Brussels, 16/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - Are there states' rights that can be opposed to patients' rights? Such was the question that might have been asked by the public attending the health ministers' discussion on the draft cross-border healthcare directive on Tuesday 16 December.
Discussions, chaired by Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, showed that there was virtual unanimity among member states on those parts of the compromise proposed by the French Presidency to: - require prior authorisation...