Shaping the Future of Healthcare in Europe

UEMO represents general practitioners across Europe, advocating for better working conditions, patient safety, and stronger healthcare systems. We collaborate with national associations and EU institutions to shape policies that improve healthcare for all European citizens.

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UEMO Accepted as Member of the EMA’s Healthcare Professionals’ Working Party (HCPWP)
UEMO is pleased and proud to inform you that we have been renewed as a member of the Healthcare Professionals’ Working Party (HCPWP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the 2025–2028 term. This reaffirms UEMO’s commitment to representing general practitioners at the European level and contributing to the advancement of public health policy. UEMO […]
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UEMO Joins EU Stakeholders in Advancing Health Technology Assessment
The European Union has entered a new phase of cooperation in Health Technology Assessment (HTA), marked by two big events held in Brussels where UEMO was present : The 5th EU-HTA Stakeholders’ Meeting on July 1st The conference “EU Health Technology Assessment: The Beginning of a New Era of Collaboration” on July 2nd, 2025. These […]
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Outcomes of the UEMO General Assembly, Helsinki, 6 and 7 June 2025
UEMO held its Spring General Assembly in Helsinki, on 6 and 7 June, with the presence of delegations from 23 countries and representatives  from six European Medical Organizations (European Council of Medical Orders, European Union of Medical Specialists, European Junior Doctors, European Association of Senior Hospital Physicians, Standing Committee of European Doctors and European Medical […]
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Policy Statements

Discover UEMO’s formal stances on key healthcare issues, from promoting accessible primary care to ensuring equitable working conditions for healthcare professionals across Europe.

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June 25, 2025
UEMO-UEMS joint statement for the recognition of General Practice/Family Medicine at the European level
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June 11, 2025
UEMO Statement on Gaza and medical personnel
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October 29, 2024
UEMO calls for the need to promote safer and healthier working environments for GP’s working in prisons
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June 15, 2024
UEMO Statement on Lessons Learnt from Norway and Denmark
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The European Union of General Practitioners (UEMO) is a non-profit organisation of the most representative national, nongovernmental, independent organisations representing general practitioners in the countries of Europe.

Founded in 1967 by the national organisations in Belgium, France, Germany, Holland and Italy, the Union quickly grew to encompass organisations from all the current Member States of the European Union as well as from the countries of the European Free Trade Association and other European countries..

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Union Européenne des Médecins
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