Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2026 | Adam Pokorny Head of Unit | Discussion on issues of compliance with the Working Time Directive for medical doctors | — |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Adam Pokorny Head of Unit | Discussion on issues of compliance with the Working Time Directive for medical doctors | SRC |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Charlotte Grevfors Ernoult Head of Unit | Recognition of medical profession as an Arduous Occupation in the EU | — |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Charlotte Grevfors Ernoult Head of Unit | Recognition of medical profession as an Arduous Occupation in the EU | SRC |
| 31 May 2017 | Vytenis Andriukaitis Commissioner | Health workforce | — |
| 31 May 2017 | Vytenis Andriukaitis Commissioner | Health workforce | SRC |
Mission & Goals
FEMS goal is to defend at European level the moral and material interests of doctors working under administrative subordination, to ensure these doctors and their patients the best possible level of working conditions, decent salaries, continuous professional development, diagnostic and therapeutic independence with respect to administrations, whose exclusively economic point of view can sometimes be in conflict with the principles of a quality health system and correct medicine
EU Legislative Interests
European Working Time Directive Directive on Cross-Border Healthcare Directive on Recognition of Professional Qualifications TTIP
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
EPHA - European Public Health Alliance
Organisation Members
http://www.fems.net/en/members.html
Additional Information
The association does not have any employed staff. The secretarial and daily management are entrusted to an external service provider for the equivalent of the 1,5 working days/week. The activities related to the registered are covered by the board members who are not paid by the association to perform their duties as board members, except for travel and accommodation costs. Most activities are covered online. There is no budget line in the association budget dedicated to activities of the register, when they occur, they are called under "other meetings"