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"Madam President, we certainly have interesting debates here in the European Parliament including, for example, on the multiannual programme of EU action in the field of health for the period 2014-2020. One of the core objectives of that policy is universal access to health services.
Unfortunately, however, the health system in Greece is currently in a state of collapse and the authorities in Greece are having enormous difficulty managing even fundamental health services. The crisis has resulted in a massive increase in hospital treatment in the order of 30%, compared with reductions of 20% or more in health spending. There are major shortages of, and major cuts have been made to, medical and nursing staff. Large numbers of citizens, a large portion of society, has been left outside the health system, as a result of unemployment and restrictive policies.
The chair of the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance recently wrote to Mr Barroso, asking him to take action and to ensure that everyone in Greece can live in dignity and have access to high-quality health care and medical treatment in these difficult times. We feel that the Commission has an obligation to review certain terms of the Memorandum in order to ensure that they are compatible with European values and European policies."@en1
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