Promotion of a high standard in clinical practice, education and research in diagnostic and therapeutic interventional pulmonology including bronchoscopy and thoracoscopy as well as in the education and training of endoscopy staff
 

Exchange of knowledge and experience with related national and international associations. This will be achieved for example by launching joint international multicentre research projects, establishing procedural and training standards, and a unified terminology to improve communication
 

To organize regular meetings in association with various national and international organizations
 

To support regional conferences, symposia or workshops
 

To promote the establishment of local national branches of the EAB in
Europe
 

To encourage manuscript contributions to Respiration, this will serve as the organ of publication for the Association