Task groups are set by the Executive Board on a particular topic, usually of strategic importance. A task group is chaired by a member of the Executive Board and coordinated by the Secretary General.
Open task groups
- EuChemS Chemistry Congresses
Chaired by Angela Agostiano – Task group set up in 2025
- Science-Policy
Chaired by Angela Agostiano – Task group set up in 2025
- EuChemS Awards
Chaired by Angela Agostiano – Task Group set up in 2022
- EuChemS and Industry
Chaired by Hans-Peter Lüthi – Task Group set up in 2022
- Financial matters
Chaired by Hans-Peter Lüthi – Task group set up in 2020
- Circular Economy
Chaired by Nicola Armaroli – Task group set up in 2020
- EuChemS Outreach
Chaired by Floris Rutjes – Task group set up in 2020
- Inclusion and diversity
Chaired by Angela Agostiano – Task group set up in 2019
| Name of the task group | Chair | From – to |
| EuCheMS Events | Helena Grennberg, Franco De Angelis | 2012 – 2013 |
| EuCheMS Constitution and Bylaws | Ulrich Schubert | 2012 – 2014 |
| EuCheMS Member Societies Subscriptions | Francesco De Angelis | 2012 – 2014 |
| EuCheMS Funds Raising | Ehud Keinan | 2012 – 2014 |
| EuCheMS-FACS | Ehud Keinan | 2014 – 2015 |
| EuCheMS-ECTN | David Cole-Hamilton, Ulrich Schubert, Eckart Ruhl | 2014 – 2015 |
| EuCheMS European Chemistry Congresses | Ulrich Schubert | 2015 – 2015 |
| EuCheMS Awards | Saskia van der Vies | 2015 – 2016 |
| Vision and Staffing | David Cole-Hamilton | 2015 – 2017 |
| EuCheMS income (funding) | Francesco De Angelis | 2015 – 2017 |
| Interactions between Divisions and EuCheMS Secretariat | Eckart Ruhl | 2015 – 2017 |
| Interactions between EuCheMS Secretariat and Member Societies | Saskia van der Vies | 2015 – 2017 |
| EuCheMS Newsletters Upgrades | Michael Droescher | 2015 – 2017 |
| EuCheMS Historical Landmarks | Brigitte van Tiggelen | 2015 – 2017 |
| EuCheMS European Chemistry Congresses | David Cole-Hamilton | 2016 – 2017 |
| EurChem | Pavel Drašar | 2016 – 2019 |
| EuCheMS Supporting Membership | Eckart Ruhl | 2016 – 2020 |
| Senior EuCheMS Network | Pavel Drašar | 2017 – 2017 |
| EuCheMS Online Ethics Course | Francesco De Angelis | 2017 – 2017 |
| EU-UK Negotiation | Pilar Goya | 2017 – 2020 |
| International Year of the Periodic Table | David Cole-Hamilton | 2018 – 2019 |
| EuCheMS European Chemistry Congresses | Pilar Goya | 2018 – 2019 |
| Improved Integration of Professional Networks (PNs) into EuChemS | Saskia van der Vies | 2018 – 2020 |
| 50 years of EuChemS | Pilar Goya | 2019 – 2021 |
| Open Science | Floris Rutjes | 2018 – 2024 |