The European region is characterised by many countries and following that many air forces and ANSPs. The airspace has almost 100% radar coverage and a high level of technological support to achieve high ATM standards. The region, lead by first Eurocontrol and later by the European Commission, has invested and still is investing immensely in improving and achieving high level of safety and efficiency. This has lead to situation where improvement of performance is driven by introduction of more technology and the implementation of performance regulating initiatives. The most prominent of this is the European performance scheme, which is requiring ANSPs to reduce cost and still achieve the same level of safety. All in all that ANSPs are under pressure to save money and reduce costs for the airlines and the passengers. Because many ANSPs have reduced costs by reducing investments in new technology and training the challenge in Europe for the years to come is to make sure that the ATCOs are at the center of developments, to maintain service and to secure the quality of training is being compromised.

Member Associations
Albania
Albanian Air Traffic Controllers' Association
Austria
Austrian Air Traffic Controllers Association
Belarus
Belarusian Trade Union of Transport and Communications Worker –BelProfTrans
Belgium
Belgian Guild of Air Traffic Controllers
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina Air Traffic Controllers' Association
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Air Traffic Controllers' Association
Croatia
Croatian Air Traffic Controllers' Association
Cyprus
Cyprus Air Traffic Controllers' Association
Czechia
Czech Air Traffic Controllers' Association
Denmark
Danish Air Traffic Controllers’ Association
Estonia
Estonian Air Traffic Controllers' Association
EGATS
Eurocontrol Guild of Air Traffic Services
Finland
Finnish Air Traffic Controllers' Association
Georgia
Association of Air Traffic Controllers of Georgia
Germany
Gewerkschaft der Flugsicherung
Greece
Greek Air Traffic Controllers' Association
Hungaria
Hungarian Air Traffic Controllers' Association
Iceland
Icelandic Air Traffic Controllers' Association
Ireland
Traffic Controllers' Association
Israel
Air Traffic Controllers' Association of Israel
Italy
Associazione Nazionale Assistenti Controllori della Navigazione Aerea
Jordan
Jordanian Air Traffic Controllers' Association
Kosovo
Trade Union of Kosovo Air Traffic Controllers
Latvia
Latvian Air Traffic Controllers' Association
Lithuania
The Lithuanian Air Traffic Controllers' Association
Luxembourg
Luxembourg Guild of Air Traffic Controller
North Macedonia
Macedonian Air Traffic Controllers' Association
Malta
Malta Air Traffic Controllers' Association
Montenegro
Air Traffic Controllers' Association of Montenegro
Netherlands
The Netherlands Guild of Air Traffic Controllers
Norway
Norwegian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association
Poland
Polish Air Traffic Controllers' Association
Portugal
Associação Portuguesa dos Controladores de Tráfego Aéreo
Romania
Romanian Air Traffic Conrollers' Association
Russia
Federal Air Traffic Controllers' Unions of Russia
Serbia
Serbian Air Traffic Controllers Association
Slovakia
The Air Traffic Controllers’ Association of the Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Slovenian Air Traffic Controllers' Association
Spain
Unión Sindical de Controladores Aéreos (Spain)
Sweden
Swedish Air Traffic Controllers’ Association
Switzerland
Swiss Air Traffic Controllers' Association
Turkey
Turkish Air Traffic Controllers' Association
Ukraine
Ukrainian Federation ofAir Traffic Controllers' Union
United Kingdom
United Kingdom Guild of Air Traffic Control Officers
IFATCA EUR - Regional Support Group
The people in the IFATCA European regional support group are the IFATCA representatives in the different working groups within Europe. They represent the Member Associations and also help shaping the IFATCA view on issues concerning professionalism and the everyday life of the ATCOs.

EVP Europe - Frédéric Deleau (EGATS)
Fred has been an Air Traffic Controller since 1993. He is currently based in Belgium and works as en-route controller in the EUROCONTROL's Upper Area Control Centre in Maastricht (NL).
IFATCA Involvement: As Executive Vice President for Europe, he oversees the Federation's activities and involvement in the various groups and bodies in the region. As such, he also acts as the focal point for the representatives below. Contact EVP Europe in case you need to engage with one of the region's representatives.

SESAR / EASA Coordinator - MARC BAUMGARTNER (CH)
Marc works as an operational air traffic controller and Centre Supervisor in Geneva ACC for over 25 years. Until 2021, Marc chaired the Eurocontrol Performance Review Commission, of which he was been a member from 2011 until December 2016. Until April 2010, Marc was President and CEO of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Associations (IFATCA), representing the technical and professional interests of air traffic controllers from more than 130 countries around the globe. He currently coordinates the SESAR and EASA activities of IFATCA and represents the operational staff in the governing Body of SESAR 3.

Liaison Officer European Union - Paul Neering (NL)
Paul is a former ATCO at Tower Amsterdam and Maastricht, APP radar controller at Maastricht, OJTI in all functions until retirement. Paul was a member of IFATCA's Standing Committee IV and PLC from 2000 till 2005 for The Netherlands. Since 2005 he is the Liaison officer to the EU. Paul still advises the PLC, helps to organise the Eurocontrol/IFATCA prosecutor expert training courses and represents IFATCA in different fora. Since September 2016, Paul chairs the Expert Group on Human Dimensions of SES.