Welcome to the European Consortium for Emergency Contraception (ECEC)
Founded in 2012, ECEC works to expand knowledge about and access to Emergency Contraception (EC) in Europe, and promotes the standardization of EC service delivery to ensure equitable access across the region. Since 2020, ECEC also works globally to advance access to EC.
EC is the only contraceptive method that can be used after sex, and it provides women with an additional opportunity to prevent a pregnancy.
Through this website, we hope to contribute to generating and sharing knowledge of EC in Europe and globally. Your contributions are essential to helping us achieve this goal, and we encourage you to share EC information about your country by writing to us at ecec [at] eeirh [dot] org.
Go directly to country-by-country information on EC access
Go directly to the online EC counseling tool (The EC wheel)
Latest News
Poland: Ministry of Health to extend pharmacy prescribing pilot for emergency contraception
June 2026. Poland’s Ministry of Health has announced plans to extend the pilot programme that allows pharmacists to issue prescriptions for emergency contraception (EC) pills directly in participating pharmacies. The programme, which began on 1 May 2024, was originally scheduled to run for 25 months, until June 2026. Following positive uptake, the Ministry has indicated…
Contraceptive Technology Innovation Tracker: Following the future of contraception
June 2026. The Contraceptive Technology Innovation (CTI) Tracker is a free online resource that follows new contraceptive methods and technologies under development around the world. It includes products in the early stages of research, those undergoing clinical testing and products with single-country regulatory approval. The Tracker covers both ongoing and discontinued projects, providing a very…
FIAPAC Conference 2026 to explore “contragestion” in Barcelona
May 2026. The next FIAPAC Conference will take place in Barcelona in October 2-3, 2026. FIAPAC is Europe’s leading forum bringing together healthcare professionals, researchers, and activists working in the fields of contraception and abortion. This year’s conference will explore the concept of “contragestion”: a potential fertility control intervention situated between contraception and abortion; a…