ECOO Newsletter – December 2023

The ECOO December Newsletter is now available, featuring a review of the autumn General Assembly in Utrecht, an introduction to our new member, the Latvian Association of Optometrists and Opticians, an interview with two of the Accreditation Agency’s new Student Visitors, along with our usual updates on our activities.

Read the Newsletter here.

Inside this Newsletter:

Message from the President

ECOO autumn meetings in Utrecht

On the EU agenda

  • Next steps on the European Commission proposal for revision of the Driving Licence Directive
  • Responding to the Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) restriction proposal

News from the ECOO Accreditation Agency

The experience of ECOO’s recently appointed student visitors on the accreditation panel

Country Updates

  • Latvian Association of Optometrists and Opticians – meet our new member
  • ECOO to visit Helsinki, the capital of the happiest country in the world 

Get to know the people involved in ECOO: Peter Gumpelmayer

Update from the European Academy of Optometry and Optics

Update from the World Council of Optometry