On 21 January 1992 the annual Trainees' Forum, organised by the Collegiate Trainees' Committee, was held in London as part of the Winter Quarterly Meeting of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The theme was European integration and the implications for training in psychiatry. Three speakers presented different aspects of this topic: Dr Fiona Caldicott, Dean of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, spoke on the role of the College in Europe; Dr Sharon Binyon, of the BMA Permanent Working Group of European Junior Doctors, spoke on medical manpower issues; and Dr Jim van Os, from the Institute of Psychiatry, looked at recent research illustrating differences in the understanding and treatment of psychiatric illnesses between France and the UK.