1. Agenda of the 2017 European Council of Podiatrists
The International Federation of Podiatrists Fédération Internationale des Podologues
Agenda of the 2017 European Council of Podiatrists
5 May 2017, Tübingen , Germany – 2pm-3pm

2. Item 5 :Report of the activities of the ECP
BOARD CALLS
16 Aug Oct Nov. 2016
Board MEETINGS
21 Jan April 2017
22 Nov Meeting with Mrs. Weisswange, Policy Officer at the European Commission’s Directorate General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW)
20 Jan Organisation of the Common Training Framework meeting
CEPLIS meetings (cfr Peter Boelens)
6-7 April 2017 ENPODHE Annual General meeting
Information to members on important topics (cfr Proportionality directive)

3. 20 Jan CTF meeting
15 European associations (France, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Malta, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United Kingdom)
a large delegation from France as the workshop took place in their capital
representatives of ENPODHE, the European network in Higher education in Podiatry
Representative from the EC (Olivier Coppens) & CEPLIS (Simone Zeirah)
Total: 46 participants

4. Discussion between the members Conclusion
Mr. Olivier Coppens, Representative from the European Commission in France
Mme Simonne Zeirah, European Specialist in Laboratory Medicine and Vice-President of CEPLIS.
Discussion between the members
Conclusion
The representatives of the FIP-IFP member associations have unanimously agreed in their personal name to mandate the ECP Board to make further steps into the elaboration of a common training framework for podiatry in the EU, based on following principles:
All the institutions/professional associations/governments need to be involved in the process
The discussion on the establishment of a Common Training Framework can pursue the highest level , with the understanding that no countries may be left out of the process
The patients’ needs are central in the establishment of a CTF
gave the kick off of the workshop by giving an overview of the functioning of the European Union from a regulatory point of view
As Specialists in Laboratory Medicine, they have prepared a CTF: agreed by the professionals of the 28 EU Countries. And they began to discuss their propositions: at national level and with the European Commission.
The European Council of the Liberal Professions (CEPLIS) is the only inter-professional association bringing together the liberal professionals of the European Union. The ECP is a member of CEPLIS.