About Us
What we aim to do . . . . ..
Promote cohesion between member clubs- Ensure focus towards amateurs
- Supporting new talent through to the International level
- Participation that is affordable for all bonsai enthusiasts
- Promote the Art of Bonsai
- Have a European platform to support amateur associations
- Promote international exchange of knowledge and artists
- To provide vocational training for the individual amateur
- Nineteen country Associations forming the membership
- Offering the Art to more than 25.000 individuals
Member Countries of E B A
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New Talent Competition (NTC)
NTC History
The EBA New Talents Contest© was organised for the first time at the 1995 EBA Convention in Monaco.
Through the NTC, EBA tried to offer to young (or rather, new) bonsai enthusiasts the opportunity to show their talents to the general public and as such, stimulate bonsai as a hobby in its member countries.
In order to give the opportunity to all EBA associations on an equal basis, it created the NTC where each country was invited to select their national candidate for the European heat. To that effect, the EBA Members organised a national selection and as such, gave a boost to bonsai activities in all Clubs throughout the continent.
The first editions were purely set up by the Convention organisers and they immediately attracted the attention of all Convention attendees and, in some cases, the specialized bonsai press. Subsequently, the EBA Board streamlined the NTC, created appropriate rules and decided together with the AGM that the NTC has to be an activity as part of each future annual Convention programme
| Year | Town | Placed | Candidate |
| 2024 | Reus (SP) |
1. 2. 3. |
Saimon Reddy (SW) Pjotr Giskus (NL) a. Norberto Montaño (SP) |
| 2023 | Olomouc (CZ) |
1. 2. 3. |
Jan Peteraj (SK) Steven Rouvoet (NL) Miroslav Kolar (UK) |
| 2022 | Augsburg (D) |
1. 2. 3. |
German Colmenares Arias (SP) Lukas Jancina (SK) Luca Vanculli (I |
| 2019 | Albi (F) |
1. 2. 3. |
Enrico Masini (I) Mathieu Coquard (F) Tony Oswin (UK) |
| 2018 | Arco (I) | 1. 2. 3. |
Michal Mokry (NL) Aleš Zavodnik (SLO) Filippo Mazzoni (I) |
| 2017 | Genk (BE) | 1. 2. |
Paul Calaianni I Lianne de Lepper NL |
| 2016 | Székesfehérvár (HU) | 1. 2. |
Dan Snipes NL Rene Sukar A |
| 2015 | Vilnius (LI) | 1. 2. |
Bartosz Koblanski P Carmello Bonnano MON |
| 2014 | Wrocław (P) | 1. 2. |
Tiberio Gracco I Francis Roux MON |
| 2013 | Audincourt (F) | 1. 2. |
Martin Bonvie NL Marcus Watts UK |
2012 | Ljubljana (Slovenia) | 1. 2. |
Laurent Darieux MC Elke Wewerka A |
| 2011 | Ratingen (D) | 1. 2. |
Walter Schmutz CH Tomaž Kovšca SLO |
2010 | Zürich (CH) | 1. 2. |
Sebastian Dalbera MON Filip Geerts B |
2009 | Lorca (SP) | 1. 2. |
Gianfranco Rossi I Milan Karpisek CZ |
2008 | Vienna (A) | 1. 2. |
Ivo Saporiti I Paul Finch (GB) |
2007 | Ostend (BE) | 1. 2. |
Gino D'HOOGHE BE Roman BONA DE |
2006 | Ksiaz (PO) | 1. 2. |
Hanspeter GERBER CH Peter EVANS GB |
2005 | Arco (IT) | 1. 2. |
Jorg DERLIEN DE Peter Baldwin (UK) |
2004 | San Marino (SM) | 1. 2. |
Bart VERSTAPPEN NL Ralf STEINER DE |
2003 | Jihlava (CZ) | 1. 2. |
Roberto RASPANTI IT Christophe SEGHERS BE |
2002 | Trévarez (FR) | 1. 2. |
Pavel SLOVAK CZ Mario SEGNERI IT |
2001 | München (DE) | 1. 2. |
Patrice BONGRAND FR Stefan STRAND SW |
2000 | Arco (IT) | 1. 2. |
Georg REINHARDT CH Roberto COLOMBINI IT |
1999 | Stratford-upon-Avon (UK) | 1. 2. |
René DE BONI CH Kirsten VAN CROONEN-BORGH NL |
1998 | Fermo (IT) | 1. 2. |
Mike SULLIVAN UK Isodoro POLO ES |
1997 | Bruges (BE) | 1. 2. |
Rinus OTTEN NL Thierry FONT FR |
1996 | München (DE) | 1. 2. |
Carlos VAN DER VAART NL Othmar AUER IT |
1995 | Monaco (MC) | 1. 2. |
Eduardo ROSSI IT Tony TICKLE UK |
2025 Convention - Palanga, Lithuania
The EBA Board
Pierre Bedes
Vice-President 1
Chemin de Perrin
32500 Fleurance
France
Tel : (+33) 0671509760
e-mail : pierre.bedes@wanadoo.fr
Vaclav Novak
Vice-President 2
Lucni 285
CZ-411 17 LIBOCHOVICE
Czech Republic
Tel : +420-602-431.418
e-mail : vaclavnovak.bonsai@seznam.cz
Jürgen Carocci
Treasurer
Birkenweg 31
D- 69198 Schriesheim
Germany
Tel : 0049-6220-7279
e-mail : carocci.altenbach@gmx.de
Detlef Mostler
Secretary
Feschnigstr. 126
A-9020 KLAGENFURT
Austria
Tel : +43 (0)463 / 45064
e-mail : detlef.mostler@aon.at
