ECOO Newsletter – March 2023

The ECOO March Newsletter is now available, featuring updates on our activities and a preview of GfK data that will be presented at our spring General Assembly in Poznan.

Read the Newsletter here.

Inside this Newsletter:

Message from the President

ECOO at opti 2023 in Munich

On the EU agenda

  • European Commission publishes proposal for revision of Driving Licence Directive
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) restriction proposal

News from the ECOO Accreditation Agency

GfK Optics 2022: European Optical Markets Update

Country Updates

  • Austria: development of the Austrian Optometric Association
  • Sweden: new legislation for optometrists hopefully in place by 1 January 2024
  • Switzerland: Diagnostica application by optometrists BSc.

Get to know the people involved in ECOO: Gabriëlle Janssen President-elect of ECOO

Update from the European Academy of Optometry and Optics

Update from the World Council of Optometry

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