Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-09-05-Speech-2-364"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-09-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Improving the mental health of the population towards a strategy on mental health for the EU (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060905.27.2-364"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-09-05-Speech-2-3662
lpv:speaker	lp:Jules Maaten2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2007-02-14)3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; ECON (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AFCO (2004-09-03--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Europe is facing major threats to public health: cancer, heart and vascular diseases, diabetes, asthma ... Mental illness also belongs to this list, though. After all, why do people suffering from a mental illness get treated differently from people with a heart disease, AIDS or cancer? At a time when patients are increasingly seen as consumers, are better informed and are more involved in decision-making, the attitude towards mental health should change to match this trend. At the moment, the EU shares the responsibility for public health and health care with the Member States. The Member States are responsible for national health services and systems. The EU only has a secondary role in this. I would argue in favour of the EU being given a bigger role in public health matters, precisely because these are so important to the public. In order to promote and support cooperation between the Member States in the area of mental health, and to remove inequalities between Member States, it is a good thing for the Union to be taking action in this area by, for example, joining forces, promoting coherence and creating a platform. In that way, the EU can mean something to the citizen and change the negative image of bureaucracy and unnecessary red-tape which many citizens have."@en1

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