Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-03-16-Speech-4-049"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-03-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Community action programme in the field of health (2007-2013) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060316.5.4-049"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-03-16-Speech-4-0502
lpv:speaker	lp:Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; BUDG (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; FEMM (2005-09-14--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; PETI (2005-09-14--2007-01-14)3 member; REGI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, even though healthcare services fall within the competence of the Member States, the European Union should make the best possible use of its opportunities to supplement actions taken at national level in the interests of the entire Community. It is for this reason intolerable that in future years the EU budget will cut spending in areas that affect the quality of life of its inhabitants, including in particular healthcare. The European Union can and must contribute towards protecting the health and safety of its citizens, particularly since the recent enlargement has increased the imbalance between Member States as regards healthcare. The marked disparities in citizens’ average life expectancy, health and access to healthcare are closely related to the level of development of individual Member States. New healthcare programmes with an overall aim of improving the health of citizens and ensuring prevention in the broad sense of the word ought to level out these imbalances. High standards of healthcare should be the aim of all EU politicians. Efforts should now in particular be taken to reduce inequality of access to and quality of healthcare in Member States by introducing comparable standards and securing greater transparency of national healthcare systems. The new programme could prove particularly helpful in the case of cross-border public health threats, as it would make it possible to implement common strategies and actions to protect health and safety and to eliminate any threats, and to promote healthcare-related economic interests of citizens and reduce the cost of healthcare to citizens. Better information exchange on available medical services and the opportunity for having costs reimbursed on the territory of the European Union will also lead to the promotion of patient and healthcare specialist mobility, as the author of this very important report, Mr Trakatellis, correctly pointed out."@en1

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