On April 17, 2026, the workshop entitled “What Does the Future Sound Like?” was held in Bucharest, Romania, organized by the Ascultă Viața Association.
Following a presentation by Dr. Cosma Sebastian on the status of cochlear implants in Romania, EURO-CIU member organizations presented their work and projects.
- Austria – Österreichische Cochlear Implant Gesellschaft (ÖCIG)
- Germany – Deutsche Cochlea Implantat Gesellschaft (DCIG e. V.)
- Belgium – Vlaamse Ouders van Kinderen met Cochleaire Inplant
- Turkiye – Cochlear Implant Derneği (CID)
- Austria – Cochlea Implantat Austria (CIA)
- Romania – Ascultă Viața
- Serbia – BalkanCI
- Spain – Federación de Asociaciones de Implantados Cocleares de España (Federación AICE)
- Luxembourg – Lëtzebuerger Asociatioun vun de Cochlear Implantéierten (LACI)
Also participating were:
- CIICA – Cochlear Implant International Community of Action
- ONICI – ONafhankelijk Informatiecentrum over Cochleaire Implantatie
- Lehnhardt-Stiftung Foundation
On Friday the 17th, after the Workshop concluded, a visit was made to the Palace of the Parliament (Parlamentul României) of Romania.
On Saturday the 18th, the EURO-CIU General Assembly was held, where reports on completed and future projects were presented. During the General Assembly, ONICI presented its candidacy for the 16th EURO-CIU International Symposium in Ghent, Belgium, which was unanimously approved.
