Denmark has assumed the EU Presidency until the end of the year, and for the Danish Medicines Agency, this includes hosting a total of 25 meetings within the European framework. On this theme page, you will find brief information about the meetings, and we will continuously update the page with relevant news.
EU Presidency 2025
As the country holding the EU Presidency, Denmark will over the next six months take on a leading and coordinating role in all negotiations, processes, and meetings where the extensive cooperation between the 27 member states is shaped and decided.
The Danish Medicines Agency will lead the continued work on a number of important agendas in the field of medicines. Specifically, the Agency will chair 25 informal expert meetings focusing on areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, clinical trials, medicines regulation, pricing, and reimbursement.
On this theme page, you will find brief information about the 25 meetings, and we will continuously update the page throughout the Presidency.
With the EU Presidency, Denmark has a unique opportunity to strengthen and shape European cooperation on medicines, and we look forward to the task.
Officials’ meetings held within the framework of HMA (Heads of Medicines Agencies) and EMA (European Medicines Agency)
Meetings in September
VSFG - Veterinary Strategic Focus Group
10 September 2025 - The Danish Medicines Agency, Copenhagen
VSFG (Veterinary Strategic Focus Group) is a group established jointly by the HMA and EMA focusing on strategic topics within veterinary medicines in Europe. Therefore, the meeting discussions concentrated on overall collaboration, the needed resources within the veterinary regulatory network in the EU and the upcoming tasks related to the ongoing work of harmonising the summaries of product characteristics for selected types of veterinary medicines in the EU.
Above: Veterinary Strategic Focus Group gathered in Copenhagen 10 September 2025
HMA MG - Heads of Medicines Agencies Management Group
10 September 2025
Scandic Copenhagen, Copenhagen
HMA I - Heads of Medicines Agencies I
10 - 12 September 2025 - Scandic Copenhagen, Copenhagen
Megatrends in healthcare was one of the hot topics when the Danish Medicines Agency hosted its first meeting during Denmark’s EU Presidency.
The meeting gathered the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) in Europe, who together with invited keynote speakers explored the trends likely to shape the future responsibility areas of the medicines agencies. The meeting also discussed other topics, such as pharmaceuticals in the environment, clinical trials and medical devices.
The meeting discussions will form part of the input that the European medicines agencies will consider in developing the upcoming strategy of the European medicines regulatory network (EMRN), set to take effect in 2028.
Above: Heads of Medicines Agencies gathered in Copenhagen 10 - 12 September 2025
CAMD og CEG - Competent Authorities for Medical Devices
16 - 18 September 2025 - Scandic Falkoner, Frederiksberg
With more than 500,000 different types of medical devices – used for diagnosis, prevention, alleviation, or treatment of disease, disability and more – medical devices are obviously of critical importance to patients across the EU. The same can be said for the underlying community legislation.
This meeting brought together medical devices experts from across Europe and included discussions of the upcoming revision of European medical devices legislation.
Above: CAMD and CEG gathered in Copenhagen 16 - 18 September 2025
CVMP - Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products
24 - 26 September 2025 - Scandic Copenhagen, Copenhagen
Veterinary medicines is an important regulatory area of the medicines agencies in Europe. Together the agencies pursue a clear goal of ensuring safe, accessible and effective veterinary medicines.
This goal is at the centre of the joint meeting of two EU veterinary expert groups whose focus includes:
- reduction of the number of test animals, improvement of animal welfare and replacement of animal use with alternatives
- antibiotic use and the work with antimicrobial resistance
- accessibility of veterinary medicines and electronic package leaflets
- pharmaceuticals in the environment and the correlation between laws in the environmental area.
Above: CVMP and CMDv gathered in Copenhagen 24 - 26 September 2025
CMDv - Co-ordination group for Mutual recognition and Decentralised procedure (veterinary)
24 - 26 September 2025 - Scandic Copenhagen, Copenhagen
Veterinary medicines is an important regulatory area of the medicines agencies in Europe. Together the agencies pursue a clear goal of ensuring safe, accessible and effective veterinary medicines.
This goal is at the centre of the joint meeting of two EU veterinary expert groups whose focus includes:
- reduction of the number of test animals, improvement of animal welfare and replacement of animal use with alternatives
- antibiotic use and the work with antimicrobial resistance
- accessibility of veterinary medicines and electronic package leaflets
- pharmaceuticals in the environment and the correlation between laws in the environmental area.
Above: CVMP and CMDv gathered in Copenhagen 24 - 26 September 2025
CTCG - Clinical Trials Coordination Group
28 - 30 September 2025 - Scandic Copenhagen, Copenhagen
Strengthening the clinical trials framework was the main topic for the meeting of the Clinical Trials Coordination Group (CTCG).
Denmark is doing quite well in terms of the number of clinical trials conducted per million inhabitants. But for the EU as a whole, it is essential to create an even more attractive environment for pharmaceutical development and research, ensuring that patients have quick access to the newest medicines available.
At the meeting, the Danish Medicines Agency also presented its preliminary findings on the recently introduced accelerated assessment of early-phase trials, where sponsors of phase I clinical trials and phase I/II trials in Denmark receive responses to their applications within 14 days.
Above: Clinical Trials Coordination Group gathered in Copenhagen 28 - 30 September 2025
ACT-EU matrix meeting
30 September - 1. October 2025
The Danish Medicines Agency, Copenhagen
Meetings in October
CMDh - Co-ordination group for Mutual recognition and Decentralised procedure (human)
1 - 3 October 2025 - Scandic Falkoner, Frederiksberg
This European expert group examines questions relating to marketing authorisations for medicines in two or more EU Member States or variations to marketing authorisations – the overall purpose being to harmonise processes across the EU and ensure the availability of high-quality medicines in the EU.
The agenda for this meeting included antibiotic use and minimisation of antimicrobial resistance, responsible use of artificial intelligence and better use of the resources of the European network of medicines agencies.
Above: CMDh gathered in Copenhagen 1 - 3 October 2025.
WGQM - Working Group Quality Managers
6 - 8 October 2025
Scandic Copenhagen, Copenhagen
HMPC - Committee for Herbal Medicinal Products
8 - 10 October 2025 - Scandic Falkoner, Frederiksberg
The main task of this committee is to ensure the safe and evidence-based use of herbal medicinal products across the EU – including through EU monographs on herbal medicines, which help ensure that they are used safely and in line with European recommendations.
On our LinkedIn page, you can read more about the varied agenda, featuring contributions from both Danish Medicines Agency staff and external speakers invited to provide additional perspectives on the professional content.
Above: HMPC gathered in Copenhagen 8 - 10 October 2025
PDCO - Paediatric Committee
20 - 22 October 2025
Crowne Plaza, Copenhagen
CHMP - Committe for Medicinal Products for Human Use
22 - 24 October 2025
Radisson Blu Scandinavia, Copenhagen
SAWP - Scientific Advice Working Group
22 - 24 October 2025
Radisson Blu Scandinavia, Copenhagen
COMP - Committe for Orphan Medicinal Products
27 - 29 October 2025
Bella Sky, Copenhagen
CAT - Committee for Avanced Therapies
28 - 30 October 2025
Bella Sky, Copenhagen
Meetings in November
HAG - Heads of Agencies
4 November 2025
Crowne Plaza, Copenhagen
NCAPR - National Competent Authority Pricing & Reimbursement
6 - 7 November 2025
Crowne Plaza, Copenhagen
PRAC - Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee
10 - 12 November 2025
Crowne Plaza, Copenhagen
WGCP - Working Group Communications Professionals
17 - 19 November 2025
Bella Sky, Copenhagen
CAMD Workshop - Competent Authorities for Medical Devices
17 November 2025
Bella Sky, Copenhagen
HMA II - Heads of Medicines Agencies II
24 November 2025
The Danish Medicines Agency, Copenhagen
NICTAC og IT-directors
27 November 2025
Scandic Falkoner, Frederiksberg
Meetings in December
EMACOLEX - Meeting of the European Medicines Agencies Co-operation of Legal and Legislative Issues
3 - 5 December 2025
Scandic Falkoner, Frederiksberg
WGEO - Working Group Enforcement Officers
9 - 12 December 2025
Crowne Plaza, Copenhagen
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Meeting venues
The Danish Medicines Agency, Copenhagen
Bella Sky, Copenhagen
Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers, Copenhagen
Radisson Blu Scandinavia, Copenhagen
Scandic Copenhagen, Copenhagen
Scandic Falkoner, Frederiksberg
Contact
If you have any questions about the Danish Medicines Agency’s work and the expert meetings during the EU Presidency in 2025, you are welcome to contact our Presidency Secretariat.
For general enquiries, please write to our main mailbox.