinated
and harmonised approach. All actions taken by the EU
during the pandemic were driven by the European solidar-
ity.
COVID-19 pandemic in Poland
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 was registered on
4 March 2020. By 23 August, the number of recorded infec-
tions reached 2,886,805 COVID-19 with a death toll of 75,316.
In Poland, as in other countries, the outbreak has heavily
strained the health system and disrupted daily life of every
single citizen.
EU’s response – first weeks of the pandemic
On 31 December 2019, the European Centre for Disease
Prevention and Control (ECDC) received the first infor-
mation on COVID-19 in China. On the same day, it started
monitoring the disease developments. In January, ECDC
issued warnings and notices for EU Member States.
In the same month, the European Union Aviation Safety
Agency published a newsletter with recommendations
to national aviation authorities, airlines and airports in
response to COVID-19. Since the very beginning of the
outbreak, the European Commission has supported Mem-
ber States in repatriating EU citizens from China using the
EU Civil Protection Mechanism. By the end of January,
with only eight confirmed cases in the EU, the EU Health
Security Committee had held regular meetings to ex-
change information on the disease and Member States’
preparedness and needs based on regularly updated
ECDC risk assessments. As early as in the first month of
the pandemic, the European Commission announced that
it would allocate EUR 10 million from the Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme to support re-
search into the new disease.
Specific EU actions against the pandemic
Since the onset of the pandemic, the EU has supported
efforts to fight the outbreak and promote a rapid return
to normality. EU funds were swiftly mobilised for that
purpose. Since January 2020, the Commission has com-
mitted more than EUR 660 million from the Horizon
2020 programme to develop vaccines, new treatments,
diagnostic tests and medical systems. COVID-19 being
a global issue, the European Union has committed to
ensure common access to COVID-19 vaccines and pledged
the amount of EUR 1.4 billion to achieve that goal under
the COVAX initiative. Moreover, the Commission has ear-
marked EUR 3 billion from the EU budget and an addi-
tional EUR 3 billion from Member States to finance the
common stockpile of equipment under the RescEU ini-
tiative. To facilitate travel, the EU has introduced digital
green certificates that document COVID-19 vaccination
and test results owing to the EU IT system that enables
mutual recognition of certificates.
New EU budget – support for Europeans after
the pandemic
The EU supports less developed Member States and regions
with European funds. Approximately 34% of the EU bud-
get goes for that purpose, with Poland being the biggest
beneficiary. EU funds tend to be associated with the con-
struction of various types of infrastructure, as these are large
and often spectacular projects where the Union usually fi-
nances 50-85% of the costs. One good example is the city of
Łódź and the EU co-funded underground tunnel linking the
Łódź Fabryczna and Łódź Kaliska stations. In Katowice, an In-
ternational Congress Centre was built with a strong support
from European funds. During the pandemic, the Centre was
converted to a temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients.
Since 2004, a total of 2637 EU co-funded health projects
have been carried out in Poland, usually involving the ex-
tension or technical upgrade of hospitals. Surely, without
this support, the impact of the pandemic in Poland would
have been much more severe.
Multilingualism in the EU
Multilingualism is one of the core principles behind the func-
tioning of the EU. Europe is a unique region in the world in
terms of the number of languages in use compared to the
size of its territory.There are 24 official languages in the Euro-
pean Union and around 60 regional languages and dialects.
They make up a linguistic mosaic that is a part of Europe’s
cultural wealth.
In order to preserve and develop them, the European Union
has put in place strong multilingualism policy, which is
unique worldwide. Part of this policy is the protection of
lingual diversity and equality, according to which every EU
citizen can use their official language when contacting EU in-
stitutions, as well as promoting foreign language education
and translation.
The EU has set a goal for every citizen to be able to speak at
least two foreign languages. In order to achieve this, the EU
supports educational efforts to expose children to two for-
eign languages at a young age, as well as the popular school-
ing program for the youth, Erasmus+.
We encourage everyone to learn foreign languages as this
opens door to learning about different cultures and their
people, making friends, having a successful professional ca-
reer or solving modern world’s most burning issues.

22. POLISH
pandemia
maseczka
respirator
służba zdrowia
szczepionka
kwarantanna
obostrzenia covidowe
lekarze i pielęgniarki
europejski plan odbudowy
solidarność europejska
BULGARIAN
пандемия
маска за лице
апарат за вентилация
здравеопазване
ваксина
карантина
ограничения във връзка с COVID
лекари и медицински сестри
план за възстановяването на Европа
европейска солидарност
CZECH
pandemie
rouška
ventilátor
zdravotní péče
vakcína
karanténa
opatření související s COVID-19
lékaři a sestry
plán na podporu oživení Evropy
evropská solidarita
DANISH
pandemi
mundbind
respirator
sundhedspleje
vaccine
karantæne
covid-19-restriktioner
læger og sygeplejersker
genopretningsplan for Europa
europæisk solidaritet
GERMAN
Pandemie
Mund-Nasen-Schutz
Beatmungsgerät
medizinische Versorgung
Impfstoff
Quarantäne
Corona-Beschränkungen
Ärzte/ Ärztinnen und Pflegepersonal
Aufbauplan für Europa
europäische Solidarität
GREEK
πανδημία
μάσκα
αναπνευστήρας
ιατρική περίθαλψη
εμβόλιο
καραντίνα
περιορισμοί λόγω του κορονοϊού
ιατρικό και νοσηλευτικό προσωπικό
Σχέδιο Ανάκαμψης της Ευρώπης
ευρωπαϊκή αλληλεγγύη
ENGLISH
Pandemic
face mask
ventilator
health care
vaccine
quarantine
COVID restrictions
doctors and nurses
recovery plan for Europe
European solidarity
SPANISH
pandemia
mascarilla
respirador
atención sanitaria
vacuna
cuarentena
restricciones COVID
médicos y enfermeras
Plan de Recuperación para Europa
solidaridad europea
ESTONIAN
pandeemia
näomask
hingamisaparaat
tervishoid
vaktsiin
karantiin
COVID-19 piirangud
arstid ja õed
Euroopa taastekava
Euroopa solidaarsus
FINNISH
pandemia
kasvomaski
hengityskone
terveydenhuolto
rokote
karanteeni
koronarajoitukset
lääkärit ja sairaanhoitajat
Euroopan elpymissuunnitelma
eurooppalainen solidaarisuus
FRENCH
pandémie
masque buccal
respirateur
soins de santé
vaccin
quarantaine
restrictions COVID
médecins et infirmières
plan de relance pour l’Europe
solidarité européenne
IRISH
paindéim
masc aghaidhe
aerálaí
cúram sláinte
vacsaín
coraintín
srianta COVID
dochtúirí agus banaltraí
plean téarnaimh don Eoraip
dlúthpháirtíocht Eorpach
CROATIAN
pandemija
maska
ventilator
zdravstvena skrb
cjepivo
karantena
ograničenja povezana s COVID-om
liječnici i medicinske sestre
europski plan oporavka
europska solidarnost
HUNGARIAN
világjárvány
szájmaszk
lélegeztetőgép
egészségügyiellátás
oltóanyag
karantén
akoronavírusjárványmiattikorlátozások
orvosokésápolók
európaihelyreállításiterv
európaiszolidaritás
ITALIAN
pandemia
mascherina
ventilatore
assistenza sanitaria
vaccino
quarantena
restrizioni dovute alla COVID-19
medici e infermieri
piano per la ripresa europea
solidarietà europea
LITHUANIAN
pandemija
veido kaukė
raspiratorius
sveikatos priežiūra
vakcina
karantinas
COVID ribojimai
gydytojai ir slaugės
Europos ekonomikos gaivinimo planas
Europos solidarumas
LATVIAN
pandemija
veido kaukė
raspiratorius
sveikatos priežiūra
vakcina
karantinas
COVID ribojimai
gydytojai ir slaugės
Europos ekonomikos gaivinimo planas
Eiropas solidaritāte
MALTESE
pandemija
maskra
ventilatur
kura tas-saħħa
vaċċin
kwarantina
restrizzjonijiet COVID
Ċertifikat COVID Diġitali tal-UE
Pjan Ewropew ta’Rkupru
Solidarjetà Ewropea
DUTCH
pandemie
mondkapje
beademingsapparaat
gezondheidszorg
vaccin
quarantaine
coronamaatregelen
artsen en verpleegkundigen
herstelplan voor Europa
Europese solidariteit
PORTUGUESE
pandemia
máscara
ventilador
cuidados de saúde
vacina
quarentena
restrições devido à COVID-19
profissionais de saúde
Plano de Recuperação para a Europa
solidariedade europeia
ROMANIAN
pandemie
mască de față
ventilator pulmonar
asistență medicală
vaccin
carantină
restricțiiimpusedepandemiadeCOVID-19
medici și asistenți medicali
planul de redresare pentru Europa
solidaritate europeană
SLOVAKIAN
pandémia
rúško
respirátor
zdravotná starostlivosť
vakcína
karanténa
proticovidové opatrenia
lekári a zdravotné sestry
plán obnovy pre Európu
európska solidarita
SLOVENIAN
pandemija
obrazna maska
ventilator
zdravstveno varstvo
cepivo
karantena
koronavirusne omejitve
zdravniki in medicinske sestre
evropski načrt za okrevanje
evropska solidarnost
SWEDISH
pandemi
munskydd
respirator
sjuk-och hälsovård
vaccin
karantän
covidbestämmelser
läkare och sjuksköterskor
återhämtningsplan för Europa
europeisk solidaritet
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