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In November 2008, the Commission adopted a Communication and a proposal
for a Council Recommendation on rare diseases. They set out an overall EU
strategy to support Member States in diagnosing, treating and caring for the 36
million EU citizens with rare diseases.
Council Recommendation:
Council Recommendation on an action in the
field of rare diseases
Communication from the Commission
Communication on Rare Diseases: Europe's challenges(54 KB) 
български (bg) čeština (cs) dansk (da) Deutsch (de) eesti keel (et) ελληνικά (el) español (es) français (fr) italiano (it) latviešu valoda (lv) lietuvių kalba (lt) magyar (hu) Malti (mt) Nederlands (nl) polski (pl) português (pt) română (ro) slovenčina (sk) slovenščina (sl) suomi (fi) svenska (sv)
Impact Assessment
Executive Summary(50 KB) български (bg) čeština (cs) dansk (da) Deutsch (de) eesti keel (et) ελληνικά (el) español (es) français (fr) italiano (it) latviešu valoda (lv) lietuvių kalba (lt) magyar (hu) Malti (mt) Nederlands (nl) polski (pl) português (pt) română (ro) slovenčina (sk) slovenščina (sl) suomi (fi) svenska (sv)
Impact Assessment(785 KB)
Following from the European Parliament on the Council Recommendation
Opinion of the European Parliament
Following from the European Economic and Social Committee on the Council Recommendation
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee(157 KB) Deutsch (de) español (es) français (fr)
Press releases
Commission calls for a European focus on rare
diseases
Questions and Answers on the EU Approach to Tackling Rare
Diseases
Citizen's summary
Citizen's summary(2 MB) Deutsch (de) français (fr)
Council Recommendation:
Council Recommendation on an action in the
field of rare diseases
Communication from the Commission
Communication on Rare Diseases: Europe's challenges(54 KB) български (bg) čeština (cs) dansk (da) Deutsch (de) eesti keel (et) ελληνικά (el) español (es) français (fr) italiano (it) latviešu valoda (lv) lietuvių kalba (lt) magyar (hu) Malti (mt) Nederlands (nl) polski (pl) português (pt) română (ro) slovenčina (sk) slovenščina (sl) suomi (fi) svenska (sv)
Impact Assessment
Executive Summary(50 KB) български (bg) čeština (cs) dansk (da) Deutsch (de) eesti keel (et) ελληνικά (el) español (es) français (fr) italiano (it) latviešu valoda (lv) lietuvių kalba (lt) magyar (hu) Malti (mt) Nederlands (nl) polski (pl) português (pt) română (ro) slovenčina (sk) slovenščina (sl) suomi (fi) svenska (sv)
Impact Assessment(785 KB)
Following from the European Parliament on the Council Recommendation
Opinion of the European Parliament
Following from the European Economic and Social Committee on the Council Recommendation
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee(157 KB) Deutsch (de) español (es) français (fr)
Press releases
Commission calls for a European focus on rare
diseases
Questions and Answers on the EU Approach to Tackling Rare
Diseases
Citizen's summary
Citizen's summary(2 MB) Deutsch (de) français (fr)
Consultation regarding Community action on rare diseases
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Public consultation regarding European Action in the Field of Rare Diseases
(86 KB) български (bg) čeština (cs) dansk (da) Deutsch (de) eesti keel (et) ελληνικά (el) español (es) français (fr) italiano (it) latviešu valoda (lv) lietuvių kalba (lt) magyar (hu) Nederlands (nl) polski (pl) português (pt) română (ro) slovenčina (sk) slovenščina (sl) suomi (fi) svenska (sv)