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 Warsaw, Poland, on 9 October 2024: Registration form

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 more  information will follow soon
Belgium – Netherlands more  information will follow soon
France more  information will follow soon
Romania – Hungary more information will follow soon