On 3 February, the European Commission published the Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan which sets out a new EU approach to cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, and care. CPME believes that prevention is the most cost-effective long-term strategy for cancer control, and therefore is pleased to see that prevention is one of the key action areas […]

The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) became a member of the Framework Convention Alliance (FCA) in the end of 2019. FCA is a civil society alliance with a mission to help strengthen the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and support its full and accelerated implementation worldwide. It is made up of nearly […]

On 16 November 2019, the CPME Board adopted the ’CPME Policy on Novel Tobacco and Nicotine Products’ (CPME 2019/074 FINAL).

CPME has co-signed a letter to Politico news organisation raising a concern of tobacco industry sponsoring its newsletters, particularly Politico PRO Health Care. Please find the letter here.

On 9 February 2017, the CPME Executive Committee adopted the ’CPME Consultation response on excise duties applied to manufactured tobacco’ (CPME 2017/005 FINAL)

On 8 October 2013, The Parliament Magazine published the article “TPD reaction: Europe’s doctors ‘disappointed’ with outcome of tobacco vote on ‘several key issues’” reporting CPME comments about the European Parliament plenary vote on tobacco products directive.  Katrín Fjeldsted, President of the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), hopes that the tobacco products directive will not be […]

On 7 October 2013, The Parliament published the CPME opinion article about the revision of the Tobacco Products Directive (tbc). “There should be no compromise on health and that is why there should be only one way forward for the tobacco products directive” argues Ms Birgit Beger, President of the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME). Please, […]

On 4 October 2013, Euractiv published the CPME opinion article about the revision of the Tobacco Products Directive (tbc). With the adoption of a new Tobacco Products Directive there is the opportunity to introduce policy changes which are achievable and which are proven to benefit the protection of health against tobacco-related harm. From the medical point […]

According to the latest Flash Eurobarometer, an overwhelming majority of EU citizens support smoke-free public places such as offices (84%), restaurants (79%), bars, pubs and clubs (65%). These results are in line with those of the 2006 Eurobarometer and confirm the huge support for smoke-free policies in the EU.

On 31 July 2005 the EU tobacco advertising ban established under Directive/2003/33/EC will enter into effect three years after the adoption of the Tobacco Advertising Directive.  The directive of 2003 bans tobacco advertising in the print media, on radio and over the internet. It also prohibits tobacco sponsorship of cross-border cultural and sporting events. Advertising in […]