
FEPA Recognition to the 3rd International Philatelic Exhibition «ODESSAPHILEX-2016»
On the 27th of December, the FEPA Board has granted the Recognition to ODESSAPHILEX-2016 . The Exhibition will be held from the 24 to the 28 August, 2016 in the Sea gallery of the exhibition center of Odessa Marine Station, Ukraine. The invited Federations are Greece, Germany, Poland, Belarus, Israel, Austria, Bulgaria and Czech Republic.

90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF SOFIA “P. KARAIVANOV”
December 2015 marked the 90th anniversary of the Philatelic Society of Sofia "P. Karaivanov" (Софийско Филателно Дружество "П. Караиванов"). The President, Boncho Bonev, requested the presence of the FEPA President who attended the event.

125 Anniversaire de la fondation De la Fédération Royale des Cercles Philatéliques de Belgique 1890 – 2015
The Belgium Federation - FRCPB is celebrating its 125th Anniversary. With this occasion the President Eddy Van Vaeck presented a very special issue of the “Belgaphil” publication, telling the history of the last 25 years of the FRCPB.

European Parliament – Cyprus stamps youth competition
Proposal from the Office of the European Parliament in Cyprus to organise a student stamp competition on the theme "The European Union through the eyes of Young People",

FEPA AWARDS: Calling for Candidates!
A mail calling for candidates to the FEPA Awards 2015 has already been sent to all FEPA members. Please send your proposals to giancarlo.morolli@fastwebnet.it at your earliest convenience but not later than the 24th January 2016, as the FEPA Board meeting which will decide it is scheduled for mid February. Look at the details!

MINUTES OF THE 2015 FEPA CONGRESS
Once incorporated the comments received from some Delegates, we are pleased to post the whole Minutes of the FEPA Congress held in Athens on the 15th of November.

MonacoPhil 2015 attracted more visitors than ever
This year’s Monacophil s, which had FEPA Recognition, specialized in Polar philately. One of the main attractions at MonacoPhil 2015 was the exhibition of rarities including the famous British Guiana 1 Cent Magenta which was on display.

The Italian Federation has a new Board
After the General Assembly held in Florence, the Federazione fra le Società Filateliche Italiane has a new Board for the period 2016-2018. It is composed of: Piero Macrelli (president), Bruno Crevato-Selvaggi (vice president),

Vincent Schouberechts, new Editor for the FFE Journal
Fakes, Forgeries & Experts Journal (FFE), since 1998 appreciated tool for the fight against and to inform about forgeries, is entering an exciting chapter with such a new editor.

Berlin will host a new FEPA Recognized international exhibition: ROSSICA 2016
The 34 National Federations present at the recent FEPA Congress, granted unanimously the FEPA Recognition to “ROSSICA 2016”, to be held from 20 to 22 May 2016 at the Russian House of Science and Culture in Berlin.