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 President Tiago Villanueva attends PHMA centenary celebrations in Athens
On 13 December, in Athens, UEMO President Tiago Villanueva attended the centenary celebrations of the Pan-Hellenic Medical Association (PHMA), together with representatives of other European medical organisations (EJD, CEOM, CPME, UEMS and WMA), in the presence of the Greek Minister of Health. In his address, he praised the achievements of the PHMA and expressed the […]
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UEMO 2024 financial report
Please find the financial report for 2024 available HERE: 
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UEMO joins EMA’s “It Takes a Team” campaign
UEMO is proud to be part of the EMA’s new “It Takes a Team” campaign, launched on the 4th of November to raise awareness about the shared responsibility of tackling medicine shortages across Europe. Medicine shortages affect patients, clinicians, and healthcare systems alike. As frontline doctors, GPs are often the first to support patients when […]
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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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October 28, 2025
UEMO Advocates for Recognition of Family Medicine as a European Specialty at CPME Meeting in Athens
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October 8, 2025
Policy Statement on Artificial Intelligence in Family Medicine: Shaping the New Era of Primary Care
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October 7, 2025
UEMO Statement on the Recognition of Family Medicine in North Macedonia
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October 7, 2025
UEMO statement on the role of GP’s Family Physicians in the provision of Palliative Care
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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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