"There has to be the political will to sit down together and find a common sense of purpose," said John Dalli, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy (far right), in response to delegates' bickering over European healthcare IT adoption rates across national borders.

Miklós Réthelyi, Hungary's Minister of Natural Resources, speaks at the Ministerial Panel Discussion at eHealth Week 2011.

The fifth eHealth Week and World of Health IT exhibition is made up of IT vendors and organizations from throughout Europe and beyond.