On 7 October 2026, the members of EurHeCA met in Paris for the association's General Assembly. EurHeCA brings together the competent authorities of several health professions and is chaired by Pascale MATHIEU, President of the French National Council of the Order of Physiotherapists.
The members present unanimously renewed the mandate of the Board of Directors. Pascale MATHIEU will therefore remain President of EurHeCA. Marianne BENOIT TRUONG CANH (French Order of Midwives) and Sébastien MOYNE-BRESSAND (French Order of Podiatrists) were confirmed as Vice-Presidents. Svetoslav KRUMOV (Bulgarian Order of Pharmacists) remains Treasurer, and Rien MARINUS (Belgian Order of Pharmacists) will continue as Secretary General.
The General Assembly and the Administration Board's new mandate were also an opportunity to restate the strong message EurHeCA's members carry in the European public debate: patient safety must be at the heart of EU policies on the mobility of health professionals.
Members also discussed the European dossiers that matter to EurHeCA. They focused in particular on the Fair Labour Mobility Package, which the European Commission presented on 15 September 2026. This legislative package aims to speed up and digitalise procedures for recognising professional qualifications, and to make it easier to recognise diplomas issued in third countries. The discussions showed that these proposals would have a significant impact on members' activities. EurHeCA set up an ad hoc working group to develop common positions, so that the voice of health professions' competent authorities is heard on these key files.
EU legislation on the recognition of professional qualifications will be substantially amended in the coming months. In this context, EurHeCA's members are determined to promote the key role competent authorities play in safeguarding patient safety, and they are organising themselves to do so as effectively as possible.
The association's next General Assembly will be held online next spring.
