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  • Meet the AOECS Board of Directors

    AOECS is pleased to introduce its Board of Directors following the General Assembly held in Amsterdam on 10 October 2026.

    Members of the AOECS Board of Directors following the General Assembly in Amsterdam, October 2026.

  • AOECS calls for a more inclusive EU Youth Strategy

    As the EU revises its Youth Strategy, how can we ensure that no person is left behind? Young people with coeliac disease and other chronic health conditions face barriers that affect their education, mobility and social participation. That's why AOECS is calling for health, inclusion and equal opportunities to be at the heart of the next EU Youth Strategy. Read our position paper to learn more.

    Young woman smiling against an orange background, representing young coeliac people in the EU Youth Strategy.

  • Call for papers to ISCD symposium 5-7 September, 2024

    Are you interested in sharing your work on celiac disease at the largest medical conference for celiac disease this year? Submit your abstract before April 7th to the International Celiac Disease Symposium (ISCD). Open the story below to find the link to submit your research.

  • AOECS to Lift the Patient Perspective at Global Coeliac Conference

    To balance the focus on medical research on coeliac disease AOECS puts the spotlight on the 8,700 hours per year when a person with coeliac disease is not a patient at the largest research conference on coeliac disease, the International Celiac Disease Symposium (ICDS) in Sheffield 5-7 September 2024.

  • Urgent appeal to alleviate severe gluten-free food shortage in Ukraine

    🚨 Urgent Appeal 🚨 The shortage of gluten-free products in Ukraine persists. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ With most gluten-free food producers lost, coeliacs depend on shipments funded by the AOECS Emergency Fund. Your support can make a difference! 🀝 Please consider donating to aid coeliac Ukrainians in need. πŸ™πŸ’™ Donate now: https://bit.ly/3v0qMk4 #SupportUkraine #together4coeliacs #AOECSEmergencyFund

  • AOECS Scientific Research eBook reveals: No nutritional advantage to following a gluten-free diet unless you have to

    There is a belief that gluten-free products are healthier than gluten-containing thereby leading people to eat a gluten-free diet despite not having to. However, research presented in the new AOECS Scientific Research eBook shows that gluten-free food gives no added nutritional value and in some cases even is less healthy than equivalent gluten-containing products.

  • AOECS Annual Conference - United for a better future for people with Celiac Disease

    The Association of European Coeliac Societies (AOECS) successfully held its Celiac Annual Conference and 35th General Assembly in Athens, Greece on September 2-5. Two celiac societies from Georgia and Israel have been accepted as AOECS affiliate members. The event was elegantly hosted by the Hellenic Coeliac Society and over 130 participants met over two days in Athens.

  • AOECS opens up the General Assembly Conference for the public

    For the first time ever you can visit the AOECS General Assembly Conference in Athens November 3rd, 2023. For only 50€ you will be able to mingle, meet and make connections with influential representatives from the worldwide coeliac community. You can also enjoy an action packed half-day with presentations, research news and panel discussions on coeliac disease. See you there!

  • AOECS is hiring

    Opportunity! AOECS is now looking for a freelance part-time Licensing Operations Manager to take care of monitoring and developing our licensing scheme for the Crossed Grain Trademark. There are currently over 23,000 licenced gluten free products labelled with the Crossed Grain Trademark showing they are safe to eat for coeliacs. Application open until Sept. 15th, 2023.

  • Open call for papers on research and innovations concerning coeliac disease

    Submit your research papers to AOECS now! We are now calling for scientific papers on recent research on coeliac disease as well as papers on interesting projects concerning the disease. The call is open, all you just need a recommendation letter from a National Coeliac Society to be able to send in your contribution.

  • Over 38 000 kg of gluten free food shipped to Ukraine

    War on Ukraine is still ongoing. So is also the humantarian work supported by AOECS Emergency Fund. Up until now over 38 000 kg of gluten free food has been shipped to Ukrainian coeliac families in need. Read more about our efforts and how you can support.

  • Study reveals an increase in digestive diseases

    Study reveal an increase in digestive diseases in Europe. United European Gastroenterology (UEG) sends open letter to EU commission to address this issue and suggests structural changes. AOECS endorses this letter and initiative.

  • Coeliac Awareness Day - webinar series

    Make sure to get a seat on AOECS coeliac awareness day webinars that run all through May, 2023. The webinars are free, but there are a limited number of seats. Register today!

  • Continued food shipments to coeliacs in Ukraine

    Generous donations and individual efforts make shipments of gluten free food to Ukraine possible. The help is coordinated and funded with help from the AOECS Emergency Fund. Until now 20 shipments with over 30 tons of food has been delivered to coeliac families inside Ukraine. This work will be continued for as long as it is necessary.

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