The Council of European Dentists (CED), the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) and the Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (PGEU) welcome the decision of the European Parliament to vote in favor of the report on the next long-term EU budget – the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) – presented by the Committee on Budgets. […]

The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) is disappointed with the alcohol industry’s proposal for labelling. Last year, the European Commission provided the alcohol industry with the opportunity to come up with a self-regulatory proposal to list the nutritional information and the list of ingredients. This proposal, however, lets the alcohol industry decide whether information […]

The President of the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), Dr Jacques de Haller, condemns the arrests and the threats of physical violence and the criminal complaint that has been made against the Turkish Medical Association (TMA), its officers and staff.   Full press release available here.

“EPF, CPME EuropaBio, EFPIA and Medicines for Europe congratulate the European Commission with the development of this document, delivering clear, scientific and impartial information on biological (including biosimilar) medicines to EU patients” Please, click here to access the full press release.      

“The three organisations believe that there is no evidence that the application of a binding EU proportionality test will generate any benefits with regard to the health professions,” Dr Jacques de Haller, President of CPME argued, “but we do fear that there are potential risks to healthcare, for example the danger of creating regulatory chill. […]

‘It is important to find a resolution to the difficult situation of the Polish healthcare system. We support these Colleagues in their strive for better working conditions.’ argued Dr Jacques de Haller, President of the Standing Committee of European Doctors. ‘Budgetary restraints have huge impacts on the healthcare sector. We call on the Polish Prime […]

“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 […]

On the occasion of the annual European Immunization Week, CPME released a press release in support of the theme Vaccines Work – vaccination protects health at every stage of life. “Vaccination is a safe and effective way to prevent communicable diseases. We, as health professionals, should be devoted to increase vaccination rates through communication, outreach, governance […]

On 8 April 2017, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) endorsed the WMA Declaration of Taipei on ethical considerations regarding health databases and biobanks, which was adopted by the General Assembly of the World Medical Association (WMA) in October 2016. Dr Jacques de Haller, President of the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) said: ‘The […]

“We believe that the regulation of doctors’ practice is essential for the safety of patients more than anything else. As health professions we are very supportive of the regulatory measures the new Professional Qualifications Directive introduced to improve patient safety, mainly the alert mechanism and controls on language knowledge. We therefore regret that the Commission’s […]