# European Federation of Psychologists' Associations

The European Federation of Psychologists' Associations-EFPA is the umbrella organization of national societies in the field of psychology that are located in the European Economic Area.

## History

The federation was founded in 1981 and the first general assembly was held in Heidelberg. Since then, general assemblies have been held every two years in different European cities. Since 1995, the general assembly is held in conjunction with the biennial European Congress of Psychology.

## Aims

The federation is concerned with promoting and improving psychology as a profession and as a discipline, particularly, though not exclusively, in applied settings and with emphasis on the training and research associated with such practice. Its official journal is the European Psychologist. In 2009, the federation launched the EuroPsy register.

## Member associations

As of January 2023 the federation has 37 member associations, which together represent over 350,000 psychologists from all 27 members states of the European Union plus 3 members states of the EEA (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein) plus Albania, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom. In addition, there are 14 organisations registered as associate member associations and 2 that are registered as affiliate member associations.
| Country | Federation | Founded | Members |
| Albania | Urdhri Psikologut ne Republiken e Shqiperis | | |
| Austria | Berufsverband Österreichischer Psychologen/innen | | |
| Belgium | Fédération belge des psychologues - Belgische Federatie van Psychologen | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Psychological Society | | |
| Croatia | Croatian Psychological Association | | |
| Cyprus | Cyprus Psychologists' Association | | |
| Czech Republic | Unie Psychologickych Asociaci CR | 1995 | |
| Denmark | Dansk Psykologforening | | |
| Estonia | Union of Estonian Psychologists | | |
| Finland | Finnish Psychological Association | | |
| France | Fédération française des psychologues et de psychologie | 2003 | |
| Germany | Föderation Deutscher Psychologenvereinigungen [de] | 1958 | 15000 |
| Greece | Association of Greek Psychologists | | |
| Hungary | Magyar Pszichológiai Társaság | | |
| Iceland | The Icelandic Psychological Association | 1954 | 500 |
| Ireland | Psychological Society of Ireland | 1970 | 3000 |
| Italy | Italian Network of Professional Psychologists Associations INPPA c/o AUPI | | |
| Latvia | Latvijas profesionalo psihologu asociacija | | |
| Liechtenstein | Berufsverband der Psychologinnen und Psychologen Liechtensteins (BPL) | | |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian Psychological Association | | |
| Luxembourg | Société luxembourgeoise de psychologie | | |
| Malta | Malta Union & Professional Body of Psychology (MUPP) | | |
| Netherlands | Nederlands Instituut van Psychologen [nl] (NIP) | 1938 | 13000 |
| Norway | Norsk Psykologforening | | |
| Poland | Polskie Towarzystwo Psychologiczne | | |
| Portugal | Network OPP and SNP | | |
| Romania | Colegiul Psihologilor din Romania | | |
| San Marino | Ordine Degli Psicologi Della Repubblica Di San Marino | | |
| Serbia | Association of Psychologists of Serbia | | |
| Slovakia | Slovenska komora psychologov | | |
| Slovenia | Slovenian Psychological Association (Drustvo psihologov Slovenije) | | |
| Spain | Colegio Oficial de Psicologos | | |
| Sweden | Sveriges Psykologförbund [sv] | 1955 | 12000 |
| Switzerland | Föderation der Schweizer Psycholog:innen [de; fr] | 1987 | 7000 |
| Turkey | Turkish Psychological Association P.K. | | |
| Ukraine | National Association of psychologists of Ukraine | | |
| United Kingdom | British Psychological Society | 1901 | 60000 |

## EuroPsy

One of the major initiatives of the federation was the establishment of the EuroPsy or European Certificate in Psychology. This qualification sets a common standard for education, professional training and competence for psychologists to practice independently across Europe.

## Aristotle Prize

The Aristotle Prize, established in 1995, is awarded by EFPA to a psychologist from Europe who has made a distinguished contribution to psychology.
Recipients of the prize have been:
* 1995: Pieter Drenth
* 1997: Paul Baltes
* 1999: David Magnusson
* 2001: Alan Baddeley
* 2003: Lea Pulkkinen
* 2005: Rocio Fernandez-Ballesteros
* 2007: William Yule
* 2009: Claus Bundesen
* 2011: H. Marinus Van Ijzendoorn
* 2013: Niels Birbaumer
* 2015: José Maria Peiro
* 2017: CON AMORE – Center on Autobiographical Memory Research
* 2019: Naomi Ellemers