“Economics vs Health? EU Proportionality Test for Health Professions”   18 October 2017, 13h00 – 15h00 European Parliament, Room: JAN4Q1 Co-hosted by MEP Lieve Wierinck, and MEP Dr Peter Liese   Draft agenda available here. Please resister here before the 29th of September 2017.   The Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (PGEU) is […]

On 7 September 2017, the CPME Executive Committee adopted the ’CPME statement on the Commission proposal for a Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications (ePrivacy Regulation) – 2017/0003(COD)’ (CPME 2017/064 FINAL)

On 30 August 2017, the CPME Executive Committee adopted the ’CPME response to the Digital Health Society Consultation’ (CPME 2017/056 FINAL)

We are pleased to announce the new edition of the CPME Newsletter. 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 feature article of Mr Xavier Prats Monné, Director General of the European Commission Directorate-General for Health and […]

“Awareness-raising and education are keys to change behaviours and encourage the responsible use of antibiotics in both human and animal health. The AMR threat requires a shared responsibility of all actors, including of course healthcare professionals. Prescribers should be encouraged and provided with appropriate tools to make evidence-based prescription and to avoid blind prescriptions. Surveillance […]

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 the 6th of June 2017, the European medical organisations sent a letter to Mr Michel Barnier, Chief negotiator – Commission task force for the preparation and conduct of the negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 of the TEU. The letter on behalf of: European Council of Medical Orders (CEOM) Standing Committee of European […]

The professional and student organisations representing the Medical Doctors, the Dentists, the Veterinarians and their students sent a letter to the Deans of medical, dental and veterinary schools across Europe inviting them to work collaboratively under the ‘One Health’ concept to tackle current and future challenges for the three professions and our society. The letter is here available.   Council of […]

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 […]