In my experience Tefal is a good choice. Last long (my pan is at least 6 years old now and working perfectly), stays stable (handle didn’t get wobbly much, just had to tighten a screw once), good quality and weight to it.

I’m happy enough to recommend those along!

I have this from Monix an works pretty well and are durable: https://monix.es/en/products/mineral-frying-pan
Also, if you want and affordable inox pan, I just bought this one from Arcos and is awesome: https://www.arcos.com/products/sarten-acero-inoxidable-serie-samoa-inox-24-cm-726300

Debuyer are fantastic. https://www.debuyer.com/

Fiskars pans are nice, made in Finland

Not made in EU, but made in Europe. I definitely recommend Spring, professional grade kitchen utensils (worth the money, in my opinion): https://www.spring-brandshop.com/en/

Portuguese made and also good quality: https://www.silampos2.pt/pt/?set=entrada

Also Portuguese made, but more affordable: https://loja.celar.pt/

I have a RÖSLE pan and it’s the one that last the longest. Double to three times longer than TEFAL and all other pans I had in the past.

Staub and Emile Henry are mostly made in Europe. Le Creuset has moved a fair bit to Asia. Heard nothing but rave reviews about De Buyer.

Le Creuset pans do all of that. You can get ceramic coated and cast iron.

Harecker are German made (not just a European brand that in reality produces everything in Asia). Really well made.Their coating is a semi-ceramic non stick coating that works quite well and is PFAS free. Sadly no removable handle,though.

Sorry, not replying to everyone individually, because I did not at all expect so many replies.

Thank you all for your recommendations, for now I did go with a Tefal set with ceramic coating.

I’ll however keep all the amazing recommendations in mind for the future or when family & friends are asking for my input.

And to the stainless/cast iron crowd - I hear you and maybe in the future I’ll go for a stainless pan - for now I’ll non-stick with the ceramic ones. I’m already convinced with pots, but never got to try it for pans and am not in a point in my life to throw a good bit of money at a pan that I maybe never use because I don’t like it.

[lengthy post about trying to use stainless steel instead and how it won’t stick if you heat it up properly but everything will be more crispy rather than smooth like eggs]

I bought one from this website and am very happy.

https://sandundstein.de/

I wanted to be able to send it back and let them recoat the pan. It would cost 15 Euros plus delivery for their own pans I think.

The anti stick is very good and harder because of ceramic ingredients.

They say you’re able to heat it to 220C and since you can remove the handle, put it in the oven.

It’s 100%made in Germany.

Edit: they say no pfas and usable on induction. Temperature allowed is even 260C

Lagostina Ingenio series are good pans, from an Italian company (owned by a french one).

https://www.fabini.cz/collections/panve

https://www.kolimax.cz/panve/?srsltid=afmbooolkam4yy2q-rl9w8xcl0yh67wcl2djppffboznzjfuwp6mwvfg

Both made in Czech republic.

Highly recommend Fissler https://fissler.com/ for european made kitchenware. Sure, they are a bit pricey, but you can be sure, they can be used in longevity. Also they come with a long warranty (up to 25years in some cases) depending on the product.