MEP Supporters
Who supports the MEPs Interest Group "European Patients' Rights & Cross-Border Healthcare"
Here you can find the list of the first MEPs that have decided to join the Interest Group on Patients’ Rights and Cross-Border Healthcare during the current mandate (2019-2024):
Co-Chairs:
- Brando BENIFEI (Italy), S&D.
- Tomislav SOKOL (Croatia), EPP
Supporters:
- Fabio Massimo CASTALDO (Italy), Non-attached Members
- Sara CERDAS (Portugal), S&D
"My role as MEP is to represent all citizens and as medical doctor I would like to improve Europeans health, and this is only possible if we construct together policies that fit the citizens needs and work with them. The Interest Group on 'Patients' Rights and Cross-Border Healthcare' gives the floor to better understand the real needs of patients and citizens. " - Beatrice COVASSI (Italy), S&D
- Eleonora EVI (Italy), NA
- Miriam DALLI (Malta), S&D
- Kateřina KONEČNÁ (Czechia), GUE/NGL
- Juozas OLEKAS (Lithuania), S&D
“We have to join forces in Europe combating rare diseases. The diseases themselves have no borders and it is difficult to help those suffering and their family members in the Member States individually. EU reference centers, financed from EU own resources, should be responsible for diagnosing and treating these diseases.” - Aldo PATRICIELLO (Italy), EPP
- Sabrina PIGNEDOLI (Italy), NA
- Piernicola PEDICINI (Italy), NA
- Sirpa PIETIKäINEN (Finland), EPP
"I am inspired by the hope that we could transfer EU to work better for the patients' rights. Together we are more − that is why we need more Europe." - Christel SCHALDEMOSE (Denmark), S&D
- Patrizia TOIA (Italy), S&D
- István UJHELYI (Hungary), S&D
The following MEPs joined the Interest Group in the previous mandate (2014-2019):
Co-founders:
- David BORRELLI (Italy), Co-Chair EFDD
- Gianni PITTELLA (Italy), Chair S&D
Supporters:
- Brando BENIFEI (Italy), S&D
- Biljana BORZAN (Croatia), S&D
- Soledad CABEZON RUIZ (Spain), S&D
- Nicola CAPUTO (Italy), S&D
- Alberto CIRIO (Italy), EPP
- Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI (Italy), S&D
- Therese COMODINI CACHIA (Malta), EPP
- Miriam DALLI (Malta), S&D
- Eleonora EVI (Italy), EFDD
- José Inácio FARIA (Portugal), ALDE
- Elisabetta GARDINI (Italy), EPP
- Elena GENTILE (Italy), S&D
- Nathalie GRIESBECK (France), ALDE
- Kateřina KONEČNÁ (Czech Republic), GUE/NGL
- Andrey KOVATCHEV (Bulgaria), EPP
- Marju LAURISTIN (Estonia), Vice-Chair S&D
- Giovanni LA VIA (Italy), EPP
- Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO (Italy), EPP
- Aldo PATRICIELLO (Italy), EPP
- Piernicola PEDICINI (Italy), EFDD
- Sofia RIBEIRO (Portugal), EPP
- Christel SCHALDEMOSE (Denmark), S&D
- Patrizia TOIA (Italy), S&D
- Flavio ZANONATO (Italy), S&D