Symposium on cross-border healthcare in the DE-NL border region

Would you like to learn more about how European cooperation contributes to better healthcare across borders and what this means in practice for patients, healthcare professionals, and policymakers?

Then visit the Symposium on Cross-border healthcare in the DE-NL border region, taking place in Groningen on October 30, 2025.

Topics of the event include:

• How does the EU framework support the practical implementation of cross-border healthcare?

• Exchange of expertise and best practices for implementing Directive 2011/24/EU in the DE-NL border region
• Function and impact of European Reference Networks (ERNs) for people with rare diseases
• Opportunities for enhanced cooperation between healthcare providers and institutions to promote patient mobility and cross-border healthcare
• Kick-off of the Interreg project Health4DE-NL, a concrete initiative supporting the implementation of Directive 2011/24/EU
• Practical examples and proven models in cross-border healthcare

For whom?

Are you involved in cross-border healthcare cooperation between Germany and the Netherlands, for example, as a healthcare provider or researcher, policymaker, health insurer, (regional) authority, EUREGIO organization, national agency, patient association, or part of a healthcare network or do you want to be engaged?

If so, the European Commission, in cooperation with the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS), the German Federal Ministry of Health (BMG), the Cross-border Institute of Healthcare Systems and Prevention (CBI), and with the support of the National Contact Point EU-Patienten.de of the DVKA, cordially invites you to attend this event.

Register today and join the conversation about the future of cross-border healthcare!