documentclass[helvetica,nologo,openbib,totpages]{europecv} %removed notitle, flagCMYK, replaced logo with nologo
usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
usepackage{graphicx}
usepackage[a4paper,top=1.27cm,left=1cm,right=1cm,bottom=2cm]{geometry}
usepackage[english]{babel}
usepackage{url}
usepackage{setspace}%package to control the overall spacing

makeatletter%
renewcommand*ecvtitle{%taken from definition file ecven.def and adapted to requirement
    ecv@utf{Largetextbf{Cecv@kern uecv@kern recv@kern recv@kern
            iecv@kern cecv@kern uecv@kern lecv@kern uecv@kern m ecv@kern Vecv@kern
            iecv@kern tecv@kern aecv@kern e}}
}
defecv@picture[#1]#2{%
    defecvarg{#2}%
    ifx@emptyecvargrenewcommand*{ecvdrawpicture}{}else%
    renewcommand*{ecvdrawpicture}{begin{picture}(80,0)(0,50)includegraphics[#1]{#2}end{picture}}%adjust the (0,50) params to fine tune the picture position
    fi}%
makeatother%
setstretch{0.9}% sets the line spacing to 90%

ecvname{Doe, Joe}
ecvfootername{Joe Doe}
ecvaddress{Nowhere in London, England, UK}
ecvtelephone{12345678}
ecvfax{12345678}
ecvemail{url{email@address.com}}
ecvnationality{English}
ecvdateofbirth{Dec 24 1990}
ecvgender{male}
ecvpicture[width=2cm]{lion.png}
ecvbeforepicture{ecvspace{-1cm}raggedleft}%reduces the space before the picture => "Personal info" goes up; raggedleft keeps the picture to the right side
ecvfootnote{For more information call me}

begin{document}
    selectlanguage{english}


    begin{europecv}
        ecvpersonalinfo[5pt]

        ecvsection{Work experience}

        ecvitem{Date}{2010 -- 2013}
        ecvitem{Occupation or position held}{CV writer, Very Big Company}

        ecvsection{Education and training}

        ecvitem{Place and Date}{Very Big University, 2008 -- 2010}
        ecvitem[10pt]{Title of qualification awarded}{MSc in Nothinglogy}

        ecvitem{Place and Date}{Big University, 2005 -- 2008}
        ecvitem{Title of qualification awarded}{BSc in Nothinglogy}


        ecvsection{Personal skills and~competences}

        ecvmothertongue[5pt]{English}
        ecvitem{large Other language(s)}{French, German}
        ecvlanguageheader{(*)}
        ecvlanguage{French}{good}{good}{good}{good}{good}
        ecvlanguage{German}{good}{good}{good}{good}{good}
        ecvlanguagefooter[10pt]{(*)}

        ecvitem[10pt]{large Social skills and competences}{Replace this text by a description of these competences and indicate where they were acquired (remove if not relevant).}
        ecvitem[10pt]{large Organisational skills and competences}{Replace this text by a description of these competences and indicate where they were acquired (remove if not relevant).}
        ecvitem[10pt]{large Technical skills and competences}{Replace this text by a description of these competences and indicate where they were acquired (remove if not relevant).}
        ecvitem[10pt]{large Computer skills and competences}{Replace this text by a description of these competences and indicate where they were acquired (remove if not relevant).}
        ecvitem[10pt]{large Artistic skills and competences}{Replace this text by a description of these competences and indicate where they were acquired (remove if not relevant).}
        ecvitem[10pt]{large Other skills and competences}{Replace this text by a description of these competences and indicate where they were acquired (remove if not relevant).}
        ecvitem{large Driving licence(s)}{State here whether you hold a driving licence and if so for which categories of vehicle. (Remove if not relevant).}

        ecvsection{Additional information}
        ecvitem[10pt]{}{Include here any other information that may be relevant, for example contact persons, references, etc. (Remove heading if not relevant).}

        ecvitem{}{textbf{Personal interests}}
        ecvitem[10pt]{}{Musics, Movies, Golf}

        ecvitem{}{textbf{References}}
        ecvitem{}{Person One, Person Two}

    end{europecv}


end{document}