The purpose of the European Council of the Liberal Professions (CEPLIS) is the study and promotion, both at the scientific and cultural levels, of all means, information and data related to the exercise and policies of the liberal professions.

Its objective in this regard is to:

  • Co-ordinate and defend the moral, cultural scientific and material interests of the liberal professions;
  • Implement any information type action which may help to achieve the objectives defined in the previous item;
  • Create or participate in all necessary organisations or services, and in general to implement all measures which may contribute to accomplishing the objective of the association.

CEPLIS acts independently of all political, linguistic, philosophical and ethnic considerations.

The association has no profit making objectives.

CEPLIS can only take a position on a specific problem concerning a given liberal profession on the express request of the member representing this profession within CEPLIS and exclusively within the limits defined by its association objectives.

Moreover, CEPLIS shall not take sides in a conflict involving different professions represented by it, different representations of the same profession at the European level, or different Interprofessional Organisations within any one State.

Each member of CEPLIS maintains the right to defend itself the special interests of its profession within Europe.

Executive Board

Klaus Thürriedl
PRESIDENT

Tomas Cobo
First Vice-President

Jean-Yves Pirlot
Vice-President

Jean-Philippe BROCHET
Vice-President

EUPLMG

Roy Spitz
Vice-President

Michaël Van Gompen
Vice-President

Marco Natali
Vice-President

Mario Gazic
Treasurer

James Lonergan
Member

IIPA

Giovanni Esposito
Member

Norma Camilleri
Member

Jean Ruwet
In tandem with Michaël Van Gompen

Discussion Forums

The Permanent Committee
(President :Dr. Tomas Cobo)
(conferences and seminars on European live-interest subjects, exchange of information and experiences, meetings with European personalities)

Presidents of honor

Adrien Bedossa

Rudolf Kolbe

gaetano stella

Secretariat General

(4 permanent employees)
Director General – Senior Policy Advisor
Prof. Dr. Theodoros Koutroubas

From left to right:
Mr. Vincent Stoefs – Policy Advisor Jr
Mr. Nicolas Gallant  – Policy Advisor Jr
Prof. Dr. Theodoros Koutroubas – Director General – Senior Policy Advisor
Mr. Maximilien Cuvelier – Policy Advisor § Press Officer