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13 November 2018

Report on inequalities in access to healthcare across the EU released

The study, which includes country reports and a synthesis report, provides an overview of inequality in access to healthcare in 35 European countries - EU Member States as well as EFTA and enlarging countries - showing that important inequalities persist,...
28 September 2016

Innovative public procurement can lower pressure on health budgets

Published : Wed, 28 Sep 2016 Most EU countries struggle with increasing healthcare costs. At the same time, patients are dealing with increasing contributions to health insurance systems. More efficient procurement of medical devices, medic...
28 April 2016

Call for applications for membership in the Commission expert group on recovery rules for fertilising products

Published : Thu, 28 Apr 2016 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 The European Commission has launched a call for applications aiming at supporting the development of possible process and product criteria for secondary raw materials that could be used in the ...
11 May 2016

Workshop on EU-funded innovation procurement in the healthcare sector

The European Commission (DG Connect) and the EPP eHealth project will be hosting a stakeholder workshop to explore how to make better use of EU funded innovation procurement in the healthcare sector.
09 March 2016

More flexibility for service contracts on health and social issues, and education

Published : Wed, 09 Mar 2016 Social, health and education services play an important role in social protection, health care and education, but different cultural traditions mean that such services are organised very differently from one cou...
09 March 2016

More flexibility for service contracts on health & social issues and education

Published : Wed, 09 Mar 2016 Social, health and education services play an important role in social protection, health care and education, but different cultural traditions mean that such services are organised very differently from one cou...
03 March 2016

Innovation partnerships keep public services up to date

Published : Thu, 03 Mar 2016 We all want public services such as healthcare, education, fire fighting or waste management to be modern and well adapted to the changing needs of society. To encourage innovation in public administration, new ...

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