1. Proposed Directive on patients’ rights in cross-border health care – background & recent developments Földes Éva, Ph. D. Candidate Central European University Regional meeting on Application of Patients’ Rights in Cross-Border Health Care Budapest, February 27-28

2. Access to health care – Member States’ competence? Principle of subsidiarity, confirmed repeatedly by ECJ rulings* Market integration Amendment of the territoriality principle * Duphar, Poucet/ Pistre, Sodemare, Decker, Kohll, Geraets-Simts/ Peerbooms, Müller-Fauré/ Van Riet, Inizan, Vanbraekel, Watts, Leichtle, Stamatelaki

3. Consequences of ECJ rulings Access to health care in other Member States Social security EU Treaty - co-ordination mechanism Free movement principles

4. Preparatory work – policy initiatives launched by the Commission  2002 - High level reflection process on patient mobility and health care & the High Level Group  2004 – Commission proposal for a Directive on services  2006 – Council conclusions on common values & principles in EU health systems  2006 – Open consultation regarding Community action on health services

5. Preparatory work  2005 – 2007 - European Parliament reports on patient mobility and cross-border care developments  External surveys, analyses, studies

6. European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies: http://www.euro.who.int/observatory/Publications/20020522_2

7. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!