“Chronic pain, from the European political agenda to the EU culture”*

As all of us well remember, during the Informal Meeting of European Health Ministries, held on September 22nd and 23rd 2014 in Milan, Ministers from the 28 EU member states reached a common position on the need to create a European network ensuring training of professionals in the sector and exchange of information on the effectiveness of therapies for the weakest population groups. 

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DIRECTIVE ON PATIENTS’ RIGHTS IN CROSS-BORDER HEALTHCARE:

A CRUCIAL ACHIEVEMENT FOR EUROPEAN CITIZENS.

Both citizens and associations waited quite a lot for this Directive, which makes easier moving across the EU member states in order to obtain the health care services needed. Great part of the Directive contents derive from comparisons and dialogues between the European Commission for Health and consumer policies,

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