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DOI: 10.33226/0137-5490.2021.12.8
JEL: K38

Religious beliefs and patient rights in cross-border healthcare in EU law. Comments on the background of the CJEU judgment in the Veselibas ministrija case, C-243/19 of 29 October 2020

The Court of Justice in the Veselibas ministrija case made an attempt to assess to what extent, when implementing EU law in the area of cross-border healthcare, Member States are obliged to take into account not only the provisions of EU law on the implementation of the internal market, but also the personal choice of the patient resulting from religious beliefs, which results from the Article 21 paragraph 1 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights. Unfortunately, the arguments adopted by the Court in the judgment show that the implementation of the general interest (protection of public health) outweighs the interest of the individual (the right not to be discriminated against on the basis of religion or belief). The Tribunal does not notice the values of the Union and goals other than the economic goal of the European Union. The aim of the analysis is to draw attention to the axiological aspect in the implementation of the fundamental right, which is the right to not be discriminated against on grounds of religion under Article 21 paragraph 1 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the area of patient's right in cross-border healthcare.

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Keywords: cross-border healthcare; the Charter of Fundamental Rights; non-discrimination; EU values

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