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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME)

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The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) represents national medical associations across Europe, covering more than 1.7 million doctors in 37 countries

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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
📢 Strong civil society is essential in healthy democracies At the European Public Diplomacy Days, hosted by @eesc.bsky.social, our Treasurer Prof. Dr @walleyray.bsky.social outlined the importance of independent national medical associations to defend professional ethics and evidence-based medicine
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
⚕️ CPME is deeply concerned by reports of raids on doctors caring for vulnerable people in Italy. Medical ethics and professional autonomy must be safeguarded. Treatment decisions must remain free from interference. Read our statement: cpme.eu/api/document...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🩺 Speak to a doctor or other health professional about health checks such as screening of blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar ♥️ This week, the European Commission organises the first ever EU Screening Week, as part of their wider #KnowYourNumbers campaign
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
♥️ Ahead of #WorldHeartDay, CPME alongside European public health organisations are raising concerns about an alcohol industry-organised event taking place in the European Parliament on the role of wine in health policy debates 👉 Press release: cpme.eu/news/world-h...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🌍 It is the annual International Day of Clean Air for blue skies by the United Nations ⚕️ CPME, the other members of the EU Healthy Air Coalition, and numerous other health groups call on EU policymakers to swiftly phase out fossil fuels 👉 cpme.eu/api/document... #CleanAirDay
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
🚨 European Doctors call for urgent action by the EU and European countries to develop, implement, and update comprehensive heat-health action plans at European, national and local levels 👉 Read our statement: www.cpme.eu/api/document...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
CPME has written to the Greek Minister of Health, Adonis Georgiadis, expressing concern over a measure to appoint a temporary administration to the Panhellenic Medical Association, replacing elected representatives of the profession. ▶️ Read the letter cpme.eu/api/document...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
CPME Statement on detained healthcare professionals in Gaza
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
⚠️ CPME and organisations representing standardisation, consumers, digital rights, pharmacists and hospitals are calling on EU policymakers to maintain medical devices in the scope of the AI Act. Read the joint letter: cpme.eu/api/document...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🏥Chronic underfunding of healthcare is a significant barrier to improving preparedness in the EU ⚕️Our President, Dr Ole Johan Bakke, attended the Implementation Dialogue on the EU's Medical Countermeasures Strategy with Commissioner @hadjalahbib.bsky.social 👉Read more: www.cpme.eu/news/cpme-pr...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
⚕️ Our Secretary General, Sarada Das, presented European doctors’ views at the European Parliament Public Health Committee’s public hearing “Digital health: Preparing healthcare systems for the future”. 👉 Read more: www.cpme.eu/news/cpme-se... @sant.europarl.europa.eu
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
📢 European doctors and 20 organisations representing civil society, health associations and medical professionals are calling on the European Commission to take urgent action to create healthier #FoodEnvironments across Europe 👉 Read the letter here: www.cpme.eu/api/document...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
📢 Healthcare professionals call on EU Parliament plenary to endorse draft report for an EU health workforce crisis plan 👉 Read our joint press release alongside @epsu.bsky.social @efnbrussels.bsky.social and PGEU: www.cpme.eu/news/health-...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
⚕️ Robust accreditation and high-quality clinical training are essential to protect patient safety and maintain trust in professional mobility across Europe CPME President Dr Ole Johan Bakke spoke today at the #UEMSCongress on quality assurance in medical education
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
🚭 This Sunday is the annual World No Tobacco Day by @who.int The aim is to inform about the dangers of using tobacco and the business practices of nicotine. These industries design their products to get particularly young people stuck in a cycle of addiction
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
We call on EU institutions and Member States to ensure that the EU Return Regulation fully safeguards medical ethics, professional independence, and the fundamental right to healthcare for all ➡️ Read our press release: www.cpme.eu/news/europea...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
🤝 Strengthening collaboration between European doctors and the World Medical Association A WMA delegation visited our office to discuss common priorities with colleagues from across the world CPME emerged from @medwma.bsky.social in 1959, and we continue to build our long-standing collaboration
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
⚕️ Asking for help is a sign of responsibility and not weakness 🗓️ #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek starts today 📽️ In our #DoctorsVoice video, our Vice President Dr Péter Álmos says that doctors’ mental health needs more attention than ever 👉 www.cpme.eu/news/mend-survey www.youtube.com/shorts/dApCj...
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#DoctorsVoice on Mental Health
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
🇪🇺 The implementation of the European Health Data Space must be safe and user-friendly ⚕️ Our Secretary General, Sarada Das, provided European doctors' perspective at the @CY2026EU conference on the #EHDS 👉 Read our policy: www.cpme.eu/news/impleme...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
🌐 On World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2026, we celebrate our long-term partnership with the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, and look forward to many more years of continued collaboration #WorldOSHDay
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
⌛ The final negotiations are taking place on the EU’s Digital Omnibus on AI ⚠️ European doctors are deeply concerned that vital safeguards will be removed governing high-risk AI innovation in medical devices 👉 cpme.eu/news/move-fa... #CY2026
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
⚕️ As a co-chair of the Coalition for Vaccination, European doctors reaffirm the theme of the annual European Immunization Week by @whoeurope.bsky.social: “For every generation, vaccines work” 👉 Find out more about the Coalition's campaign during #EIW2026: coalitionforvaccination.com/news/47/euro...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
⚕️ The drive for competitiveness must not come at the expense of ethical standards. 🔬 Read our press release and proposed amendments to the EU Biotech Act: www.cpme.eu/news/europea...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
⚠️ Robust protections for personal data, in particular for health data, must remain in place in the hashtag#GDPR to ensure ethics and privacy in the roll out of digital healthcare. Read our proposed amendments to the Digital Omnibus on Data: www.cpme.eu/news/weakeni...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
🌍 On #WorldHealthDay, European doctors #StandWithScience 🔬 Evidence-based medicine is the foundation of CPME’s policy work ⚕️ Since 1959, CPME has been committed to contributing the medical profession’s point of view to European policy-making
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
⚠️ European doctors urge policymakers to take immediate and coordinated action to address the growing public health crisis posed by gambling and gaming 👉 Read our full policy: www.cpme.eu/api/document...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
🩺 European doctors urge policy-makers to invest in staffing, training, and medical expertise in response to growing workforce and efficiency pressures 👉 Read our press release and newly adopted policy: www.cpme.eu/news/europea... #HealthWorkforce
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
🖥️ European doctors at the centre of the implementation of the European Health Data Space ⚕️ Sara Roda and Iztok Štotl presented on CPME's role in gathering evidence at the annual meeting of @i2xproject.bsky.social 👉 Read the article in our Spring magazine: www.cpme.eu/news/i2x-pro...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
🚨 We call on the @ec.europa.eu to deliver an EU Climate & Health Strategy this summer 🌍 Climate change is already a health crisis in Europe. Civil society, healthcare & public health experts demand urgent action ✍️ Read the letter: www.cpme.eu/api/document... #ClimateAndHealth
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
📢 Medical devices must remain under safeguards of the AI Act ⚕️ European doctors cannot accept that high-risk AI innovation in medical devices will take place without the proper safeguards in place 👉 Press release: www.cpme.eu/news/move-fa... #EPlenary
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
🇮🇪 "A ban on social media for under-16s in Ireland is imperative given the overwhelming negative impact social media is having on our children’s health" Professor Matthew Sadlier of the @irishmedicalorg.bsky.social at #CPME_GA in Dublin 👉 Press release: www.cpme.eu/news/europea...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
📢 Make health a central pillar of the European budget ⚕️ We urge heads of state and government to prioritise health in the #EUbudget ahead of the #EUCO on 19-20 March 👉 Our to call to maintain the EU4Health programme with @epsu.bsky.social & @efnbrussels.bsky.social: www.cpme.eu/news/doctors...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
⚕️ European doctors call to stop violence against healthcare professionals 📽️On European Awareness Day of Violence Against Doctors and Other Healthcare Professionals, our President Dr Ole Johan Bakke highlights the urgent need to address violence in healthcare settings www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9UE...
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European doctors call to stop violence against healthcare professionals
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
⚠️ European Doctors call on the EU to maintain medical devices within the scope of the AI Act 🇪🇺 Member states are now discussing removing safeguards in the #AIAct, such as human oversight of high-risk AI systems in medical devices 🏥 Read our joint open letter with HOPE: www.cpme.eu/news/europea...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
💊 We are proud to present our Spring Magazine, including a focus on pharmaceutical policy reform and a report on the independence of the medical profession under threat 👉 Read the full magazine here: cpme.eu/api/document...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
🧑‍⚕️Safe staffing is key to patient safety, good working conditions & a sustainable #HealthWorkforce, requiring reliable data, training & strong retention policies 📽️Today CPME hosted the Joint Action HEROES webinar on safe staffing, incl. speakers from @whoeurope.bsky.social & @efnbrussels.bsky.social
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
🇫🇷 Our Vice President Dr Jacqueline Rossant-Lumbroso met with a delegation from the French Senate ⚕️ She discussed a range of topics, including the EU’s pharmaceutical legislation, antimicrobial resistance, the Critical Medicines Act, cardiovascular health, and the #HealthWorkforce
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
🩺 Artificial intelligence will not solve the health workforce crisis 🇪🇺 Our Secretary General, Sarada Das, highlighted that we need to build trust to increase the uptake of AI in healthcare during a panel hosted by MEP Andras Kulja and MEP Andriukaitis & organised by @gasteinforum.bsky.social
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
As doctors remember the victims of COVID-19, Europe cannot forget the lessons of the pandemic Our President today remembered the health professionals who lost their lives in the COVID-19 pandemic in a video message at a memorial event in Rome, Italy www.cpme.eu/news/as-doct...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
🇪🇺 European doctors are concerned with several amendments of the Digital Omnibus Package, as they seem to considerably reduce safeguards around personal data use and re-use, in particular for health data in AI contexts 👉 Read our feedback www.cpme.eu/api/document...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
⚕️ As a proud member of the Coalition for Vaccination, we support continued EU and national collaboration to strengthen vaccination coverage, address misinformation, and protect population health 👉 Read the full statement: cpme.eu/api/document... #VaccinesWork @efnbrussels.bsky.social
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
📢 CPME believes that prevention is the most cost-effective long-term strategy for cancer control but protecting the health of millions of European citizens cannot be done without binding legislative measures #WorldCancerDay #UnitedbyUnique
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
CPME repeats its deep concern about the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, including the population’s need for shelter and unfettered access to humanitarian workers, healthcare and aid. ➡️ Full press release: www.cpme.eu/news/europea...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
📢 Investing in health is not a cost, but a long-term investment in the EU’s future ⚕️ In a meeting with Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, CPME emphasised that investing in health underpins competitiveness 👉 Read more: cpme.eu/news/europea...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
📢 The EU Biotech Act must strengthen innovation without weakening ethics ⚕️ Alongside @medwma.bsky.social, European doctors urge the EU to safeguard ethical standards in clinical trials and uphold the Declaration of Helsinki 👉 Read our full press release: www.cpme.eu/news/the-eu-...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Even with advances in Universal Health Coverage, many people in Europe still face unmet healthcare needs, particularly disadvantaged groups and rural communities. Reducing financial barriers and addressing workforce gaps is key to fair access. #UHCday #HealthForAll
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
🌍 CPME alongside other health sector organisations, urge the EU institutions to place people’s health at the centre by agreeing on a decisive EU 2040 climate ambition 👉 Read the joint letter: www.cpme.eu/api/document...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
🗣️"We've proven that with the right amount of awareness you can significantly reduce the use of antibioitcs safely, to the satifsfaction of both patients and doctors" 🎥 Our #DoctorsVoice video highlights strategies to tackle #AntimicrobialResistance in primary care www.youtube.com/shorts/jrzKU...
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#DoctorsVoice on Tackling AntimicrobialResistance in Primary Care
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
📢 This #WorldAIDSDay, we need global solidarity to end AIDS and support countries and communities through challenging times 🔹Over 40M people are living with HIV globally 🔹10M people are waiting for HIV treatment 🔹1.3M people acquired HIV in 2024 👉 www.unaids.org/en/2025-worl...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
⌛ Time is running out to rebalance the pharmaceutical sector for the benefit of patients and healthcare systems 💊 The final negotiations on the EU’s General Pharmaceutical legislation are gathering pace towards the finish line 👉 Read why this matters: cpme.eu/news/the-eu-...
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