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"How can certain health care quality standards be ensured EU-wide?" (Photo: Wikipedia)

EU patients need safer and better rules

It is common knowledge that the EU, referring to the subsidiarity principle laid down in the Treaty, does not have an original competence for health policy – hence many regulations at EU level concerning health issues have been implemented in the past, and health systems and health policies across the EU are becoming more and more interconnected.

This is caused by many factors, including for example the increased movement of patients, the dissemination of new medical technologies such ...

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"How can certain health care quality standards be ensured EU-wide?" (Photo: Wikipedia)

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