Press Releases
European Parliament Plenary vote on Tobacco Products DirectiveComments Off on European Parliament Plenary vote on Tobacco Products Directive
On 26 February 2014, CPME issued a Press Release on the Tobacco Products Directive. Presse release available here.
Clinical trials: Not enough safeguards for EU CitizensComments Off on Clinical trials: Not enough safeguards for EU Citizens
Brussels, 19 December 2013. CPME issued together with the World Medical Association a Press Release on Clinical Trials. The Press Release is accessible here.
CPME welcomes the revised version of the Helsinki DeclarationComments Off on CPME welcomes the revised version of the Helsinki Declaration
On 19 October 2013, the 64th General Assembly of the World Medical Association (WMA), gathered in Fortaleza –Brazil, adopted at a vast majority a revised version of the Declaration of Helsinki. The Declaration of Helsinki, first adopted in 1964, sets out ethical guidelines for all medical researchers investigating on human beings. It is a reference […]
CPME opinion article “Better tobacco control laws for better health” on EuractivComments Off on CPME opinion article “Better tobacco control laws for better health” on Euractiv
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 […]
CPME welcomes statement of Irish and Lithuanian Ministers of Health committing to protection of health in new Tobacco Products DirectiveComments Off on CPME welcomes statement of Irish and Lithuanian Ministers of Health committing to protection of health in new Tobacco Products Directive
On 21 June 2013, Minister Dr James Reilly and Minister Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis published a joint statement of the outgoing and incoming Presidencies of the Council of the European Union committing to “ensuring that a high level of public health protection remains central to the proposal’s aims.” Please find the joint statement here. Please find here […]
CPME in the Euractiv article “US doctors look with envy at Europe’s medical devices approval scheme”Comments Off on CPME in the Euractiv article “US doctors look with envy at Europe’s medical devices approval scheme”
On 3 July 2013, Euractiv reported a quote of Dr Katrín Fjeldsted, President of the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME): “Mandatory approval of the ethics committee for medical devices before the clinical investigation begins is crucial for patient safety. European doctors consider this essential to be taken on board in the Regulation and welcome the report of MEP […]
Joint WMA-CPME Press Release on Clinical trialsComments Off on Joint WMA-CPME Press Release on Clinical trials
31 May 2013 CPME issued together with the World Medical Association a Press Release on the outcome of the vote on Clinical trials in the European Parliament’s Public health Committee (ENVI) The Press Release is accessible here
CPME in the Europolitics article ‘Report denounces health bill of coal-fired plants’Comments Off on CPME in the Europolitics article ‘Report denounces health bill of coal-fired plants’
On 11 March 2013, Europolitics (n. 4603) reported on the publication of the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) study ‘The Unpaid Health Bill – How Coal Power Plants Make us Sick’ , mentioning CPME’s activities on environmental health issues. To view the Europolitics article, please visit here.
European Forum of Medical Associations meeting 21-22 March 2013, RigaComments Off on European Forum of Medical Associations meeting 21-22 March 2013, Riga
20/12/2012, Europolitics “Clinical trials: Doctors voice concerns”Comments Off on 20/12/2012, Europolitics “Clinical trials: Doctors voice concerns”
The newspaper Europolitics published on 20 December 2012 an article on “Clinical trials: Doctors voice concerns” The article is accessible here
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