On 10 November 2018, the CPME Board adopted the ’ CPME Statement concerning the integration of refugee doctors into the European workforce’ (CPME 2018/022 FINAL).

Today, the Commission renewed its political commitment to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by publishing a new European One Health action plan against AMR. This action plan reiterates the importance of working in collaboration across human and animal health and the environment under the One Health approach. Sharing best practices, fostering research and innovation as well […]

CPME co-signed an open letter to the European Commission on the EU Cycling Strategy. The letter calls to unlock the potential for creating jobs and decarbonising the transport system by developing a strategy as part of the Work Programme 2018 or subsequent initiatives. The EU Cycling Strategy was published at the Velo-city 2017 conference in […]

On 15 May 2017, CPME and 16 other health organisations sent an open letter to the Ministers regarding the ongoing revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD). In May 2016, the European Commission adopted its proposal to revise this directive which includes provisions governing commercial communications for foods high in fat, sugar and salt, as […]

We are pleased to announce the new edition of the CPME newsletter. It features, among many other important topics, the CPME position on the EU framework on Health Technology Assessment (HTA), the debate on a future strategy for the standardisation of healthcare services, a special section with news from CPME members and the CPME perspective on […]

We are happy to announce the new edition of the CPME newsletter. It features, among many other important topics, the newly adopted CPME policy on access to medicines and pharmaceutical pricing, outcomes from the meeting with Commissioner Andriukaitis, a special section with news from CPME members and guest articles from the Smoke Free Partnership and […]

This spring, CPME would like to share with you many points of views and interesting developments. First, we invite you to read the Message of the CPME President, Dr Jacques de Haller and the new CPME vision and mission. This is followed by a commentary on EU health policy, transparency of relations between the healthcare […]

European women doctors are an invaluable asset to European medicine. CPME believes that gender equality must be a common goal and today is on more occasion to remind that!  

On 15th September 2015, CPME vice-president-elect Dr Bernard Maillet attended the meeting on Big Data organized by EU40 at the European Parliament at the initiative of MEP Claudio Tanasescu. The purpose of the conference debate was to collect viewpoints from important stakeholders of the topic and also discuss risks of increasing availability and digitalization of […]

On 29 September 2015, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) will participate in the lunch debate on health literacy in the context of personalised medicines. It will be held from 12.30 until 14.00 in the European Parliament Member’s Salon and hosted by MEP Françoise Grossetête, (FR, EPP). The CPME will actively participate in the event and will be […]