The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) represents national medical associations across Europe, covering more than 1.7 million doctors in 37 countrieshttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mr5z6xwwdc2rCPME 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 https://cpme.eu/api/documents/adopted/2026/07/059_phma_20072026.pdf21 Jul 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5z6xwwdc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mqqyipas7s2qCPME Statement on detained healthcare professionals in Gaza16 Jul 2026 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqyipas7s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mqozxxepzk2d⚠️ 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: https://cpme.eu/api/documents/adopted/2026/07/beuc-x-2026_068_open_joint_letter_the_ai_act_must-_keep_regulating_ai-embedded_medical_devices.pdf15 Jul 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqozxxepzk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mqmkerdgrk2w🏥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: https://www.cpme.eu/news/cpme-president-highlights-chronic-underfunding-of-healthcare-in-implementation-dialogue-on-the-eus-medical-countermeasures-strategy-with-commissioner-hadja-lahbib14 Jul 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmkerdgrk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mp2gtji22s2e⚕️ 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: https://www.cpme.eu/news/cpme-secretary-general-presented-to-european-parliament-public-hearing-on-digital-health @sant.europarl.europa.eu24 Jun 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2gtji22s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mntzvvl2o22n📢 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: https://www.cpme.eu/api/documents/adopted/2026/06/letter-to-commissioner-zaharieva-ec-study-on-ultra-processed-foods.pdf09 Jun 2026 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mntzvvl2o22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mneuy2z7os2p📢 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: https://www.cpme.eu/news/health-workforce-in-crisis-healthcare-professionals-call-on-eu-parliament-plenary-to-endorse-draft-report03 Jun 2026 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mneuy2z7os2phttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mmyqsx6xhc2e⚕️ 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 education29 May 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmyqsx6xhc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mmyc5hfrzs2e🚭 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 addiction29 May 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmyc5hfrzs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mmvwkgash22oWe 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: https://www.cpme.eu/news/european-doctors-call-on-eu-return-regulation-to-safeguard-medical-ethics-and-fundamental-right-to-healthcare28 May 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmvwkgash22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mlvhfq3urc22🤝 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 collaboration15 May 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvhfq3urc22https://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mkzr5v4hx22s⚕️ 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 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dApCjVNekI804 May 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzr5v4hx22shttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mkpmeja7r226🇪🇺 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: https://www.cpme.eu/news/implementing-a-user-friendly-and-intuitive-electronic-health-record-is-the-only-way-forward30 Apr 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpmeja7r226https://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mkkr2y5jac2p🌐 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkr2y5jac2phttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mki2mc2svc23⌛ 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 👉 https://cpme.eu/news/move-fast-and-break-things-must-not-endanger-patient-safety-medical-devices-must-remain-under-safeguards-of-the-ai-act #CY202627 Apr 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mki2mc2svc23https://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mk3ire2yos2u⚕️ 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: https://coalitionforvaccination.com/news/47/european-immunization-week-202622 Apr 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3ire2yos2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mjmeqa5s3s2m⚕️ 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: https://www.cpme.eu/news/european-doctors-proposed-amendments-to-eu-biotech-act-futureproofing-innovation-hand-in-hand-with-medical-ethics16 Apr 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmeqa5s3s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mjh67aazqc23⚠️ 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: https://www.cpme.eu/news/weakening-of-gdpr-risks-confidentiality-and-patient-data14 Apr 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjh67aazqc23https://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mivk6wi4rs2z🌍 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-making07 Apr 2026 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivk6wi4rs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mij6dhu5dk2w⚠️ 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: https://www.cpme.eu/api/documents/adopted/2026/03/cpme_ad_21032026_069(2025).final.policy.gambling.gaming.pdf02 Apr 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mij6dhu5dk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mieanvpgr22j🩺 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: https://www.cpme.eu/news/european-doctors-warn-that-the-optimisation-of-the-healthcare-workforce-must-put-patient-safety-and-quality-of-care-first #HealthWorkforce31 Mar 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mieanvpgr22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mibv6siqvk2s🖥️ 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: https://www.cpme.eu/news/i2x-project-is-shaping-europes-digital-health-future-cpme-brings-doctors-voices-to-centre-stage30 Mar 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibv6siqvk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mhxjifjh422g🚨 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: https://www.cpme.eu/api/documents/adopted/2026/03/open-letter-to-the-european-commission-calling-for-climate-and-health-strategy_hcwh-europe_march-2026.pdf #ClimateAndHealth26 Mar 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxjifjh422ghttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mhv327h4o226📢 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: https://www.cpme.eu/news/move-fast-and-break-things-must-not-endanger-patient-safety-medical-devices-must-remain-under-safeguards-of-the-ai-act #EPlenary25 Mar 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhv327h4o226https://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mhiaqelxac2o🇮🇪 "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: https://www.cpme.eu/news/european-doctors-discuss-irish-and-eu-action-on-digital-health-harms20 Mar 2026 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiaqelxac2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mhdtyi3o622o📢 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: https://www.cpme.eu/news/doctors-nurses-health-and-care-workers-warn-eu-dont-scrap-eu4health18 Mar 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdtyi3o622ohttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mguwq7lav22f⚕️ 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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9UEivm-suw12 Mar 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguwq7lav22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mgu7wa3uic2f⚠️ 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: https://www.cpme.eu/news/european-doctors-call-on-the-eu-to-maintain-medical-devices-within-the-scope-of-the-ai-act12 Mar 2026 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgu7wa3uic2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mgn6wr4ohs2g💊 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: https://cpme.eu/api/documents/adopted/2026/03/cpme_magazine_spring_2026.pdf09 Mar 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgn6wr4ohs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/europeandoctors.bsky.social/post/3mgftv2w3bs25🧑‍⚕️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.social06 Mar 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:bd4chyobmeczcdva5wj2tgrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgftv2w3bs25