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News from the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations

EFPA General Assembly, Brighton UK

EFPA held its first in person General Assembly since 4 years on July 7-8, 2023 in Brighton (UK). Nearly 90 participants (delegates and observers/guests) took part in this event and we had another successful experience with our voting tool SPREDS. Important decisions have been taken:

The delegates of the GA accepted the Ordem dos Psicologos Portugueses OPP as the new full member of Portugal.
The General Assembly accepted the European Association for Research and Adolescence EARA and the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology EAOHP as new Associate members.
The Activity Report 2021-2023 as well as the Activity Agenda 2023-2025 of the Executive Council have been accepted.
An impressive report on the Goals and Deliverables of EFPA’s working groups has been presented and accepted.
EuroPsy Regulations: among other changes, the GA accepted the revision and update of the EuroPsy education and training standards for the EuroPsy basic certificate.
The GA accepted the proposals of the S-EAC Sport Psychology: the establishment of a EuroPsy Specialist Certificate of Sport Psychology and ‘Sport Psychology’ being a field of practice. The pilot of the S-EAC Clinical NeuroPsychology has been prolonged until July 2025.
The GA accepted the bid of the Serbian Psychological Society to host the ECP 2027 in Belgrade in July 2027.
The GA elected a new Board of Directors (former Executive Council): Ole Tunold as the new Vice President Governance, John Francis Leader, Robertas Povilaitis and Caterina Arcidiacono as new ‘Other directors’ to the Board of Directors.
The GA said farewell to Director Koen Lowet (Belgium) and Director Eleni Karayianni (Cyprus), to Rosaleen McElvaney (EuroPsy EAC chair) and EFPA President Christoph Steinebach expressed his and the EC’s deep gratitude for their commitment and the tremendous work they delivered during their mandate.