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Council Members 2026 - 2029

Please note that the term of office of these Council members will start after confirmation of the validity of the election at the 102 Council meeting on 11 May 2026 of the newly elected Council duly constituted under Article 2.3 of the By-Laws of the Institute.

Primary contact in the epi Secretariat: Danielle Khoury

AL -Albania
unitary
Full members NIKA Vladimir
PANIDHA Ela
Substitute members NIKA Melina
SHOMO Vjollca

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AT -Austria
other capacity private practice
Full members HEDENETZ Alexander Gernot
PREHOFER Boris André		 HARRER-REDL Dagmar
POTH Wolfgang
Substitute members WOLFRAM Markus
HANEMANN Otto		 WEINZINGER Philipp
SCHWEINZER Friedrich

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BE -Belgium
unitary
Full members DE CLERCQ Ann G. Y.
CLERIX André
VAN MINNEBRUGGEN Ewan Benito Agnes
LEYDER Francis
Substitute members VANHALST Koen
QUINTELIER Claude
VAN DEN BOECK Wim
RENES Suzanne Paula

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BG -Bulgaria
unitary
Full members TAHTADJIEV Konstantin
SIRAKOVA Olga Rousseva
BENATOV Samuil Gabriel
TSVETKOV Atanas Lyubomirov
Substitute members GEORGIEVA-TABAKOVA Milena Lubenova
GEORGIEVA Mariya Georgieva
NIKOLOV Vladislav Zdravkov
IVANOV Ivan Nikolov

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CH -Switzerland
other capacity private practice
Full members FAVRE Nicolas
HOFFMANN Jürgen Gerhard
BLÖCHLE Hans		 THOMSEN Peter René
KAPIC Tarik
LIEBETANZ Michael
Substitute members GIANNINI Reto
WIRTH Christian Martin
CORIC Dragan		 HENTSCHEL Sarah
KÖRNER Thomas Ottmar
WERNER André

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CY -Cyprus
unitary
Full members ROUSOUNIDOU Vasiliki A.
CURLEY Donnacha John
Substitute members GOLSER Adrian Victor

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CZ -Czech Republic
unitary
Full members FOUSKOVÁ Petra
HARTVICHOVA Katerina
HOLASOVA Hana
MALUSEK Jiri
Substitute members GUTTMANN Michal
OSMEROVA Sona
FISCHER Michael
VONDRAS Jan

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DE -Germany
other capacity private practice
Full members WINTER Andreas
SUNDERMANN Corinna
KREMER Véronique Marie Joséphine		 VOGELSANG-WENKE Heike
STORK Martina
SCHOBER Christoph D.
Substitute members TÜNGLER Eberhard
MARX Thomas
HERING Stefanie Alexandra		 CIRL Christine
MOHR Christian A.
HARTIG Michael

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DK -Denmark
unitary
Full members KOEFOED Peter
CARLSSON Eva
STRUVE Casper
KANVED Nicolai
Substitute members HEGNER Anette
MARKVARDSEN Peter
FEVRE Anna-Kathrine
CHEN Sangzi Sandra

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EE -Estonia
unitary
Full members KOPPEL Mart Enn
TOOME Jürgen
Substitute members SARAP Margus
KAULER Urmas

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ES -Spain
unitary
Full members SÁNCHEZ Ruth
VILALTA JUVANTENY Luis
VEGA ROCHA Susana
ROQUÉ ROSELL Núria
Substitute members APRAIZ Idoia
VÁZQUEZ VÁZQUEZ Nieves
PEREZ SANCHEZ Manuel Jesus
DRIAU MOLL Christian Gabriel

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FI -Finland
unitary
Full members SAHLIN Jonna Elisabeth
TIILIKAINEN Jarkko Tapio
VATTULAINEN ERKKILÄ Anniina
KONKONEN Tomi-Matti Juhani
Substitute members HÄYRINEN Ville Tapani
VIROLAINEN Nina Erika
KALLIOLA Sanna Marketta
BANKS Peter

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FR -France
other capacity private practice
Full members TARAVELLA Brigitte
SENNINGER Thierry
AJDARI Emmanuel		 MARTIN-CHARBONNEAU Virginie
MAROLLÉ Patrick Pierre Pascal
LEBKIRI Alexandre
Substitute members GENDRAUD Pierre
GUÉRY-JACQUES Géraldine
AUDUREAU Jean-François Stéphane Patrick		 NEVANT Marc
ROUSSEAU Pierick Edouard
MOUTARD Pascal Jean

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GB -United Kingdom
unitary
Full members ROBERTS Gwilym Vaughan
MERCER Christopher Paul
INSTONE Alicia Claire
GWILT Julia Louise
FERARA Nina
SARDHARWALA Fatema Elyasali
Substitute members WRIGHT Simon Mark
GRAY John James
BOFF James Charles
BOFF Arthur James
BROWN John D.
MUTTOCK Henry Paul Jones

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GR -Greece
unitary
Full members LIOUMBIS Alexandros
KOUZELIS Dimitrios
Substitute members ZOGRAFOS Georgios
BAKATSELOU Vassiliki

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HR -Croatia
unitary
Full members VUKINA Sanja
HADZIJA Tomislav
Substitute members SOSIC Ivona
TOMSIC SKODA Slavica

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HU -Hungary
unitary
Full members LENGYEL Zsolt
LEZSÁK Gábor
GROF Palma
SZENTPÉTERI Zsolt
Substitute members TÖRÖK Ferenc
KERESZTY Marcell
KOMPAGNE Hajnalka
HORVÁTH Bertalan

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IE -Ireland
unitary
Full members SKRBA Sinéad
MCCARTHY Denis Alexis
BOYCE Conor
WALSHE Triona Mary
Substitute members CASEY Lindsay Joseph
KELLY Donal Morgan
MURPHY Stephen Samuel
HARTE Seán Paul

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IS -Iceland
unitary
Full members GUDMUNDSDÓTTIR Anna Valborg
FRIDRIKSSON Einar Karl
Substitute members HARDARSON Gunnar Örn
INGVARSSON Sigurdur

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IT -Italy
other capacity private practice
Full members PAGLIA Pietro
MACCHETTA Francesco
SULCIS Roberta		 MODIANO Micaela Nadia
CHECCACCI Giorgio
RAMBELLI Paolo
Substitute members BARACCO Stefano
ROSSETTI Elena
BAST Tim		 MAURO Marina Eliana
PES Matteo
MASCIOPINTO Gian Giuseppe

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LI -Liechtenstein
unitary
Full members PISCHETSRIEDER Tobias M.
HARMANN Bernd-Günther
Substitute members HOLZHEU Christian
SCHWAB Robert

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LT -Lithuania
unitary
Full members ARMALYTE Elena
PETNIUNAITE Jurga
Substitute members JACKUNE Indre
PAKENIENE Ausra

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LU -Luxembourg
other capacity private practice
Full members LECOMTE Didier
VAN TROOST Pascal Rudolf Dymphena		 BRUCK Mathis
MELLET Valérie Martine
Substitute members LAMPE Sigmar
PIRIOU Soazig Marie Yvonne		 LEAL Tiago

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LV -Latvia
unitary
Full members FORTUNA Jevgenijs
OSMANS Voldemars
Substitute members JONANE-OSA Indra

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MC -Monaco
unitary
Full members SCHMALZ Günther
AMIRA Sami
Substitute members THACH Tum
HAUTIER Nicolas

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ME -Montenegro
unitary
Full members LUTOVAC Vuk

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MK -North Macedonia
unitary
Full members KJOSESKA Marija
FILIPOV Gjorgji
Substitute members JOANIDIS Biljana
DAMJANSKI Vanco

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MT -Malta
unitary
Full members FINKE Steffi
SANSONE Luigi
Substitute members GERBINO Angelo

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NL -Netherlands
unitary
Full members REIJNS Tiemen Geert Pieter
VAN VELZEN Maaike Mathilde
CROMSIGT Jenny
MAAS Huub Pieter André
TANGENA Antonius Gerardus
AALBERS Arnt Reinier
Substitute members NIESING Willem
VERMEULEN Martijn
BLOKLAND Arie
VAN WEZENBEEK Lambertus A.C.M.
VAN KALKEREN Hendrik Antonius
LOUWAARD Jan-Willem Paul

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NO -Norway
unitary
Full members REITAN Katja
HJELSVOLD Bodil Merete Sollie
REKDAL Kristine
TRONBØL Turid Helene
Substitute members VAN DIJK Victor Emmanuel Stephanus
THRANE Dag
TAFJORD Harald
SINGH Tajeshwar

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PL -Poland
unitary
Full members AUGUSTYNIAK Magdalena Anna
BURY Marek
KAWCZYNSKA Marta Joanna
PAWLOWSKI Adam
Substitute members CZARNIK Maciej
KREKORA Magdalena
SIELEWIESIUK Jakub
ROGOZINSKA Alicja

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PT -Portugal
unitary
Full members CARVALHO FRANCO Isabel
PEREIRA DA CRUZ Joao
ALVES MOREIRA Pedro
FERREIRA MAGNO Fernando Antonio
Substitute members DO NASCIMENTO GOMES Rui
CORTE-REAL CRUZ António
CRUZ Nuno
SILVESTRE DE ALMEIDA FERREIRA Luís Humberto

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RO -Romania
unitary
Full members BONCEA Oana-Laura
ENESCU Miruna
FIERASCU Cosmina-Catrinel
MUNTEANU Manuela-Cornelia
Substitute members TEODORESCU Mihaela
TULUCA F. Doina
VASILESCU Raluca
GEORGESCU Cristina

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RS -Serbia
unitary
Full members TOMIC Marija
BOGDANOVIC Dejan
JANKOVIC Mara
TRAVICA Katarina
Substitute members ZATEZALO Mihajlo
PLAVSA Uros
HERAK Nada
BRKIC Zeljka

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SE -Sweden
unitary
Full members LINDROTH Anders
SJÖGREN PAULSSON Stina
MARTINSSON Peter
YDRESKOG Margareta
GYNNERSTEDT Erik Carl Magnus
BJERNDELL Per Ingvar
Substitute members HANSON Maria Elisabeth Mimmi
THÖRNBORG Anders Uno
BLUROCK Maryna
GUSTAFSSON Tomas
FRANKS Barry Gerard
ISAKSSON Anders

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SI -Slovenia
unitary
Full members MACEK Gregor
OSOLNIK Renata
BORIC VEZJAK Maja
KUNIC Barbara
Substitute members GOLMAJER ZIMA Marjanca
BORSTAR Dusan
BENCINA Mojca

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SK -Slovakia
unitary
Full members BAD'UROVÁ Katarina
NEUSCHL Vladimir
Substitute members MAJLINGOVA Marta
CECHVALA Radovan

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SM -San Marino
unitary
Full members AGAZZANI Giampaolo
MAROSCIA Antonio
Substitute members TIBURZI Andrea
PETRAZ Davide Luigi

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TR -Türkiye
unitary
Full members ATALAY Baris
BAKIRCI Utkan Bahri
AYYILDIZ DALMA Güler
HAMAMCIOGLU Volkan
Substitute members YILDIRIM Kemal Baran
CAYLI Hülya
MUTLU Aydin
MUTLU Onur

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