While the heartland of EULAR's activities remains Europe, EULAR is extending its interests, collaboration and programmes far beyond. In order to promote European rheumatology and improve the management of musculoskeletal conditions, EULAR actively supports a variety of international initiatives in collaboration with WHO International and Regional Office for Europe and the Bone and Joint Decade.

EULAR cooperates closely with the American College of Rheumatology and the Regional Leagues of Asia-Pacific, Central and South America, and Africa as well as other medical associations such as the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT). Such partnerships help to increase the knowledge of the organisations involved and the impact they can have on the political stage.