As an initial response European Commissioner for Health Tonio Borg announced, at the beginning of March 2013, a five-point action plan which provided a list of actions to be carried out over the short, medium and longer term (see below).
Esialgse vastuse andis Euroopa tervishoiu ja tarbijakaitse volinik Tonio Borg, kes teatas 2013. aasta märtsi algul viiepunktilisest tegevuskavast, milles esitati loetelu meetmetest, mis tuleb ellu viia lühikeses, keskpikas ja pikas perspektiivis (vt allpool).