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Madam President, it was impressive that there was a consensus on all sides of Parliament. There was an agreement, and we all agree that we have a success story here.
We have tried to simplify the procedures, so I should like to assure you that there will be no new institution responsible for issuing the card, no new services or new people. The same people in the Commission will go on dealing with the issue, and the Member States will continue with the same procedures.
As far as the card is concerned, I should like to clarify that the European Health Insurance Card is not a health card like others we know in certain Member States. It does not contain the information concerning the health status of the cardholder.
It is interesting that we now have a regulation which is clear, simple and which facilitates the everyday life of workers in the European Union. The extent of the differences between the Member States' health systems meant that it was not an easy issue to agree on, but in the end – thanks to the consensus and to the political will coming from the Member States – we have agreed on this regulation.
My second point concerns the procedures. I believe this agreement answers some of those voices at European level that claim that Europe is becoming more and more complicated. They say it is very difficult to agree on complicated social issues, but here, 15 Member States with different social protection systems have agreed and now we have a common single regulation.
My third point concerns not only the substance but the symbolism of the European card. As many Members of Parliament have already said, the European citizens will have the euro in one pocket and the European health card in the other pocket: a real symbol of social Europe.
Mrs Jensen has done an excellent job and I should like to congratulate her again. It was not easy to strike a balance and achieve an agreement on all sides of Parliament. The Commission accepts Amendments Nos 8 to 34. In the light of the agreement, Amendments Nos 1 to 7 are no longer applicable.
I believe that now, after Parliament's first reading, it will be possible to adopt the regulation before the end of the Italian presidency."@en1
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