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The EOQ (at that time called European Organization for Quality Control - EOQC) was established in 1956.
The founding organizations came from five western European Countries: France, Italy, Western Germany, The Netherlands and United Kingdom.
As a first major step in broadening the delivery of a quality agenda the EOQ spread its roots into other western European countries, before establishing links with Central and Eastern Europe.
Later EOQ has widened its activities to include the countries of the southern and eastern Mediterranean region.
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Countries over the years
NameCountryTerm
Paulo Sampaio
Portugal2026 - current presidentPatrick Mongillon
France2023 - 2026Torolf Paulshus
Norway2020 – 2023Torolf Paulshus
Norway2017 – 2020George Georgiades
Cyprus2014 – 2017Presidents of EOQ
Congresses
Our congress, yearly organised since 1956 by a National Representative in his/her country, is a showroom for the EOQ and its worldwide network. It offers quality organizations a platform and a unique opportunity to learn and network.
EOQ congresses since 2010:
EditionPlaceDateOrganized byMotto
2010-54th
Izmir, TurkeyOctober 26-27, 2010EOQ and TSEA Heritage for the Future: Quality2011 55th
Budapest, HungaryJune 20-22, 2011EOQ and HNC-EOQNavigating Global Quality in a New Era2012-56th
Frankfurt, GermanyJune 14-15, 2012EOQ and DGQ Made for Quality - Made for success2013-57th
Tallinn, EstoniaJune 18-19, 2013EOQ and EAQQuality Renaissance - Co-creating a Viable Future2014-58th
Gothenburg, SwedenJune 11-12, 2014EOQ and EOQ and SFKManaging Challenges in Quality LeadershipGeorges Borel Award Winners
The EOQ Georges Borel Award rewards individuals for their global impact in the field of quality.
With the Georges Borel Award, the European Quality Movement and EOQ in particular wants to :
- Appreciate outstanding individuals who devote their time and energy to sharing their convictions and knowledge for the benefit of European society.
- Recognise and thank those individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the EOQ mission: “To improve European society by promoting quality in the broadest sense”.
YearGeorges Borel awardAwarded toPlace
2025
Presidential Georges Borel Award for European Achievementsmr. Pedro Saraiva, PortugalEvening Banquette - 2025 EOQ Congress in Oslo on June 12th2025
EOQ presidential Georges Borel Award for international achievementsmr. Thomas VotsmeierEvening Banquette - 2025 EOQ Congress in Oslo on June 12th2024
Presidential Georges Borel Award for European AchievementsZoran LekicOnline General Assembly meeting of June 10th 20242021
EOQ presidential Georges Borel Award for European achievementsKonrad ScheiberOnline Ceremony on 15th September 20212021
EOQ presidential Georges Borel Award for European achievementsUdo HansenOnline Ceremony on 15th September 2021History Before 2012:
European Medal:
International Medal:Media Medal:
2006 Niyazi Akdas
2006 Paul Borawski
2004 Geert Bruyneel
2005 Shoji Shiba2006 Elisabeth Ballery
2002 Walter Masing and Jean François Zobrist
2003 Bob King2003 John Humphrys
European Quality Leaders
The European Quality Leader (EQL) Award recognises Quality Leaders who have enabled their organization to achieve significant success through his or her leadership and through quality processes implemented directly through her or his team
EQL Award of YearEQL Awarding CeremonyEQL Award Winners
2025
Evening Banquette - 2025 EOQ Congress in Oslo on June 12th
mr. Ömer Özkan, Türkiye
2024
2024
Mrs. Alexandra Bech Gjørv, CEO of SINTEF
2022-23
2023
Mr. Dag Kroslid from Norway, CEO of NorDan Gruppen AS
2021
2022
Mr. Fernando Alberto Mesquita de Melo from Portugal, CEO of Amorim Cork Flooring
2020
2021
Mr. Carlos Ribas from Portugal, Technical Plant Manager and Bosch Representative in PortugaL
Honorary Members
European Quality Week
Since 1995 EOQ announces the European Quality Week theme with a Quality slogan.
All EOQ members promote this theme with an impressive variety of events during the annual European Quality Week, which takes place in the 2nd week of November.
Traditionally, World Quality Day is on the Thursday of that week.
With this project EOQ wants to make the public aware of the advantages and importance of quality management.
In particular, it is a promotion and demonstration of competitiveness throughout Europe.
YearNovember DaysQuality slogan
2026
9 - 14Quality Management conquers crisis
2025
10 - 16Profitable Quality and Risk Management
2024
11 - 17European Quality : Building a Brighter, Better Tomorrow.
2023
6-12Quality for the Future
2022
7-13New Europe – New Quality