Agenda

12.00-12.30
Lunch and photo session for MEPs with national member organisations

 
12.30-12.40             
Prof Georgs Andrejevs MEP, Co-Chair, MEP Heart Group: Welcome and introduction
 

12.40-12.50             
Mr Bernard Merkel, Head of Unit, Health strategy and Health Systems, DG SANCO, European Commission
'The Commission Proposal on Cross-Border Healthcare’
 

12.50-13.00             
Ms Karin Riis-Jørgensen MEP, Vice-Chairwoman of the ALDE Group and IMCO shadow rapporteur on the Commission proposal on Patients' Rights in Cross-border Healthcare
‘The European Parliament’s initial views on the Proposal on Patients’ Rights in Cross-border Healthcare’

13.00-13.10             
Dr Peter Kearney, European Society of Cardiology
‘Views on cross-border healthcare’

 
13.10-13.55                       
Discussion

 
13.55- 14.00             
Prof Georgs Andrejevs MEP, Co-Chair, MEP Heart Group: Conclusions