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The European Academy of Philately, AEP, organized an outstanding meeting during London 2015 EUROPHILEX, in which were presented 17 Displays of the highest interest.

From the 13th to the 16th of May was held London 2015 EUROPHILEX”. This show was an innovation in the international philatelic calendar.

The initial target of 800 frames was easily surpassed, since our friends-exhibitors mainly from the countries of the European South applied for considerably more frames in their entry forms. The Organizing Committee decided to increase the total exhibition space to 3500 m2

FEPA Honorary President Dr. Alan Huggins shares his opinion about the present situation of philately.

From the 18th to the 25th of March, collectors from Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, New Zealand, Pakistan and Turkey meet in Çanakkale to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Çanakkale Wars (Gallipoli Campaign) and to promote friendly relations and maintain close cooperation among the philatelists of the countries involved in the Çanakkale Wars.

On the 22nd of March, the Féderation des Sociétés Philateliques du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, elected the corresponding part of the Board, according to their Statutes

The exhibition wanted to present a range of the richness and diversity of the Croatian flora in philately

In its meeting held in London on 20 February 2015, the FEPA Board analyzed the proposals submitted by member Federations and agreed on awarding the 2014 FEPA Medals and Certificates of Appreciation as follows: FEPA Medal 2014 for Exceptional Service to Organized Philately: ANTHONY VIRVILIS RDP (Greece). FEPA Medal 2014 for Exceptional Philatelic Study and Research: FRANK WALTON (Great Britain), editor of The De La Rue Collection, volumes 1 to 6. The runners-up were

FEPA News 26, just published, includes the main philatelic events held in Europe and other Mediterranean countries during the second half of 2014 as well as the information about the events taking place in 2015.

The recent issue of “FILATELIA” cover all main philatelic activities of the Romanian Federation in the period 2011-2014, including the International Exhibitions. Also it is plenty of interesting articles from Wolfgang Maassen , Francisc Ambrus , Alexandru Bartoc , Julieta Pascanu etc. Also includes the 799 special postmarks 2011-2015, with good images of all of them.

Under the patronage of the Egyptian Post Office, The Philately Society of Egypt celebrated its first continental exhibition from the 1st of January until the 6th of January 2015 in the Faculty of Fine Arts located in the elite Zamalek District of Cairo. The exhibition period coincided with the Post Day on the 2nd of January and also celebrated the passing of 150years since establishing the Egyptian Post Office.

The FEPA Representative at the Bureau of the FIP Commission for Postal History, Per Friis Mortensen, has sent to us its Activity Report 2014 within the FEPA area, which demonstrate the increasing importance of PH in Exhibitions and Seminars.

Nordia 2014 was held in Lilleström near Oslo on November 21-23 2014.

Please enjoy these video interviews with some of the organisers and keen philatelists who are helping make London 2015 Europhilex into a great success. The interviews conducted by Ben Palmer include: Chris King President of the RPSL, Bill Hedley Chairman of the Organising Committee, Simon Moorcroft of the British Thematic Association, Deborah Gooch Secretary to the Organising Committee, Adrian Steel Director of the British Postal Museum, and Hugh Jefferies former editor of Gibbons Stamp Monthly. The interviews took place at the Royal Philatelic Society London thanks to their kind support and generosity. You can watch the full videos in www.london2015.net/videos

The exhibition held in Plovdidv, promoted Philately through over 120 publications, 10 news in the most watched Bulgarian TV and 25 radio interviews.

The Croatian Philatelic Federation and the Spanish Federation of Philatelic Associations, have signed an Agreement of Collaboration which will start with the “Croatia-Spain 2015" exhibition in Zagreb

FINLANDIA 2017 will be held in Tampere, Finland, on May 24-28, 2017. Photo courtesy by Tampere Hall.

The enclosed Minutes of the meeting show the atmosphere of positive collaboration and friendship of the 2014 FEPA Congress.

On occasion of the 25th Anniversary of FEPA, the Honorary Presidents Mr. Alan Huggins, Mr. Pedro Vaz Pereira and Mr. Jørgen Jørgensen attended the FEPA Congress and received the Homage for their "Exceptional contribution to the European Philately".

Mr. Fernando Aranaz presented the project at the FEPA Congress in Lugano

was held in Lugano Switzerland , the annual FEPA Congress within the activities of the AlpeAdria exhibition and following the kind invitation of the Swiss Federation.

The newest FEPANEWS issue is printed.

FEPA is young, yet experienced organisation plenty of energy!

As Europe prepares to commemorate the centenary of the First World War, British and Belgian Philatelists, and their guests will gather in Ypres in Belgium from Friday 11th July till Monday 14th July.

This year FEPA Juror Seminar will be held in Berlin on 10-12 October, 2014.

We apologize for showing the wrong flag on FEPA News magazine Number 23 and correct our mistake.

From the 5th to the 7th of December was celebrated MonacoPhil 2013. This edition was devoted to Sweden and to the Philatelic Literature. The Chairman of the FIP Commission for Astrophilately, Igor Rodin, handed over H.S.H. the Prince Albert…