The ESPA

Introducing the European Spas Association - aims and board.

CREDO of the ESPA

By establishing the credo the European Spas Association has taken a constructive step towards a united Europe, for a better positioning and thus for the future of spas, health resorts and spa facilities. more info



Glossary

The Glossary is now available. In Germany it is possible to order it in each bookshop with the No. ISBN 3-88907-014-0. The price is € 39,90. You get further information about the Glossary with the PDF – files, here enclosed.

There is also the possibility to order the Glossary directly at the Brussels office of the ESPA. (Please use the Email address mentioned in the flyer). The Glossary will be dispatched by post; a part of the charges will be put on the bill.

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ESPA-Congress

From the 6th till the 9th of May 2008 the European Spas Association (ESPA) organised his 13th Annual Congress in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland. There Ms. Dr. Sigrun Lang, former mayor of the city of Baden-Baden, was elected unanimously as the new president of the ESPA for the next 4 years.

By an unanimous vote as well was elected as first vice-president Mr Gunnlaugur Jonsson from Iceland.  Further information: look at the press release. The report of the activities of the former president Dr. Janka Zalesakova from Bratislava, Slovakia, you can find here. As additional information you can find the program of the congress here. If you are interested in the lectures you can get them by our office in Brussels.

The 14th congress will take place in the beginning of May next year in Lithuania.


European Parliamentary Advisory Council (EPAC)

The ESPA has founded the European Parliamentary Advisory Council in June 2000. This allows a representation of interests of the national and international spas on the parliamentary level.


Thalasso Section Europe - Mediterranean (TSEM)

More information about the thalasso section founded in October 2003 in Hammamet (TN)
Thalassotherapy - Definition and Criteria of the ESPA
Regulations