Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-11-29-Speech-3-234"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-11-29"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Rights of patients in the EU (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20061129.20.3-234"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-11-29-Speech-3-2352
lpv:speaker	lp:Anne Ferreira2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; LIBE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with South Africa (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the Court of Justice is being asked more and more frequently to rule on matters concerning the rights of patients who receive treatment in Member States other than their own, and the resulting case law could take the place of the democratic decisions that our institutions should be taking on this matter. For this reason, I welcome the Commissioner's initiative. My fear, however, is that the rights established through the proposals you are able to make to us will not become effective in practice for want of adequate frameworks in the Member States. I am therefore going to ask you a few questions. How do you intend to realise in practice the universal right to health care to which you referred and equality of access within the European Union, given the well-known gulfs between the health levels and between the health-care structures in individual Member States? We recently reviewed the breast-cancer situation and regrettably reached the collective conclusion that the recommendations made by the European Union on prevention had not been acted upon in some Member States, to the detriment of the patients concerned. As far as obesity is concerned, you indicated yourself a few days ago that, if self-regulation did not work, the European Union would take legislative action. There are also proposals from Members of this House on the question of mental health and on the possibility of legislation in that area. Do you not think that the European Union should take the lead today on health matters? It must show greater ambition and, in particular, raise the general quality of health systems, though not neglecting, of course, the parallel issues, for we are well aware of the adverse effects that poor living conditions can have on people's health."@en1

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