Lightning or Lightning Bug: The Role of the Language Gap and the Access to Proper Information on Entitlements in Cross-border Patient Mobility

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriella Berki
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Healthcare System ◽  
Reliable Information ◽  
Provider Communication ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Patient Mobility ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Patient Provider Communication

The language barrier and the lack of reliable information were identified as major practical obstacles of European patient mobility. Patients are highly concerned about the ability to communicate with their doctors when obtaining healthcare in a country where they do not speak the local language, as well as they find it complicated to gather all the necessary information about an unfamiliar healthcare system or about their cross-border healthcare entitlements conferred on them by the Union legislation. In a multilingual and patient-friendly European Union these issues must be tackled in order to ensure effective healthcare and to enforce patients’ right to cross-border healthcare. This article investigates the current legal tools within the European Union on language gap in patient-provider communication and access to information on cross-border healthcare entitlements. Moreover, it offers some possible solutions for the future.

TERRITORIAL COHESION POLICY IN THE CONTEXT OF EU REGIONAL SECURITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (Vol 18, No 4 (2019)) ◽  
pp. 439-453
Author(s):  
Ihor LISHCHYNSKYY
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Territorial Cohesion ◽  
Interregional Cooperation ◽  
The Eu

The article is devoted to the study of the implementation of territorial cohesion policy in the European Union in order to achieve a secure regional coexistence. In particular, the regulatory and institutional origins of territorial cohesion policy in the EU are considered. The evolution of ontological models of cohesion policy has been outlined. Specifically, the emphasis is placed on the key objective of political geography – effectively combining the need for "territorialization" and the growing importance of networking. The role of urbanization processes in the context of cohesion policy is highlighted. Cross-border dimensions of cohesion policy in the context of interregional cooperation are explored. Particular emphasis is placed on the features of integrated sustainable development strategies.

scholarly journals Cross-Border Cultural Cooperation in European Border Regions

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-162
Author(s):  
Giada Laganà ◽  
Timothy J. White
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Border Region ◽  
The European Union ◽  
International Organisations ◽  
Policy Initiatives ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Local Cultures

The growing interaction between local cultures and international organisations suggests the need for peacebuilders to act strategically when trying to overcome cultural differences and build trust in societies long divided by bloody conflicts. This task is more difficult because the mental barriers that divide people and cultures are exacerbated by borders and walls. Through an analysis of the evolving role of the European Union (EU) in peacebuilding in the border region of Ireland, this forum contribution examines the potential of international organisations to enhance reconciliation by creating new cultural opportunities for cooperation. Existing scholarship focuses mainly on policy initiatives, strategies, directives and funding bodies, often failing to mention how theories are deployed by practitioners especially in the realm of cultural programmes.

scholarly journals Patient Safety in Cross-border Care

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-83
Author(s):  
Eva Turk ◽  
Stephen Leyshon ◽  
Morten Pytte
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Medical Errors ◽  
The State ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Cross Border

Patient safety is a right and it raises particular issues in the context of cross-border care. Patients should be able to have trust and confidence in the healthcare structure as a whole; they must be protected from the harm caused by poorly functioning health systems, medical errors and adverse events. This paper addresses the state of cross-border healthcare in the European Union, the state of patient safety, the question of quality assurance and the role of accreditation as a risk based approach.

Introduction

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reinhard Bork ◽  
Renato Mangano
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The Other ◽  
Soft Law ◽  
Judicial Activism ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Insolvency Law ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Model Law ◽  
Concise Description

This chapter is an introduction to the issues involved in cross-border insolvency cases and their regulation as covered by the EIR, which recast the OR. It also provides a view-from-the-cathedral of EU Regulation 2015/848; a concise description of its history, aims, and principles; as well as a list of the other relevant sources of law, including those of soft law such as the UNCITRAL Model Law and the European Communication and Cooperation Guidelines for Cross-border Insolvency (the so-called ‘CoCo Guidelines’). Finally, the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for the interpretation of European insolvency law and its judicial activism are analysed.

scholarly journals The Role of Schengen in the Development of Peripheral Borderland Regions

2011 ◽  
pp. 155-158
Author(s):  
Szabolcs Pásztor
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Integration ◽  
Border Studies ◽  
Border Crossings ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Settlement Development ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Economic Area ◽  
Interaction System

This study aims to uncover the role of the Schengen borders of the European Union in rural and settlement development. Schengen integration applies certain restrictions at the external border-crossings, so the filtering role is to be taken into consideration. In addition to the disappearance of borders in the globalising economic area, the strict Schengen rules further burden the development of cross-border interactions, bringing about less frequent border crossings. Moreover, the economic integration of the affected borderlands would remain sluggish. The author points to the fact that the dynamics of a border interaction system should include a Schengen border degree between the interdependent and integrated borderland levels. Consequently, the Schengen borderlands should be in the focus of further border studies.

Jurisprudential Analysis on the Implementation of and Compliance with European Safety Standards on Patient Mobility in the Romanian Health System

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Cristina-Luiza Erimia ◽  
Rodica Sîrbu ◽  
Stelian Paris
Keyword(s):  
Health System ◽  
Active Role ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Patient Mobility ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Healthcare Needs ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
Integrated Structures

Since the Directive on cross-border healthcare regulates the provision of pan-European medical services, but without taking into account of the organization, provision and financing of such services, this article examines the need to reform national legislation in order to eliminate any restrictions to the fundamental freedoms of European citizens. This article aims to analyse, by presenting the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the degree of harmonization of national policies in view of reforming the Romanian health system, in order to create a modern health system. In order for a modern health system to be created, it needs to be centred on patient needs, to have dynamic and integrated structures, adaptable to the various and changing healthcare needs of society in general and of individuals in particular and which, not least, must recognize the active role of the patient as partner in healthcare policies.

scholarly journals Notariusz jako organ ochrony prawnej w świetle prawa polskiego i prawa Unii Europejskiej

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 ◽  
pp. 195-209
Author(s):  
Monika Setkowicz
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
The Other ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Union Law ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Polish Law ◽  
Protection Authority

A NOTARY AS A LEGAL PROTECTION AUTHORITY UNDER THE POLISH LAW AND THE EUROPEAN UNION LAWThe paper aims to examine the role of a notary as a legal protection authority in Polish and European Union law systems. The European Union Regulation on Succession has changed the existing role of a notary. It has established the new institution of legal protection — a European Certificate of Succession. The competence to issue a European Certificate of Succession has been entrusted to the notaries beside the courts. This new notarial action has direct effect in the other Member States of the European Union. The scope of legal protection exercised by a notary went beyond national borders and its role has become cross-border.

Jurisprudential Analysis on the Implementation of and Compliance with European Safety Standards on Patient Mobility in the Romanian Health System

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Cristina-Luiza Erimia ◽  
Rodica Sîrbu ◽  
Stelian Paris
Keyword(s):  
Health System ◽  
Active Role ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Patient Mobility ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Healthcare Needs ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
Integrated Structures

Since the Directive on cross-border healthcare regulates the provision of pan-European medical services, but without taking into account of the organization, provision and financing of such services, this article examines the need to reform national legislation in order to eliminate any restrictions to the fundamental freedoms of European citizens. This article aims to analyse, by presenting the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the degree of harmonization of national policies in view of reforming the Romanian health system, in order to create a modern health system. In order for a modern health system to be created, it needs to be centred on patient needs, to have dynamic and integrated structures, adaptable to the various and changing healthcare needs of society in general and of individuals in particular and which, not least, must recognize the active role of the patient as partner in healthcare policies.

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