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The European Commission is stepping up its support to towns and cities in a new "urban mobility package" adopted last December 17th. The Commission will reinforce the exchange of best practice, provide targeted financial support and invest in research and development. In addition, it is encouraging the development of "sustainable urban mobility plans" to stimulate a shift towards cleaner and more sustainable transport in urban areas.
A first-of-its-kind report by U.S.PIRG Education Fund details reduced driving miles and rates of car commuting in America’s most populous urbanized areas, as well as greater use of public transit and biking in most cities.
As many of the provisions of the Directive are optional, much depends on the way the Directive is implemented. For these reasons, a number of associations from ACN's network from different European countries and other stakeholders deemed of paramount importance to work together in order to be involved by their national institutions and to actively monitor the processes of adopting and implementing the Directive.
A brief summary of the information produced by associations clearly shows that the behavior of the various Member States, compared with the involvement of citizens and patients’ organizations can be classified into three types.
The Report PiT health is the main instrument through which Cittadinanzattiva-Tribunal for Patient Rights every year provide a photograph of the National Health from the point of view of the citizen. Here are the problems faced by citizens in mobility for treatment abroad.
To discuss with the national Institutions, inform the public opinion and to compare their experience with the ones coming from other Countries, civic and patients Associations linked to Active Citizenship Network have promoted public events in Malta, Latvia, Italia, Greek, Poland. Read more
At European level, Active Citizenship Network addresses the EU Institutions so that they become facilitators and guarantors.
The EU Commission produced a short video to inform patients about their rights, and to advise them on things they should consider before going abroad for treatment. You can also find a leaflet, the principal Questions&Answers on the Directive and the list of the National Contact Point.
Do you want to know the opportunities that the new Directive provides citizens who want to be cured in another state? The DG SANCO has prepared a simple leaflet “'To know before you go” in different languages, and associations are invited to apply to receive one of it.
ACN drafted the “Manifesto for the implementation of the Right of European Patients to make an informed choice”, because it believes that the implementation of this principle, contained in the Directive (art. 4 § 1.b), shall allow all patients to access services better adapted to their personal requirements, both abroad and in their own country/region.
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