Are you seeking consultation with a physician abroad? Do you wish to obtain surgery in a foreign hospital? Are you planning to travel cross-border in order to receive specialised treatment? Under Directive 2011/24/EU every EU/EEA citizen has the right to receive both public or private health ser...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the accessibility of health, education and care services for all Europeans. This is also the case for children, who in several countries have seen their schools closed and replaced with remote learning. They have been affected too by the pandemi...
The EIB COVID-19 Vulnerability Index examines three main factors that influence the resilience of economies to the COVID-19 shock. 1. Quality of healthcare and age of the population. Older societies and poorly functioning healthcare systems often make countries vulnerable to the health impacts o...
This study provides an overview of the current state-of-play in Europe in respect to the fight against cancer. It focuses in particular on four main areas: causation of cancer; cancer screening and early diagnosis; access to cancer treatment, care and research; and rare and childhood cancers. It...
On 21 April 2016, the Council of the European Union agreed on the creation of a senior-level policy network, involving all Member States and coordinated by EASO, with the task to carry out a joint assessment and interpretation of the situation in main countries of origin. The network supports EU...
The physical and economic destruction caused by the conflict has significantly affected state institutions and its capacity to deliver services, compared to the years prior to 2011. Currently, the Syrian government lacks the ability to improve the socio-economic situation for large sectors of th...
All EU Member States face strong and growing fiscal pressures on their health and long-term care systems, driven by already high levels of public expenditure and debt in most countries, demographic pressures and technological advances. Further policy action will therefore be needed to safeguard ...
This publication reviews how a number of factors impact on the diversity and content of products and forms of cannabis available in Europe. Drivers of change in this area include policy developments in Europe and elsewhere; advances in production and extraction techniques; and consumer interest....