Member countries in Europe

Twelve European States signed the constituent act in 2007: France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Greece and Austria. They laid the foundations for the functioning of the Organisation and hosted its first meetings.

France hosts Headquarters in Paris, and Switzerland the Geneva liaison office.

In 2008, three States joined the Organisation: Ireland, Denmark and Norway. In 2009, Finland, Poland and Czechia followed. These accessions extended the Organisation towards Northern and Central Europe.

Each of these States has designated a national focal point, who takes part in the annual meetings.

Hungary and Romania joined in 2010; Bulgaria, Croatia and Luxembourg in 2011; Slovakia and Slovenia in 2012. With the latter, the region reached 25 States, a total that has not changed since.

The States of this period often benefited from technical cooperation programmes to align their procedures.

The list shows the States as they appear in the reference database. The year given is that of admission by the General Assembly. Attachment to the Europe region is administrative and reflects the organisation of the offices.

In the event of a discrepancy, the list in the online module prevails.

Each European State has designated a national focal point, generally within its heritage department. The focal points meet every year in plenary session, in Paris or in one of the Member States.

Their detailed contact details are available in the focal points directory, reserved for members.