EFPA Position Paper on Psychologists in the Educational System
29 Oct 2010
EFPA Position paper is based on the outcomes of the project ‘European School Psychologists Improving Life Long Learning’ (ESPIL), conducted by the EFPA Network of Psychologists in the Educational System in 2009-2010 with the support of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency EACEA - Lifelong Learning: Comenius, ICT and Languages Read more
The Proceedings of the 2008 International Congress of Psychology (Berlin) have recently been published
27 Oct 2010
The proceedings present the main contributions from the 29th International Congress of Psychology, held in Berlin in 2008, written by international leaders in psychology from around the world. Read more
EFPA is on Facebook
27 Oct 2010
We have now joined the social network "Facebook" Read more
Commission Publishes Eurobarometer on Mental Health
27 Oct 2010
A poll released to mark World Mental Health Day reveals that during the 12 months preceding the survey, 15% of respondents across EU Member States sought professional help for psychological or emotional problems and 7% took antidepressants, mostly for depression or anxiety. Read more
Promoting Social Inclusion and Combating Stigma for better Mental Health and Well-being Conference in Lisbon, Nov 8-9, 2010
25 Oct 2010
This conference is organised jointly by the European Commission's Directorate General for Health and Consumers and the Portuguese Ministry of Health, in cooperation with the Commission's Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, and the Portuguese Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity. Read more
Internal Market: Commission publishes reports on how Professional Qualifications Directive works in practice
25 Oct 2010
One main conclusion of these reports is that automatic recognition of qualifications is overall a positive achievement for professionals and for authorities but a number of issues merit further consideration. Read more
4th EFPA symposium on professional Ethics - Prague, October 1-3, 2010
17 Aug 2010
Goal of the SC Ethics Symposia in Prague is to network psychologists interested in ethics and to disseminate knowledge and experience on handling ethical issues in science and professional practice. Topic of 4th Symposium: Teaching professional ethics and training in ethical problem solving. Read more
EFPA present at Open Health Forum June 29-30, 2010, Brussels - to be followed online
30 Jun 2010
Open Health Forum: 29-30 June, Brussels Opened in Brussels by Commissioner for Health & Consumers, John Dalli, the overall theme of the EU Open Health Forum 2010 is "Together for Health - a Strategy for the EU 2020". Read more
Mental Health and Well-being in Older People: High-level conference in Madrid 28-29 June 2010
29 Jun 2010
A conference highlighting the importance of improving mental health and well-being in older people opens today in Madrid. Organised by the EC and the Spanish Ministry of health and social policies, this event is part of the European Pact for Health and Well-being. Read more
European Psychologist - Issue 2/2010 now available online
24 Jun 2010
Extract from articles : Job Burnout, Health related Quality of Life, and sickness absence in Greek Health professionals (Fotios Anagnostopoulos and Dimitris Niakas) , Emotional Experiences of Studens in the classroom: A multimethod Qualitative Study (Wondimu Ahmed, Greetje van der Werf, Alexander Minnaert)... Read more
Europa Diary in all official EU languages now released on EU Consumer Affairs
17 Jun 2010
The Europa Diary is an educational tool. It contains the basics of what the EU offers young citizens, covering a range of their specific concerns: e.g. travel, nutrition, drugs, shopping, money matters, environment, climate change, sustainable consumption, development, external trade, safety issues, etc. Read more
30th anniversary of the association magazine Psychology in Austria
28 May 2010
On 9 April 2010 was celebrated the Professional Association’s 30th anniversary of his association magazine "Psychology in Austria". Read more
Invitation to 4th EFPA symposium on professional Ethics - Prague, October 1-3, 2010
18 May 2010
Message on behalf of Pierre Nederlandt – Convenor of the SC ethics The EFPA Standing Committee on Ethics hereby invites you to the 4th Symposium on Professional Ethics to be held on October 1-3, 2010 in Prague, Czech Republic. Read more
Call for scientific information : Health effects of Artificial light
11 May 2010
The European Commission has requested a scientific opinion from the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health risks (SCENIHR) on the health effects of artificial light. Read more
Call for participation - Well-being in the information society (WIS 2010)
11 May 2010
Well-being in the Information Society (WIS 2010)– Navigating the Fragmented Innovation Landscape August 18-19, 2010 Turku, Finland Read more
EU News sheet
2020 Aug 17 - Humanity needs psychology and psychologists - Humanity needs psychology and psychologists now more than ever.
EFPA Protest letter to Turkey about detention of Psychologists - 2016 March EFPA Protest letter to Turkey
Press release: Interrogations NO GO zone for Psychologists - English translation of Behnke's interview

