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In 2002, Cittadinanzattiva/Active Citizenship Network (ACN), together with a group of European citizens organizations, established a European Charter of Patients’ Rights, which includes the following 14 rights: the right to preventive measures; access care; information; consent; free choice; privacy and confidentiality; respect of patients’ time; observance of quality standards; safety; innovation; avoidance of unnecessary suffering and pain; personalized treatment; to complain; to receive compensation.
All these rights, based on the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, are crucial in matter of European citizens and healthcare services. Most of these rights were also incorporated in the Council Conclusions on Common Values and Principles in EU Health Systems, adopted in June 2006. The strengthening of these rights can only become effective with the cooperation and commitment of all stakeholders in the health sector in each EU country. It is therefore essential to raise awareness of the importance of patients' rights and of everyone's responsibilities in ensuring that they are respected.
As an EU citizen, one can expect a series of benefits in the healthcare field: a high level of health protection; the right to benefit from medical treatment; access to healthcare; and preventive, diagnostic and curative treatment regardless of financial means, gender or nationality, among many others. These principles are enshrined in the European Union's Treaty and its Charter of Fundamental Rights, and the EU institutions are bound to them in their actions.
On European Patients' Rights Day (EPRD), let's take a look at some of the benefits of being a patient in the European Union, as underlined by the EU Commission.
ONLINE QUIZ and FREE GUIDE FOR PASSENGERS
What kind of traveler are you? Find out with a quiz
What do we really know about sustainable mobility? Let's complete the online quiz to find out if we are able to better protect our rights as passengers, if our daily choices in mobility are actually "sustainable", how important transport is in Europe and, consequently, what steps the EU is taking in this direction. The quiz, anonymous, is in 9 languages.
To learn the answers, download the free guide for passenger "Moving in Europe" in the same 9 language.
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Inquérito Europeu sobre a Mobilidade
O projeto, iniciado em janeiro de 2013, consiste na realização de uma consulta pública aos cidadãos de oito Estados-Membros, sobre os diferentes desafios que a mobilidade das pessoas representa para o futuro da UE: acessibilidade aos transportes, sustentabilidade ambiental e direitos dos cidadãos / passageiros.
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Projektas, pradėtas 2013 m. sausio mėn., apima 8 Valstybių Narių piliečių konsultavimą dėl įvairių iššūkių, kuriuos kelia Mobuilumas žmonėms ES ateičiai: transporto prieinamumas, aplinkos tausojimas ir piliečių/keleivių teisės.
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ISTRAŽIVANJE O MOBILNOSTI U EVROPI
Projekat je počeo u januaru 2013, a uključuje savetovanje građana u osam država članica o različitim izazovima predstavljenim u dokumentu Mobilnosti ljudi za budućnost EU: dostupnost prevoza, ekološka održivost i prava građana/putnika.
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Dotazník spokojnosti cestujúcich
Projekt Mobilita ako forma Európskeho občianstva začal v januári 2013. Jeho cieľom je názorový prieskum občanov ôsmych členských štátov Európskej únie zameraný na hodnotenie kvality a problémy súvisiace s cestovaním obyvateľov v rámci Európskej únie. Ide o tri konkrétne oblasti: Dostupnosť dopravy, Udržateľnosť životného prostredia a Práva cestujúcich.
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Проектът започна през януари 2013 г. и включва консултиране на граждани в 8 държави-членки по различните предизвикателства по отношение на Мобилността на хората за бъдещето на ЕС: транспорт, достъпност, устойчива среда и права на гражданите/пътниците.
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Cuestionario / Cuestionario on-line
El proyecto, iniciado en enero de 2013, consiste en consultar a los ciudadanos de 8 Estados Miembro sobre los diferentes desafíos que representa la movilidad de las personas, para el futuro de la Unión Europea (UE): la accesibilidad del transporte, la sostenibilidad ambiental y los derechos de los ciudadanos / pasajeros.
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Proiectul, demarat în ianuarie 2013, constă în consultarea cetățenilor în cele 8 state membre cu privire la diferitele provocări reprezentate de mobilitatea oamenilor pentru viitorul U.E.: accesibilitatea transportului, durabilitatea mediului și drepturile pasagerilor/cetățenilor.
Cittadinanzattiva APS
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