OverviewEU citizens have the right to access healthcare in any EU Country and to be reimbursed for care abroad by their home Country...National workshopsThe Commission organises workshops in EU countries to raise awareness on patients’ rights and obligations in cross-border healthcare... ToolboxThe toolbox contains relevant information on the legal framework of cross-border healthcare, covering both Directive 2011/24/EU and the Social… Latest updatesNews announcement5 March 2026Agenda and registration - Patients’ rights on cross-border healthcare and the European Reference Networks (26 March 2026)1 min readNews announcement15 January 2026Minutes - Cross-border Healthcare Expert Group (NCPs sub-group) (26 November 2025)1 min readNews announcement7 November 2025Flash report - Symposium on cross-border healthcare in the DE-NL border region (30 October 2025)1 min readNews announcement14 October 2025Factsheet - Patients Without Borders: Trend Analysis 2021-2023. Insights into EU Cross-Border Healthcare1 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...
National workshopsThe Commission organises workshops in EU countries to raise awareness on patients’ rights and obligations in cross-border healthcare...
ToolboxThe toolbox contains relevant information on the legal framework of cross-border healthcare, covering both Directive 2011/24/EU and the Social…
News announcement5 March 2026Agenda and registration - Patients’ rights on cross-border healthcare and the European Reference Networks (26 March 2026)1 min read
News announcement15 January 2026Minutes - Cross-border Healthcare Expert Group (NCPs sub-group) (26 November 2025)1 min read
News announcement7 November 2025Flash report - Symposium on cross-border healthcare in the DE-NL border region (30 October 2025)1 min read
News announcement14 October 2025Factsheet - Patients Without Borders: Trend Analysis 2021-2023. Insights into EU Cross-Border Healthcare1 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
