The European Federation of Professional Psychologists Associations (EFPA) was founded in Germany in 1981, when representatives of 12 national psychology associations signed the Statutes.

The first General Assembly (G.A.) was held in Heidelberg in 1981.
Since that time General Assemblies have been held every two years: 1982 Edinburgh, 1984 Vienna, 1986 Lausanne, 1988 Rome, 1990 Luxembourg, 1991 (Extraordinary G.A.) Budapest, 1992 Brussels, 1993 Tampere, 1995 Athens, 1997 Dublin, 1999 Rome, 2001 in London, 2003 in Vienna, 2005 in Granada, 2007 in Prague and 2009 in Oslo 

The EFPA General Assembly is now held in conjunction with the biennial European Congress of Psychology and will be held in Istanbul in 2011.