Anis Feki opened the meeting and proceeded to confirm that the quorum for the meeting was reached.
1. Minutes of the Annual Assembly of Members 2025
The General Assembly approved the minutes of the Annual General Assembly of Members held at ESHRE 2025 – Paris, France – on Tuesday 1 July 2025, as published in Focus on Reproduction.
2. Matters arising
There were no matters arising.
3. Society Membership
As of June 2026, Society membership stood at 10,569 members, with European members accounting for 60% of the total membership. The leading European countries by membership are the United Kingdom (691 members), Spain (456 members), and the Netherlands (427 members). Outside Europe, the largest membership bases are in India (672 members), the United States (343 members), and Australia (271 members).
Anis Feki, chair of the ESHRE Executive Committee, announced that, effective January 2027, ESHRE will increase its membership fees to €80 for the standard membership and €35 for the reduced-fee membership. The new fees reflect the expansion of member benefits while ensuring that ESHRE remains among the most affordable professional societies in its field.
4. Society activities
The different activities of the Society and their outcomes were briefly presented. The report covered the annual meeting, campus workshops & E-learning, studies and data collection, guidelines and recommendations, accreditation and certification, research grants, exchanges with other societies, policy making, advocacy and European affairs, and the strategic exercise 2023-2027. The information is available in the slide presentation, as an annex to these minutes, as well as in the Annual Report of 2025.
5. Human Reproduction journalsÂ
Chris Barratt, editor-in-chief of Human Reproduction, reported on the Human Reproduction journals. The information is available in the slide presentation, as an annex to these minutes, as well as in the Annual Report of 2025.
6. Financial report
Bruno Van Den Eede, ESHRE’s managing director, presented the balance sheet (income and expenditure) for 2025 and the budget for 2026.
The actual revenue for 2025 was € 11,378,709.54. The expenditures were € 11,418,098.84. The income and expenditures for 2025 resulted in a negative balance of € -39,389.30. It was acknowledged that expenditures are increasing steadily, which does not seem to be fully compensated through the income generated from the Annual Meeting, the journals and the membership fees, and the Best of ASRM and ESHRE Meeting (in 2025).
The budget devised for 2026 projected an income of € 11,283,654.28 euro, an expenditure of € 11,398,770.00 euro and a negative balance of € 115,115.72 euro.
Despite the operating deficit in 2024, 2025 and possibly in 2026 the organisation remains financially strong. On 31 December 2025 it reported total assets of € 21,988,397.15 and investments largely held in bonds.
A question was raised regarding the income generated from the sale of the Society’s previous office premises and the approach taken for the current offices. Bruno Van den Eede explained that the reported income primarily reflects a capital gain realized from the sale of the previous offices. He further clarified that the Society’s current offices have also been purchased rather than leased, meaning that ESHRE does not pay rent for its current office premises.
The General Assembly approved the 2025 accounts and 2026 budgets.
7. Voting for the discharge of liability of the members of the Executive Committee.
The General Assembly granted discharge to the members of the Executive Committee for the 2025 financial year. The discharge is hereby granted, and no further claims will be pursued by the association in relation to this period.
8. Election of the Honorary Members for 2027.
Willem Ombelet and Matts Wikland were nominated as Honorary Members for 2027. The General Assembly endorsed the nomination of Willem Ombelet and Matts Wikland as Honorary Members for 2027. They will be awarded at the opening ceremony of the ESHRE Annual Meeting in Stockholm, a fitting opportunity to honour their contributions to the field.
9. Any other business
There were no comments raised as any other business.
10. Date of the next Annual General Assembly
The next Annual General Assembly of Members will be organised on Tuesday 6 July 2027 at the venue of ESHRE 2027, Stockholmsmässan AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
Anis Feki thanked the members for their attendance and closed the Annual General Assembly of Members.
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