In my humble opinion, EU members should harmonize the grants system for people with coeliac disease, as well as the price of GF products, instead of having different national budget and schemes.
I am Italian, here we benefit of a grant of 100 euro par month (more or less) that we can spend in pharmacy's products (I mean only for GF food, of course); furthermore, there are more and more GF products in the supermarkets, and although they are more expensive then the 'normal' ones, their price is gradually decreasing, thanks to big companies that are proposing GF products with competitive prices.
I spent a few months in Belgium and I travel a lot, here is the point: I feel uncomfortable with buying products only in the supermarkets, especially if I spend more than a couple of weeks in a foreign city. The price of food is extremely high (of course, I am drawing a comparison with Italy), and we have no options (I have been trying to personally ask for clarifications more than once.)
On the contrary, I noticed great care and attention to veggie products, what a paradox!
In conclusion, my opinion is that every year there are more and more GF products in EU shops, supermarkets and restaurants, and this is a great success, but I think that we should harmonize the system of grants for coeliac people, as well as the prices.
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