The EPTA Council welcomed two new associate members: Japan and Mexico.

The national library of Japan which is at the same time the library of the Japanese Parliament, the National Diet Library (NDL), has a "Research and Legislative Reference Bureau (RLRB)". This Bureau assists members of parliament by providing reliable information and analysis, inter alia in technology-related fields. The RLRB has been accepted as a new associate EPTA member from November 2016 onwards. For more information see here.

The Office for Information of Science and Technology (INCyTU) for the Mexican Congress is a non-partisan, independent office that provides accurate and balanced information, analysis and advice -based on evidences- on issues related to science and technology. The INCyTU has been accepted as a new associate EPTA member from November 2016 onwards. For more information see here.