Key dates

  • 28 February 2026: Closing of EAPCI membership voting rights
  • 29 April 2026 : Call for candidate applications opens
  • 29 May 2026: Call for candidate applications closes 
  • 16 July 2026: Final slate of candidates announced and opening of the voting platform 
  • 6 August 2026: Closing of the voting platform
  • 12 August 2026: Second round of online voting (if needed) 
  • 21 August 2026: Closing of the voting platform (if second round needed)
  • 29 August 2026: Announcement of elections results during the EAPCI General Assembly at ESC Congress 2026 in Munich

Open positions

Executive Board:

  • Immediate President (1 position)
  • President-Elect (1 position)
  • Treasurer (1 position)
  • Secretary (1 position)

Nominating Committee:  Six positions

EAPCI Rules of Governance: eligibility criteria

EAPCI Rules of Governance have now replaced the EAPCI Constitution (validated by the ESC Board on 25 August 2023). ESC Associations rules of governance are included in Annex V of the ESC Bylaws, approved by the ESC Board in December 2024. As a result of a two-year review, as approved by the 2022-2024 ESC Board, they were revised and approved by the ESC Board on 28 August 2025.

The EAPCI election application process and voting will be carried out in accordance with the ESC bylaws.

EAPCI institutional continuity has been supported by ESC Governance as per Art. 9.2 of the ESC Statutes, authorising the ESC President and/or Secretary/Treasurer to take action under the ESC Management Group control. Consequently, exceptional measures are being put in place for the 2026–2028 EAPCI elections.

Voting Rights

The minimum seniority for EAPCI Members to obtain voting rights for the elections 2026–2028 is exceptionally two months before the opening of the call for applications. Only EAPCI Members having settled their dues two months ahead of the election (i.e. when the call for applications opens) and who are still a member when the voting platform opens (on 16 of July 2026), have voting rights. The same exceptional rule applies to eligibility for elected Board positions in these elections.

Application Process

Applications are open from Wednesday, 29 April 2026 and candidacies must be submitted by Friday, 29 May 2026 at 12:00PM CEST.

The list of candidates will be published on Thursday, 16 July 2026.

The voting platform will open on Thursday, 16 July 2026.

Who can apply? 

Candidates must be EAPCI Members.

Candidates must have settled their membership dues two months before the date of the opening of the call for applications, in the present case on 28 February 2026 (23:59 CET) AND be an EAPCI Member when the voting platform opens (29 April 2026).

Candidates must come from an ESC National Cardiac Society Member Country.

All candidates have to sign the EAPCI elections statement, read the candidate code of conduct and submit their Declaration of Interest (DOI) prior to the start of the elections process. If these requirements are not fulfilled, the candidate will not be accepted.

In addition, candidates for the Executive Board must also:

Be serving or having served as an Officer in any EAPCI Executive Board or Chair or Co-Chair of any EAPCI Committee 
OR
Must be respected clinicians-scientists in the field of interventional cardiology with international recognition having served during previous terms in any of the following functions:

  • Chair of the ESC Guideline Taskforce document
  • Chair of the ESC Clinical Practice Guideline Committee (CPG)
  • Chair of the ESC Congress Programme Committee (CPC)
  • President of an ESC Association
  • Chair of an ESC Working Group
  • Chair of an ESC Council 

Please note that more eligibility criteria apply, read carefully the dedicated job description and profiling document 

Eligibility to apply for Nominating Committee positions

Members of the current Nominating Committee cannot be candidates for the elections performed under that Nominating Committee’s mandate.

Only EAPCI Members originating from an ESC National Cardiac Society Member Country and with an active membership are eligible to become a Nominating Committee member.

To stand for Nominating Committee positions, candidates must also be EAPCI members in good standing holding voting rights at the date of the opening of the call for applications.

Please note that more eligibility criteria apply, read carefully the dedicated job description and profiling document 

Individuals not eligible

Representatives from healthcare industry companies are not eligible for EAPCI Board positions and Nominating Committee positions.

Members of the current Nominating Committee cannot be candidates for the elections performed under that Nominating Committee’s mandate.

Before applying please:

For more information, refer to the ESC Bylaws or please contact EAPCI if you have any questions. 

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