The European Masonic Meeting was initiated in 2003 by W Bro Eric Tedeschi, who was the WM of the W:.L:.

“La Chaine d’Union Europeene” no. 183, Longwy, France, under the jurisdiction of the N:.G:.L:.F:. The goal of these annual meetings is to strengthen the Universal Chain of Regular Freemasonry in Europe. A stone encircled with links symbolizing the organisers of the workshops goes yearly from country to country.

In 2016, the EMM-2016 is organised by the W:.L:. “La Chaine d’Union Europeene” no. 183, the lodge which had hosted the first EMM, back in 2003.