Mary Honeyball MEP Written Declaration

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Mary Honeyball MEP"

She has also submitted a wriiten declaration to the European Parliament:

"WRITTEN DECLARATION

pursuant to Rule 116 of the Rules of Procedure

by Mary Honeyball, Proinsias De Rossa, Bill Newton Dunn

on health care provision for European Citizens residing in another Member State.

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XXXX/2007

Written declaration on health care provision for European Citizens residing in another Member State

The European Parliament,

– having regard to Rule 116 of its Rules of Procedure,

A. whereas EU law upholds the right to freedom of movement and freedom of residence across the European Union,

B. whereas access to health care is fundamentally important to all citizens

1. Recognises the fundamental principle of reciprocity of health care provision across the European Union,

2. Expresses grave concern that some EU citizens not born in France but

legally resident there are being denied state health care provision

despite paying all relevant taxes,

3. Recognises that private health care may not be available or

affordable for citizens with disabilities or those with existing

conditions,

4. Calls on Member States to uphold the principle of reciprocity of

health care provision; further calls on Member States not to make

changes to health care provision that will deny EU citizens, who are

non-nationals access to state health care,

5. Calls on the European Commission to undertake a review of the manner

in which Member States generally are operating the principal of

reciprocity of health care provision to ensure that all Member States

are complying with their obligations under the Treaties in this regard,

6. Instructs its President to forward this declaration, together with

the names of the signatories, to the Council, the Commission and the

governments and parliaments of the Member States."