Article 294 (7), point (c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides that the Commission is to deliver an opinion on the amendments proposed by the European Parliament to the position of the Council at first reading regarding the proposal for a Directive concerning the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare.
The European Parliament voted in second reading a consolidated text which contains a number of amendments to the text of the Council Position at first reading. The text is the result of negotiations between the Parliament, the Council and the Commission. Most amendments are in line with the initial proposal of the Commission and thus acceptable in the light of an overall compromise.
The Commission therefore accepts all the amendments voted by the Parliament.