Associate Members
| Associate members are organisations that represent patient associations but do not meet the 5 EPF legitimacy criteria. Associate members participate to the EPF activities and policy work but cannot vote during the Annual General Assembly. | 
| Membership Members are patient organisations, but not solely. | 
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 Organisations registered in an EU country or in a candidate country. | 
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 Pan-European disease-specific organisations: represent less than 14 countries (but are aiming to expend their membership) National platforms: represent less than 10 diseases (but are aiming to expend their membership) | 
| Democracy Governing bodies are elected by the members and include patient representatives, but not solely. | 
| Accountability & Consultation Statements and opinions of EPF member organisations should reflect the views and opinions of their memberships and consultation procedures with those memberships should be put in place. | 
| Transparency EPF member organisations should generally disclose their sources of funding and make available their audited financial accounts. | 
Associate Members
- AfPH – Alliance for Pulmonary Hypertension (Europe)
- AGORA (Southern Europe)
- ALLIANCE - Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland - Alliance (Scotland)
- BAPD - Bulgarian Association for Patients Defence (Bulgaria)
- DEBRA International - Global Network of Epidermolysis Bullosa Support Groups (Europe)
- ECO - European Cleft Organisation (Europe)
- EFNA - European Federation of Neurological Associations (Europe)
- EIWH - European Institute of Women's Health (Europe)
- ENFA - European Network of Fibromyalgia Associations (Europe)
- FH Europe Foundation (Europe)
- Global Skin - International Alliance of Dermatology Patient Organisations (International*)
- IBE - International Bureau for Epilepsy (International*)
- Mental Health Europe (MHE-SME) (Europe)
- PRAK – Patient’s Rights Association in Kosovo (Kosovo)
- SAFE - Stroke Alliance for Europe (Europe)
- VPP - Flemish Patients' Platform (Belgium)
- WFIPP - World Federation of Incontinence and Pelvic Problems (International*)
- UPS – Patient’s Association of Serbia (Serbia)
* International organisations that do not have a formally constituted branch in Europe, but are active in the European region, may become Full members.
 
 
                    
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