In the context of enhancing the implementation of Directive 2011/24/EU on patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare (CBHC), under the EU4Health programme, the European Commission with assistance of the National Contact Points, is  organising a series of 10 national workshops, to raise awareness about patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare (CBHC) and the European Reference Networks  for rare disease, culminating in an EU-level event in 2025.

In collaboration with the European Commission, Malta’s Ministry for Health held the first one-day workshop on World Rare Disease Day (February 29th, 2024) focusing on cross-border healthcare, patients’ rights, and rare disease.

The next workshop will be held in Groningen, the Netherlands, on 30 October 2025: Register here

List of National workshop

Malta  Workshop on Cross-Border Healthcare, Patients’ Rights and Rare Diseases
Italy Workshop on Cross-border healthcare: patients’ rights and cooperation between EU Member States
Ireland Workshop on raising awareness of patients’ rights to cross-border healthcare
Cyprus-Greece Workshop on Patients’ Rights and Rare Diseases in the European Union
Estonia – Latvia Workshop on patient rights in cross-border healthcare 
Poland Educational workshop – Patients’ rights to cross-border healthcare
Finland Seminar on Patients’ Rights in Cross-Border Healthcare – How to Cooperate to Increase Patients’ Awareness on Cross-Border Healthcare
Belgium – Netherlands Conference on Patients’ Rights and Rare Diseases in the European Union
Romania – Hungary Conference on Patients’ Rights and Rare Diseases in the European Union Hungarian-Romanian cross-border healthcare
France Workshop on Patients’ Rights and Rare Diseases in the European Union
Czech Republic Workshop on Patients’ Rights and Rare Diseases in the European Union
The Netherlands Workshop on Patients’ Rights and Rare Diseases in the European Union