EuroPride 2014 goes to Oslo, Norway.
The EPOA Annual General Meeting (AGM) decided to give the license for hosting EuroPride in 2014 to Oslo, and the member organisation Oslo Pride. The decision to give Oslo Pride the license was based on the presentation of the suggested event, a presentation with great diversity and bid with great support from local, regional and national institutions. We are confident that the good example and best practice of Norway ‘s legislation and society can lead other countries in Europe forward.

The AGM was held in Brussels as a start of the international conference and the AGM for InterPride. Having these events together for the first time created a unique platform for exchange of knowledge for Pride events from all over the world.

- Oslo handed in and presented a very strong bid for the license, and we are very happy that Oslo was given the event. We are happy to bring EuroPride back to Oslo and glad to see they are planning a bigger and better event than ever. It will be a great opportunity for all Europeans to get new perspectives on Scandinavia, says Hans De Meyer, President of EPOA.

- EuroPride 2014 is going to be the biggest LGBT-event ever in the history of Norway. It will have a great impact on each and every on participating and a event to show the different aspects of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender rights in Norway 2014. Pride is visibility and visibility is politics!, says Helle Christin Nyhuus, President of Oslo Pride.

Upcoming events in Europe
EPOA is looking forward to WorldPride 2012. Since the event is taking place in London there will be no EuroPride. EPOA would like to invite all members, individuals, pride communities and the LGBT communities around Europe to participate, promote and support this event. 

- We would love to invite everyone in Europe and around the world to come to London next year and enter in the spirit of Pride, says Paul Birrell from WorldPride 2012 - London.

The EPOA Board and members confirm their trust and confidence in the project of LGP Marseille and address the French LGBTQI community, stakeholders and the French institutions to support it, in making EuroPride 2013 a great event.

- We are very proud to host and organize this event. We are working on collecting everybody’s support around our project and we are sure that this EuroPride will be a unique opportunity for Marseille to show its best sides, say Gilles Dumoulin, President of LGP Marseille.

New board elected 
The members elected Mr. Hans De Meyer, from The Belgian Pride as the new president of EPOA. 

The other members on the board are; Mr. Andreas Nilsson, Secretary, Oslo Pride; Mr. Tomasz Baczkowski, Treasurer, Equality Foundation Warsaw; Mr. Juan Carlos Alonso Reguero, EuroPride Coordinator, Madrid Pride (AEGAL); Mr. Niklas Borefors, Conference Coordinator, Stockholm Pride; Ms. Elodie Brun, Human Rights Coordinator, Lesbian & Gay pride Montpellier; Mr. Andrea Maccarrone, Media Coordinator, Rome Pride (MarioMieli) and Mr. Ruben De Keyser, Outreach Coordinator, Casa Rosa Ghent.

EPOA gives special tribute to Mr. Mark Chapman, who has served as president since 2008 and led this organisation into a new era. We are all sure he will continue to work with us supporting EPOA with his experience and vision.

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The European Pride Organisers Association aisbl (EPOA aisbl) is a network of European gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender Pride Organisations. EPOA was founded 1992 in London and holds the rights to the title EuroPride. This license is granted every year to a different member each year. The purpose of EPOA is to promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Pride on a pan-European level and to empower and support local and national pride organisations in their efforts of planning and promoting pride celebrations. EPOA also wants to facilitate networking, skill-sharing and education among members. The organisation is based in Brussels, Belgium since May 2011.

For more information, please contact Mr. Andrea Maccarrone on media@europride.info.