Sweden Guilty of Denying Equal Healthcare to EU Residents, Committee Says
The ruling cites 129 cases and says Sweden’s insurance requirement created indirect discrimination against Roma migrants seeking subsidized care.
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The European Committee of Social Rights has said it believes Sweden has been guilty of multiple violations of the European Social Charter in its healthcare dealings with vulnerable EU citizens.
A complaint had been filed in 2023 by NGOs Amnesty International and Médecins du Monde. According to experts, Stockhom contravenes three of the provisions of the European Social Charter.
European Committee Rules Sweden Discriminates Against Roma Migrants in Healthcare
European committee finds Sweden's healthcare system discriminates against vulnerable EU migrants, mostly from the Roma community. The post European Committee Rules Sweden Discriminates Against Roma Migrants in Healthcare appeared first on Psychreg.
The Council of Europe said on Friday that Sweden had violated several provisions of the European Social Charter by refusing to provide necessary medical care to Roma migrants. The institution also criticized the different treatment applied to them compared to other undocumented people, AFP reports, according to Agerpres.
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