Activities of Tomislav SOKOL related to 2021/2100(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Cohesion policy: reducing healthcare disparities and enhancing cross-border health cooperation (short presentation)
Reports (1)
REPORT on cohesion policy as an instrument to reduce healthcare disparities and enhance cross-border health cooperation
Amendments (7)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
— having regard to the 2021 study on cross-border cooperation in healthcare commissioned by the Committee on Regional Development9a, _________________ 9a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2021/690904/IPOL_STU(20 21)690904_EN.pdf
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the substantial contribution of cohesion policy to health sector planned investments in the last programming period (2014-2020) through the ESF and the ERDF, to the tune of around EUR 5624 billion so far, aimed at improving access to services, as well as developing specialised health infrastructure and capacities in order to reduce health inequalities;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Acknowledges the importance of health investments in cross-border cooperation programmes which respond to the needs and challenges identified in the border regions as a cross-border governance that is important in emergency situations, as well as health and emergency services covering regions on both sides of the border;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Recalls that Interreg programmes have become an important instrument to resolve problems typical to border areas, to promote cooperation between partners across borders and develop the potential of European border territories;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses that the lack of a coordinated cross-border health insurance system discourages patients to look for treatment across the border in case they cannot afford paying the cost of care in advance before their insurance reimburses them;