European Parliament President David Sassoli has called for action ahead of a video-conference summit.
There are now mounting calls for the UK government to follow suit.
Chancellor Angela Merkel in turn says her country took lessons from South Korea.
"We were slow into lockdown, slow on testing, slow on protective equipment, and now slow to take up offers from firms for PPE."
A "communication error" or a "political choice"? You decide.
“The inquiry must have the strongest possible powers given the shocking failures on protective equipment for staff and the slow response of the Government."
Dominic Raab will stand in for Boris Johnson, with up to 50 MPs permitted to attend in person.
Osborne's austerity cuts were blamed for the first stall in UK life expectancy in 100 years.
It was previously claimed that a communication problem had resulted in the UK not participating in the scheme.
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