The three organisations call on Member States to endorse the European Parliament’s amendments and to provide the EU with the capacity to face health-related challenges. As 70% of EU citizens want the EU to do more in the area of health, PGEU, CED and CPME support the European Parliament’s proposal to increase the amount of […]

CPME calls on the EU to end the exemption of alcoholic beverages from EU Regulation 1169/2011. Alcoholic products should be treated in the same way as foodstuffs and non-alcoholic beverages. The European Commission should not accept the industry’s proposals. Please, find the full press release here.

“British medicine is European medicine. We want to keep our British colleagues on board. CPME remains convinced that there are technical and legal solutions to enable doctors’ mobility and cooperation on health post-Brexit. We therefore appeal to negotiators on both sides to show the political willingness to protect health, with pragmatic and sustainable agreements.” Prof. […]

The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP), the European Hospital and Healthcare Federation (HOPE), the European Social Insurance Platform (ESIP), the International Association of Mutual Benefit Societies (AIM), Prescrire and the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) call for timely application of the new rules on medical devices and complete transparency concerning high-risk medical devices […]

From the CPME Newsletter, February 2019 – 28th edition The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) has launched its Health Check 2019 ahead of the upcoming European elections. Among their six requests, European doctors call for continued investments in health, including commitments to prevention efforts and health security, such as the fight against antimicrobial resistance […]

This special edition is entirely dedicated to recent CPME activities and policy developments. During the CPME meeting in Geneva on 10 November 2018, the General Assembly elected the new Executive Committee for the 2019 – 2021 term. Moreover, CPME has launched its Health Check 2019 ahead of the upcoming European elections. Among their six requests, […]

CPME response to public consultation on how the EMA engages with medicine developers before they apply for authorisations to market their medicines in the EU 

Outcomes of open debate on Implementation of One Health in undergraduate education. One Health[1] is a concept that recognises interlinks between human health, animal health and the environment. The value of the One Health holistic approach is undisputed when it comes to tackling different challenges to public and animal health. Academics, students, professionals and policy […]

The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) calls on the Turkish authorities to immediately drop all charges against Turkish doctors and academics accused of ‘propaganda for a terrorist organisation’. Please, find here the full press release.

European medical organisations published a joint statement to reaffirm that the prevention of communicable diseases through vaccination is safe and effective. Please find the full statement here.