804 KB36 KB201320172015Boto, Alejandraletnik:13številka:2str. 87-99ISSN:2335-3414COBISSID:4597678URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-NYGQZ0CCenFakulteta za upravoMednarodna revija za javno upravoEuropean UnionEvropska unijapublic health provisionSpainŠpanijazdravstveno varstvozdravstvoUnsolved questions regarding EU citizens access to public healthcare services in Spain|Spain is nowadays living the echoes of economic crisis adopting measures to boost employment figures and to correct the excessive macroeconomic imbalances. This paper reviews previous research findings on how these policies affect European citizenship and the access to welfare systems, healthcare provision in particular. Special attention is paid to the so-called "medical tourism" and to the transposition on Directive 2011/24 into national law. The challenges and transformations that the adequate provision of healthcare for EU citizens will require in the next future are also pointed out, notwithstanding some critical legal problems unsolved till the moment. However, as the paper is aimed at underlining, the main barriers that still exist to exercise citizenship right to health protection within EU are not legal, but practicalTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za upravo