Austria – and what living in Austria has to offer

With an area of 83.858 sq. km Austria consists of 9 independent federal states (Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Vienna) with their own provincial governments. The federal legislation is exercised by the national council (Nationalrat) together with the Upper House of Parliament (Bundesrat) – the two chambers of Parliament.…

Young Roma’s become doctors: “If you are a professional, you won’t be subjected to ethnical discrimination.”

Romania: Young Roma’s become doctors: “If you are a professional, you won’t be subjected to ethnical discrimination.” 18 year’s old and accepted at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy from Iasi. She is a young girl like every other, but her home environment and background would have never permitted her to achieve her goal. “Discrimination…

Bulgarian parliament passed amendments to human medicine act

Sofia 4 September 2012. Bulgarian parliament passed Tuesday the amendments to the Medical Products in Human Medicine Act. The draft bill for amendments and supplements to the act, filed by the Council of Ministers, was adopted with 91 votes “for”, 2 votes “against” and 18 abstentions. The amendments proposed by MP Vanyo Sharkov with the…

Romanian Healthcare Reform – the introduction of private insurers – the first info’s about the new healthcare law.

The Romanian Minister of Health, Vasile Cepoi, explained during an interview, what the new health law will bring to the table. Probably one of the most notable things of this reform is the introduction of private insurers. “As far as insurance goes, we would like to introduce in the market the competition between private and…