Pablo Ahijado Novoa
El derecho fundamental a la salud se encuentra en continuo desarrollo dentro de la jurisprudencia del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea. No solo se puede observar la evolución jurisprudencial en el ámbito del derecho como tal, sino que las cuestiones administrativas también van siendo perfiladas. Así, la existencia de diferencias entre las maneras que tienen los distintos Estados en aplicar el derecho de la Unión no implica que ambas no sean conformes a derecho.
Healthcare is a fundamental right which is being developed continuously within European Court of Justice’s jurisprudence. The evolution of jurisprudence may not only be observed on the right by itself, but also on administrative matters which are being developed. Therefore, the existence of differences in the ways that States apply European Union Law does not imply that those different means are not valid according to European Law.It is remarkable too the high protection conferred to the protection of health, which allows the establishment of pretty strict criteria in order to determine those professional workers and the procedures that must be carried out so as to preserve it. It is mainly due to this reason that every State has a certain ability to require more rigorous conditions than those established on Common European laws.Consequently, these are the main reasons which guide the European Court of Justice Sentence, mainly based on article 168 of Treaty on Functioning of the European Union, which directly allows establishing stricter requisites to protect and preserve European citizens’ health on the highest possible standards.