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Is Europe taking care of its health?

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On the whole, Europeans are happy with their healthcare systems. Belgians are the most satisfied but at the other end of the spectrum is Bulgaria, where three quarters of the population rates its system as 'bad'. For more on this story, Christophe Robeet is joined by Mathieu Grosch, a Belgian MEP and Assen Indjiev, a Bulgarian TV journalist.

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