I. whereas on 24 April 2013, the Rana Plaza Arrangement (Compensation Fund) to compensate the victims of the disaster and their families was signed by the representatives of the Government of Bangladesh, local garment manufacturers and international garment brands, local and international trade unions and international NGOs; whereas the amount determined to cover the costs of all claims is USD 30 million; whereas, as of 24 April ...[+++] 2015, the total amount raised by voluntary corporate contributions was around USD 27 million, leaving 3 million outstanding; whereas it will not be possible to pay the medical costs of those victims requiring long-term medical care if the fund remains underfinanced;

These activities will focus on the maintenance and promotion of health throughout our lifetimes, and on disease prevention; on improving our ability to cure, treat and manage disease and disability; supporting active ageing; and on contributing to the achievement of a sustainable and efficient care sector, including local and regional services and the adaptation of cities and their facilities for an ageing population".

38. Supports the Commission’s objective to further develop integrated care and cure systems; taking into account the appropriateness of existing, preferred and future care and cure systems in relation to their further development and having due regard to the subsidiarity principle in the field of public health, invites Member States and competent authorities to develop national, regional and local care and cure systems that incorporate a holistic and integrated approach to the management of age-related diseases; invites the Commission to assist Member States in this regard, while respecting regional and local differences in citizens’ e ...[+++]xpectations, norms and values; encourages the Commission to make use of the European Medicines Agency’s work on medicines in older people and to integrate it in order to improve access to safe and adequate medicines for older patients;

42. Acknowledges the Commission’s objective of dealing with legal and regulatory uncertainties and market fragmentation, but stresses that all necessary market reforms should take into account the importance of keeping healthcare affordable for citizens, and that the competences of national and regional governments and local authorities with regard to health and social protection should be recognised, respected and complied with, without compromising the need to invest in community-based care schemes;

4. Member States of treatment shall ensure that information on the right to practise of health professionals listed in national or local registers established on their territory is, upon request, made available to the authorities of other Member States, for the purpose of cross-border healthcare, in accordance with Chapters II and III and with national measures implementing Union provisions on the protection of personal data, in particular Directives 95/46/EC and 2002/58/EC, and the principle of presumption of innocence.

But in any event, if in the short term an unpredictable surge of cross-border healthcare were to cause a major problem - in planning local facilities, for example - the proposal allows Member States to put in place limits necessary to safeguard their overall system, such as the introduction of a prior authorisation system for patients seeking cross-border hospital care under the conditions set out by the Directive which reflect the case law of the Court.