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The workshop reviewed epidemiological trends and discussed STI care provision within HIV services across Europe.\n                    <jats:bold>Methods and Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    We started by highlighting trends in bacterial STIs reported to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control from countries in the European Union\/European Economic Area. This showed that notifications of bacterial STIs reached an all-time high in 2019, but are expected to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020\u20132021. We then reviewed the evolving relationship between STIs and HIV and pointed out how antiretroviral treatment and pre-exposure prophylaxis remain highly effective against HIV transmission despite the rising incidence of STIs. Within emerging concepts in STIs, we appraised the benefits and risks of asymptomatic screening for chlamydia, and also considered the potential perils of routinely testing for agents that lack a defined role in disease. 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