OverviewEU citizens have the right to access healthcare in any EU Country and to be reimbursed for care abroad by their home Country...ToolboxThe toolbox contains relevant information on the legal framework of cross-border healthcare, covering both Directive 2011/24/EU and the Social…National workshopsThe Commission organises workshops in EU countries to raise awareness on patients’ rights and obligations in cross-border healthcare... Latest updatesNews announcement8 June 2026Four new factsheets on cross-border healthcare and two factsheets on European Reference Networks (ERNs) in all EU languages1 min readNews announcement12 May 2026Data on cross-border patient healthcare following Directive 2011/24/EU for reference year 20241 min readNews announcement12 May 2026Factsheet - Cross-border Healthcare in 20241 min readNews announcement13 April 2026The 2026 call for applications for Affiliated Partner within the European Reference Networks is now open1 min readSee all HighlightsFactsheet3 July 2024Directorate-General for Health and Food SafetyFactsheet - Cross-border Healthcare in 2022Calendar - National Workshop on Patients’ Rights and Rare DiseasesBackground document13 May 2022Directorate-General for Health and Food SafetyCommission Report on the operation of Directive 2011/24/EU on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcareToolbox for Cross-Border Healthcare Events26Mar2026Conferences and summitsPatients’ rights on cross-border healthcare and the European Reference NetworksBrussels, Belgium26Nov2025Partner meetingsCross-border Healthcare Expert Group (NCPs sub-group)Online only30Oct2025Info daysSymposium on cross-border healthcare in the DE-NL border regionNetherlands26Sep2025Info daysWorkshop on Patients’ Rights and Rare Diseases in the European UnionCzechia DocumentsKey documentsEventsConsultationsPublicationsVideosEurobarometers
OverviewEU citizens have the right to access healthcare in any EU Country and to be reimbursed for care abroad by their home Country...
ToolboxThe toolbox contains relevant information on the legal framework of cross-border healthcare, covering both Directive 2011/24/EU and the Social…
National workshopsThe Commission organises workshops in EU countries to raise awareness on patients’ rights and obligations in cross-border healthcare...
News announcement8 June 2026Four new factsheets on cross-border healthcare and two factsheets on European Reference Networks (ERNs) in all EU languages1 min read
News announcement12 May 2026Data on cross-border patient healthcare following Directive 2011/24/EU for reference year 20241 min read
News announcement13 April 2026The 2026 call for applications for Affiliated Partner within the European Reference Networks is now open1 min read
Factsheet3 July 2024Directorate-General for Health and Food SafetyFactsheet - Cross-border Healthcare in 2022
Background document13 May 2022Directorate-General for Health and Food SafetyCommission Report on the operation of Directive 2011/24/EU on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare
26Mar2026Conferences and summitsPatients’ rights on cross-border healthcare and the European Reference NetworksBrussels, Belgium
