1. FEPA CONGRESS 2016
Viana do Castelo, 30 April 2016

2. FEPA CONGRESS 2016
Welcome
Roll Call and choice of tellers
Minutes of the 2015 Congress in Athens
4. Reports of the Board members

3. FEPA CONGRESS 2016
5. Financial Statements

4. Fredi explains Financial Statements FEPA 2015
PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENTS
INCOME
Result 14
Budget 15
YEE 15
Result 15
Budget 16
Account No.
3100
Membership Contributions
6.600,00
6.450,00
6.300,00
3110
Patronage and Support
3.250,00
6.000,00
11.000,00
6.250,00
3120
Advertisements FEPA NEWS
4.750,00
4.500,00
5.500,00
5.000,00
3.500,00
3130
Sponsoring and Donations
0,00
200,00
500,00
3150
Interest income
54,32
50,00
25,00
3200
Income Miscellaneous
5,00
100,00
TOTAL
14.659,32
17.450,00
22.850,00
22.825,00
16.225,00
EXPENSES
4000
Supplies Material
4100
Printing FEPA NEWS
7.790,00
7.500,00
4.900,00
4.899,67
4150
Distribution FEPA NEWS
3.227,95
2.550,00
2.384,30
2.500,00
4200
Expenses Board (Meetings)
1.345,35
2.000,00
3.900,00
3.314,24
3.000,00
4250
Expenses Board (Conventions)
1.469,90
2.150,00
467,99
4300
Honorary gifts and various presents
577,72
300,00
301,45
4350
25th Anniversary
895,96
10,00
9,01
4400
Postage general
155,59
150,00
206,65
4500
Bank administration fees
276,69
131,14
4700
Depreciation
4800
Change physical stock of material
4900
Unforeseen
314,20
425,82
16.053,36
15.800,00
14.310,00
12.140,27
13.400,00
Income / Net Loss
-1.394,04
1.650,00
8.540,00
10.684,73
2.825,00
Fredi explains

5. 7. Report of the Auditor
GERHARD KRANER WANT TO SAY SOME COMMENTS COMMENTS

6. FEPA CONGRESS 2016 8. FIP Congress Changes in the FIP Statutes
Changes in the FIP General Regulations for Exhibitions (G R E X)
- Election of the European representatives at the FIP Board

7. SUMMARY OF COMMENTS FROM FEPA MEMBERS
ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO FIP STATUTES AND GREX
1. General comments from the Federations that submitted their opinions:
Most of them are pleased with the initiative of reviewing the FIP Statutes.
However they regret that It would have been more appropriate:
- to develop new documents rather that amending the current ones,
dated 1985 and then modified with a number of specific and sometimes
inconsistent changes.
-to ask member federations for suggestions about the modifications to be
introduced from the beginning.
-to involve FIP Commissions in the preparation of the proposals.
Reading from Giancarlo

8. All federations disagree with the amendments regarding Continental Federations.
“They have proven to be a significant asset for the growth of philately, hence they
should be fully recognized and represented in the FIP Statutes, specifying they role,
their rights and obligations”.
The changes in this matter will tend to cause divisions among philatelists.”
They would leave the FIP looking isolated and inward-looking”.
Some federations feel that the amendments concern the situation “as it has been”
rather then looking into the future.
There is no reference about using information technology as an essential form of
communication for the organization, also to stimulate a more active participation of
its members and to strengthen their relationship with the Board, In particular
through the FIP website.
The exhibition processes do not take into account the use of information technology.
The regulations seem to put additional (or more restrictive) requirements on both
the organizers and the member federations.

9. 2. MORE CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSED AMENDMENTS:
(Those not mentioned is because are mostly agreed)
STATUTES
This is a general comment involving all articles dealing with the subject of Continental Federations, as it appears that their role is relegated to their own geography,
Beside the confusion in terminology (Continental Federations vs. Associated Members vs. Regional Federations). Then in art Board members are “from the Americas, Asia, and Europe”, not from their Continental Federation FIAF, FIAP, FEPA.
“Choice of words seems to be accurate in avoiding a direct relationship between a Board member and the Continental Federation of his/her own geographic area”.
11.4 Same as above.
18.4 The appropriate utilization of current IT tools allows deadlines closer to the Congress rather than making them more distant.

10. Have the current Statutes been duly reviewed for compliance with the
Swiss law? If so, a disclaimer should be added to the official text. If not,
they must be reviewed as soon as possible and the outcome presented to
the member federations, to avoid motions that are based on wrong assumptions.
The overall approach might give an impression of “Censorship”.
However, any provision in this area should respect the sovereignty of the
Congress (i.e. of member federations).
If the Congress implies high travelling costs for members from other
continents, their motions could be presented by the delegate carrying the
relevant proxy. If proposals are beneficial for the FIP, why ignoring them?
30.3 and 30.4 Continental Federations should be considered as mentioned in 10.
A strict application of the proposed change excludes Australia, New Zealand,
Turkey, Israel, Egypt and South Africa from election to the Board.
The current text should stay. The decision on the capabilities and the
qualification of the candidates should be left to the member federations.
42. These provisions, as those in Art. 30, need to be tuned with the general
definition of Continental Federations and of their role within FIP.
50. Granting Honorary Membership should be a privilege of the Congress, not
of the Board.

11. GREX
2.1.2 The new text deletes One Class World Exhibitions without any sound r
reason. If future Specialized World exhibitions must include both
Postal History and Traditional, it discriminates all other classes.
3.5 Unnecessary involvement causing additional costs, as Continental
Federations have already a consultant in place. Are they not trustworthy?
Furthermore, jury operations are monitored, in terms of compliance with the
FIP Regulations, by the Honorary president, which is normally the president
of a Continental Federation. Also the quota of team leaders and jurors taken
from the FIP list should offer enough safeguard.
10.2 General preference for using points, not level of medals, which
correspond to different levels of points in the various member federations.
Most of these documents could be circulated in digital format.
Some members ask to review this provision, in consideration of the changed
economic situation of most federations. Furthermore the organizers pay
already a significant fee to FIP.

12. FEPA CONGRESS 2016
8- Election of the FEPA representatives at the FIP Board

13. FEPA CONGRESS 2016 9. Regulations for Electronic Literature
Presentation Giancarlo Morolli

14. 10.Review of the 2016 FEPA events and those planned for the next years.
3RD CONTINENTAL EXHIBITION Egypt FEPA Recognition
NORDIA Finland FEPA Recognition
EUROSPACE Czech Rep. FEPA Recognition
LUBRAPEX Portugal FEPA Support
BALKANFILA Albania FEPA Recognition
ROSSICA Germany FEPA Recognition
ODESSAPHILEX Ukraine FEPA Recognition
GMUNDEN Austria FEPA Recognition
EXFILNA Spain FEPA Recognition
11th SCHOOL OF YOUTH
TRAKOSCAN  Croatia FEPA Recognition
Exhibition "TRAKOSCAN 2016" Croatia FEPA Recognition
2017
FINLANDIA  Finland FEPA Patronage
HIBRIA Austria FEPA Recognition
NORDIA Denmark FEPA Recognition
2018
PRAGUE Czech Rep. ?
ISRAEL Israel ?

15. Brief summary of the FEPA Exhibitions:
FEPA PATRONAGE
Continental Exhibitions open to all FEPA Members and invited Federations from other continents. 
The awards are recognized at Continental level Size of the Exhibition: minimum 1000 frames The FEPA Board will appoint a FEPA Consultant Contract of Agreement: a contract or agreement shall be signed between the Member Federation and the FEPA Board Jurors: 80% of the jury must be fully accredited by FIP or FEPA.
Exhibition Contribution: Euros Euros if the frame fees are 30 Euros or lower (50% reduction over the standard fee) To be publicized and marketing at  in the printed magazine “FEPA News”.
Exfilna portugalete bilbao fr esp hungria Oct 2017

16. Brief summary of the FEPA Exhibitions:
FEPA SUPPORT
Continental Exhibitions open to all FEPA Members and invited Federations from other continents or Multilateral Exhibitions with the participation of invited FEPA and/or non FEPA Members.
The awards are recognized at Continental level
Size of the Exhibition: minimum 500 frames
The FEPA Board may appoint a Consultant if requested by the Organizer Federation.
The terms of the FEPA Support shall be confirmed in a letter of Agreement given by the FEPA Board.
The jury members can be accredited by their FEPA member Federations at a minimum of national level. However for having results recognized at Continental level, 80 % of jurors has to be accredited FEPA/FIP Exhibition Contribution: Euros
To be publicized and marketing at  in the printed magazine “FEPA News”.
Exfilna portugalete bilbao fr esp hungria Oct 2017

17. Brief summary of the FEPA Exhibitions:
FEPA RECOGNITION
Multilateral Exhibitions with the participation of invited FEPA and/or non FEPA Members, or National Exhibitions or Competitions of international interest recognized by FEPA.
The awards are recognized at National level Size of the Exhibition: as per requirements  The FEPA Board may appoint a Consultant if requested by the Organizer Federation.
The terms of the FEPA Recognition shall be confirmed in a letter of Agreement given by the FEPA Board The jury members must be fully accredited by their FEPA member Federations at a minimum of national level Exhibition Contribution: 500 Euros (250 Euros for Youth Exhibitions).
To be publicized and marketing at  in the printed magazine “FEPA News”.
Exfilna portugalete bilbao fr esp hungria Oct 2017

18. FEPA CONGRESS 2016
11. Request for FEPA Recognition from Members Federations
Exfilna portugalete bilbao fr esp hungria Oct 2017

19. 12. FEPA News Magazine Front COVER Spanish POST AD Content/impressum
POST SLOVENIA AD
Message president
CROATIAN POST AD ??
ASTRO BERLIN SEMINAR
Spring Stampex 2016
Milanofil 2016
Jury Seminar in Germany
FEPA Board Meeting
HUNREV 2016
Open Day at the Austrian Federation
Collecta Fair Ljubljana
NORDIA 2016
EUROSPACE 2016
AD MACAO POST
LUBRAPEX 2016
FEPA CONGRESS 2016
BALKANFILA 2016
ALPE ADRIA 2016
HUNFILA 2016
ECTP ESSEN
PIRAEUS PHILATELIC SEMINARS
PARISPHILEX 2016
ROSSICA 2016
Euroscout Wien
česko-slovenská Binational
News from Cyprus: New Board

20. News from Slovakia: New Board
News from Greece: George Sparis
News from Portugal: New Board
News from Hungary: New Board
Advert HUNGARIAN POST
ODESSAPHILEX 2016
GMUNDEN 2016
EXFILNA 2016
TRAKOSCAN 2016
FINLANDIA 2017 Newsletter
HIBRIA 2017
Advert Macao
FEPA Congress 2017
NORDIA 2017
EXFILNA 2017
Best Practice:FESOFI Youth
Youth : 10 Years of the School of Young Philatelists "TRAKOSCAN"
Fepa awards
Literature Corner: PHILATELIC LITERATURE SREV
Literature corner FEPA Awardees and Runners-up
FEPA MATTERS - Picture Postcards
FEPA MATTERS - INFORMATION FROM THE UPU
Fepa Board
FEPA Calendar
Advert SOLER Y LLACH
Back cover: advert Postiljonen

21. FEPA CONGRESS 2016
13. Fepanews.com

22. FEPA CONGRESS 2016 14. Motion presented by the Hellenic
Philatelic Federation to increase from
6 to 7 the members of the FEPA Board

23. FEPA CONGRESS 2016
14. Next FEPA Congress

24. FEPA CONGRESS 2016
15.FEPA Awards

25. FEPA Medal 2015 for Exceptional Service to Organised Philately
 Francis Edgar KIDDLE (Great Britain), in memoriam
FEPA Medal 2015 for Exceptional Philatelic Study and Research
Michèle CHAUVET (France) Les tarifs helléniques des lettres internationales
The runners-up for Exceptional Study and Research were: 1. José Antonio HERRÁIZ, Manual de las tarifas postales de España y sus
territorios de Ultramar. Volumen I. 1716/  Lajos HORVÁTH (Hungary), Postal history of Subcarpathia up to  Calin  MARINESCU (Romania), Revenue Stamps used In the Romanian
Postal Service
FEPA Certificate of Appreciation 2015  for Outstanding Activities for the Promotion of Philately
Philatelic Society of Sofia „Petko Karaivanoff“, Sofia (Bulgaria)
Briefmarken-Sammler Verein Gotha 1890 e.V., Gotha (Germany)
Circolo Filatelico Bergamasco, Bergamo (Italy)
Grupo Filatélico Avilesino, Avilés (Spain)
Club Filatelico Lugano, Lugano (Switzerland)

26. 3.    Calin  MARINESCU (Romania) Revenue Stamps used In the Romanian Postal Service 1872-1915

27. Briefmarken-Sammler Verein Gotha 1890 e.V., Gotha (Germany)
supporting the organisation of exhibitions at national and international level
Briefmarken-Sammler Verein Gotha 1890 e.V., Gotha (Germany)
This association is among the oldest and most active philatelic organisations in Germany. It has held numerous public events such as philatelic exhibitions and also published philatelic literature, most recently the very successful 114th German Philatelists Day in 2015 

28. Philatelic Society of Sofia „Petko Karaivanoff“, Sofia (Bulgaria)
This Society has over its 90 years’ history contributed strongly to the growth of philately in Bulgaria, founding the first philatelic library in the country, promoting youth philately, and supporting the organisation of exhibitions at national and international level

29.   
FEPA Medal 2015 for Exceptional Philatelic Study and Research
Michèle CHAUVET (France) Les tarifs helléniques des lettres internationales , published by JF-B Philatélie, Paris, 2015
This original research on the rates of international correspondence in the first two decades of adhesive stamps in Greece provides a systematic and detailed analysis of the different types of services concerning about 40 countries. It also presents a collection of the official documents supporting the research, the result of keen searches in the several public and private archives, where they are dispersed.

30. Francis Edgar KIDDLE (Great Britain), in memoriam
FEPA Medal 2015 for Exceptional Service to Organised Philately
Francis Edgar KIDDLE (Great Britain), in memoriam
Francis Kiddle’s service to international philately was expressed in several ways and was recognised with a number of important awards. Francis served as chairman of the Philatelic Literature and later of the Revenue FIP Commission. He was a keen supporter of FEPA initiatives, as UK international representative, as organiser, juror, secretary and president of international juries, up until the last year Europhilex 2015.

31. FEPA CONGRESS 2016
16. Any other matters

32. FEPA CONGRESS 2016
THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXCELLENT COLLABORATION !