free movement of doctors

Today, we are debating this amendment to the Directive to facilitate the free movement of doctors.

Nicole Fontaine's report on the free movement of doctors is nearing its concluding stage.

CPME is also concerned with the promotion of public health, the relationship between patients and doctors and the free movement of doctors within the European Union[1].

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the report we are debating concerns the joint text, approved by the Conciliation Committee, relating to the free movement of doctors and the recognition of their qualifications.

The directive that we are discussing here - on the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications - is a very important one in the eyes of the public.

This will enable the lists of those diplomas in specialist medicine qualifying for automatic recognition to be updated through a much simplified legislative procedure and that in turn will greatly facilitate the free movement of doctors in the European Union, which is an important objective for us all.