Bangladesh, Nov. 15 -- European leaders are under renewed pressure to fix systemic failures in the continents cross-border medical alert system after a sweeping investigation revealed that dozens of doctors banned for serious misconduct in one country have quietly resumed their careers in another. The findings – published in the Bad Practice series by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), Norways VG, and the Times of London – have triggered alarm among medical associations, patient advocates, and regulators who warn that the loopholes pose a direct threat to public safety.

The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), representing national medical associations across Europe, issued a strong and un...