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Evidence for efficacy of psychological therapies is growing and the inclusion of such therapies in international guidelines for treatment of psychiatric disorders is increasing as well. Accessibility of psychotherapeutic treatment for the patients can be improved through providing improvements in training of psychotherapists – including psychiatry trainees. European organisations have published guidelines requiring programs to promote psychotherapeutic competences among psychiatry trainees, for example the European Psychiatric Association [1,2] and the European Federation of Psychiatric trainees (EFPT) [3], whose statements are largely concordant with the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes (European Union of Medical Specialists) (UEMS) statements [4]. However, the implementation of these recommendations and the quality of psychotherapy training appears to be poor among European countries [5,6]. We aimed to assess the availability of psychotherapy training for psychiatric trainees in Europe and trainee level of satisfaction. Furthermore, we assessed the awareness and implementation of the UEMS recommendations.