Since in his Viewpoint ‘Public Health competences: from potential to action,’ Anders Foldspang calls for ‘the continued discussion in the professional public health associations of European countries,’ I would like to put forward a few considerations related to the European Public Health Core Competencies Project (EPHCCP) which include (i) consensus, (ii) one size fits all, (iii) the need and (iv) public health leadership. Although the breadth and diversity of the public health workforce greatly contributes to the effective delivery of public health services, it also presents a formidable challenge for public health educators, leaders and public health workforce themselves, when it comes to state their identity. ASPHER’s EPHCCP and its subsequent phases constitute the set of consensus-driven competencies which can be used for the development of academic degrees in public health. By identifying these core competencies, ASPHER aims to raise the bar for consistent quality of public health education providing the guidance to the Schools and Departments of Public Health (SDPH) on how to highlight the credibility of their degrees. Since, this product constitutes a point of reference for public health discipline and academic support in the strive for professionalistaion, the question arises whether we have done enough …