What is the EFC?
The European Fencing Confederation — Confédération Européenne d'Escrime — is fencing's continental body for Europe, founded in Vienna on 26 October 1991 and based in Luxembourg City at the offices of the Luxembourg fencing federation.[1] [2]
What does it run?
The European Fencing Championships at cadet, junior, U23, senior and veteran level; the Eurofence League senior circuit and the U14, U23 and cadet circuits; and the European rankings. It also coordinates coach and referee education and represents the sport to European authorities. Crucially for competitors, it issues the EFC licence, which is required alongside the FIE licence for European events — American fencers, for example, apply for a combined "FIE/EFC licence" through USA Fencing.[1] [3]
How is it governed?
A General Assembly is the supreme organ; beneath it sits COMEX, a ten-member executive committee on which each member must come from a different federation, plus nine specialist commissions covering competition, veterans, referees, fencing masters, athletes, finance and other areas. Pascal Tesch of Luxembourg was elected president at the Budapest congress in September 2024, defeating Romania's Marius Florea in a second round. The Russian federation has been suspended since June 2023.[1] [3]
References
- European Fencing Confederation. Accessed August 2026.
- FIE — Fédération Internationale d'Escrime. Accessed August 2026.
- EFC — Pascal Tesch elected president at the Budapest congress. Accessed August 2026.