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Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2206(INL)

Modernised rules for patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare

Legislative initiative · First reading

Parliament asks the Commission to propose a law and says what it should contain.

Where it stands

Committee work

In committee: SANT (Public Health) is preparing the report (draft published 14 July 2026).

  1. Referred to committee(done) 13 November 2025
  2. Committee work SANT (Public Health) preparing the report
  3. Tabled for plenary(to come)
  4. Plenary vote(to come)
  5. Parliament’s position(to come)

No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.

Who works on it

Lead committee
Public Health
Giorgos Georgiou (The Left)
Liesbet Sommen (EPP), Marta Temido (S&D), Valérie Deloge (Patriots), Michele Picaro (ECR), Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu (Renew), Tilly Metz (Greens)

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Committee draft· 14 Jul 2026

    Draft report (SANT)

    AI summary:This is a draft report by the Committee on Public Health, with recommendations to the Commission, on modernised rules for patients' rights in cross-border healthcare. It calls on the Commission to propose a revision of Directive 2011/24/EU by the end of 2027, and sets out detailed recommendations in an annex.

Timeline

Newest first.

Committee stage 3 steps
  1. 11 September 2026

    Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)

    Members of SANT (Public Health) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (SANT)Amendments in committee (SANT)

  2. 14 July 2026

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in SANT (Public Health). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (SANT)

  3. 13 November 2025

    Referred to the SANT (Public Health) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/2206(INL)