EU HEALTH CARD
March 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE INTRODUCTION of a European Union (EU) health insurance card that would guarantee medical treatment for EU citizens on temporary stays in another EU country - maybe damaging demand for commercial travel insurance - has been approved by the EU Council of Ministers. Considering the EU's tardy track-record in decision making, the regulation establishing the card has been approved with almost indecent haste, having been proposed last June. Council accepted some minor amendments made by the European Parliament, which were all supported by the ...
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