THE EUROPEAN OLYMPIC MOVEMENT

DIRECTORY SEPTEMBER 2021 THE EUROPEAN OLYMPIC COMMITTES

The European Olympic Committees (EOC) are a non-profit Association that gathers the 50 National Olympic Committees of the European continent.

Born in 1968, the Association pursues its main goals. Dissemination of the Olympic ideals, education of youth through Sport, promotion of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) development in close cooperation with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) and the Olympic Associations of other continents.

The EOC Headquarters are in , Italy. DIRECTORY 2021

ORGANISATION

50 EUROPEAN NOCs

EUROPEAN GAMES

EYOF

GSSE DIRECTORY 2021

ORGANISATION

50 EUROPEAN NOCs

EUROPEAN GAMES

EYOF

GSSE

7 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2021-2025

President Vice President

Mr Spyros Ms Daina CAPRALOS GUDZINEVICIUTE (GRE) (LTU)

Secretary General Treasurer

Mr Raffaele Mr Peter PAGNOZZI MENNEL (ITA) (AUT)

9 Members

Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member

Mr Hasan Mr Josè Manuel Mr Jean-Michel Ms Victoria Ms Annamarie Ms Uschi Ms Cristina Mr Djordje ARAT ARAUJO BRUN CABEZAS PHELPS SCHMITZ VASILIANOV VISACKI (TUR) (POR) (FRA) (ESP) (GBR) (GER) (MDA) (SRB) Member Member Ex-Officio Member Ex-Officio Member

Chair Athletes’ CEO nd Commission 2 EG Minsk 2019

Mr Mihai Ms Liney Rut Mr Gerd Mr George COVALIU HALLDORSDOTTIR KANTER KATULIN Audit Committee (ROU) (ISL) (EST) (BLR) Honorary President Chairman Member Member Member Ex-Officio Member Ex-Officio Member Member

rd 3 EG Krakow ANOC & Malopolska 2023 Secretary General

Ms Berit Mr Andrzej Ms Gunilla Mr Zlatko Mr Mario Mr Lino Mr Djordje Mr Aldons KJOLL KRASNICKI LINDBERG MATESA PESCANTE FARRUGIA SACCO PERISIC VRUBLEVSKIS (NOR) (POL) (SWE) (CRO) (ITA) (MLT) (SRB) (LAT)

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Chair Mr Gerd KANTER (EST)

Vice Chair Mr Balazs BAJI (HUN)

Secretary Mr David HARTE (IRL)

Members Ms Tania CAGNOTTO (ITA) Ms Jana DAUBNEROVA (SVK) Ms Gunta VAICULE (LAT) Mr Eldar RONNING (NOR) Ms Nevriye YILMAZ (TUR)

Co-opted Members Ms Olga KHARLAN (UKR) Mr Joao Pedro LOPES DA SILVA (POR) Mr Mikko RONKAINEN (FIN) Ms Luiza ZLOTKOWSKA (POL)

13 1994 ** 13 December Atlanta (USA) 47 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLIES 1995 11/12 November Athens (GRE) 48 1996 25/26 October Copenhagen (DEN) 47 YEAR DATE CITY NOCs 1997 14/15 November Stockholm (SWE) 48 1969 25/27 October Dubrovnik (CRO) 27 1998 ** 1 June (ESP) 48 1970 14/15 February Münich (GER) 25 1998 13/14 November Saint-Petersburg (RUS) 48 1971 7/8 May Baden (GER) 26 1999 12/13 November Prague (CZE) 48 1972* 2000 17/18 November Warsaw (POL) 48 1973 4/5 May Monte-Carlo (MON) 28 2001 30 Nov/1 December Monte-Carlo (MON) 48 1974 23/25 June Paris (FRA) 28 2002 ** 21 May Kuala Lumpur (MAS) 43 1975 16/17 October Lisbon (POR) 22 2002 6/7 December Reykjavik (ISL) 46 1976 21/22 October Istanbul (TUR) 25 2003 12/13 December Rome (ITA) 48 1977 28/29 October Vaduz (LIE) 31 2004 3/4 December Dubrovnik (CRO) 46 1978 17/18 June Sofia (BUL) 30 2005 2/3 December Dublin (IRL) 48 1979 20/21 April Brussels (BEL) 30 2006 ** 1 April Seoul (KOR) 39 1980 21/23 November London (GBR) 31 2006 ** 29 July Rome (ITA) 47 1981 14/15 May Athens (GRE) 32 2006 8/9 December Brussels (BEL) 47 1982 5/6 November San Marino (SMR) 32 2007 30 November/1 December Valencia (ESP) 49 1983 4/5 November Granada (ESP) 29 2008 21/22 November Istanbul (TUR) 48 1984* 2009 27/28 November Lisbon (POR) 49 1985 11/12 May Rome (ITA) 33 2010 26/27 November Belgrade (SRB) 48 1986 25/26 September (HUN) 32 2011 25/24 November Sochi (RUS) 49 1987 8/9 October Sofia (BUL) 34 2012 7/8 December Rome (ITA) 49 1988 * 2013 22/23 November Rome (ITA) 49 1989 12/13 October Vouliagmeni (GRE) 34 2014 21/22 November Baku (AZE) 49 1990 ** 4 June (ESP) 33 2015 21/22 November Prague (CZE) 50 1990 22/23 November Amsterdam (NED) 34 2016 21/22 October Minsk (BLR) 50 1991 22/23 November Istanbul (TUR) 36 2017 24/25 November Zagreb (CRO) 50 1992 2 November Acapulco (MEX) 44 2018 9/10 November Marbella (ESP) 50 1993 5/6 November Dublin (IRL) 45 2019 25/26 October Warsaw (POL) 50 1994 4/5 November Lisbon (POR) 47 2020 27 November Video Conference 50 2021 10/11 June Athens (GRE) Hybrid 50 * did not take place | ** Extraordinary General Assembly

14 15 THE SEMINARS YEAR DATE CITY NOCs 2001 29/30 June Portoroz (SLO) 46 YEAR DATE CITY NOCs 2002 26/27 April Limassol (CYP) 45 1975 September Moscow (RUS) 20 2003 16/17 May Tallin (EST) 46 1976 * 2004 7/8 May Belgrade (SRB) 46 1977 * 2005 6/7 May Tirana (ALB) 46 1978 * 2006 16/17 June Bucharest (ROU) 47 1979 30/31 October Monte-Carlo (MON) 26 2007 25/26 May Riga (LAT) 45 1980 * 2008 22/24 May Sorrento (ITA) 49 1981 * 2009 15/16 May Dubrovnik (CRO) 48 1982 13/15 September Moscow (RUS) 29 2010 27/29 May La Valletta (MLT) 48 1983 29 Sept/2 Oct. Düsseldorf (GER) 30 2011 5/7 May Portoroz (SLO) 49 1984 6/9 October Rome (ITA) 29 2012 26/28 April Budapest (HUN) 47 1985 12/13 October Budapest (HUN) 31 2013 16/18 May San Marino 49 1986 12/13 June Athens (GRE) 32 2014 23/24 May Nicosia (CYP) 49 1987 25/26 June Nicosia (CYP) 31 2015 15/16 May Antalya (TUR) 50 1988 22/24 June La Valletta (MLT) 32 2016 20/21 May Tarragona (ESP) 50 1989 22/23 June Lisbon (POR) 32 2017 19/20 May Skopje (MKD) 50 1990 2/3 June Andorra (AND) 33 2018 11/12 May Belgrade (SRB) 50 1991 6/7 May Moscow (RUS) 32 2019 18/19 May Vienna (AUT) 48 1992 10/11 April Copenhagen (DEN) 41 2020** 25/26 November Samorin (SVK) 1993 14/15 May Oslo (NOR) 44 1994 13/15 May Reykjavik (ISL) 43 1995 21/22 September Prague (CZE) 47 1996 4 May Tel Aviv (ISR) 46 1997 9/10 May Vienna (AUT) 45 1998 3/4 April Bratislava (SVK) 48 1999 4/5 June Amsterdam (NED) 47 2000 7/8 April La Valletta (MLT) 47

* did not take place ** postponed to 2021

16 17 PRESIDENTS AND SECRETARIES GENERAL

YEAR PRESIDENT SECRETARY GENERAL

1969/1975 Jean de BEAUMONT (FRA) Jean WEYMANN (SUI)

1976/1979 Bo BENGTSON (SWE) Jean WEYMANN (SUI)

1980/1987 Franco CARRARO (ITA) Adrien VANDEN EEDE (BEL)

1987/1988 Kurt HELLER (AUT) Adrien VANDEN EEDE (BEL)

1989/2001 Jacques ROGGE (BEL) Mario PESCANTE (ITA)

2001/2006 Mario PESCANTE (ITA) Patrick HICKEY (IRL)

2006/2016 Patrick HICKEY (IRL) Raffaele PAGNOZZI (ITA)

2016/2017 Janez KOCIJANČIČ*(SLO) Raffaele PAGNOZZI (ITA)

2017/2020 Janez KOCIJANČIČ (SLO) Raffaele PAGNOZZI (ITA)

2020/2021 Niels NYGAARD*(DEN) Raffaele PAGNOZZI (ITA)

2021 Spyros CAPRALOS (GRE) Raffaele PAGNOZZI (ITA)

* Acting President

19 DIRECTORY 2021

INSPIRING SPORT ORGANISATION IN EUROPE 50 EUROPEAN NOCs

EUROPEAN GAMES

EYOF

GSSE

21 ALB AND Albania Andorra

National Olympic Committee of Albania Comitè Olimpic Andorrà

Sheshi Mustafa k. Ataturk ish 21 dhjetori Av. Tarragona 101 Ed. Principat A 1-2 Tirana AD500 Andorra la Vella

+355 42240602 +376 804210 [email protected] [email protected] www.nocalbania.org.al www.coa.ad

President President Mr Fidel YLLI Mr Jaume MARTI MANDICO

Secretary General Secretary General Mr Stavri BELLO Mr Josep Antoni GUERRA ALVAREZ

22 23 ARM AUT Armenia Austria

National Olympic Committee of Armenia Österreichisches Olympisches Comité

Abovian Street 9 Rennweg 46-50 / 2nd floor Top 7 Yerevan 1030 Vienna

+374 10529797 +43 17995511 [email protected] [email protected] www.armnoc.am www.olympia.at

President President Mr Gagik TSARUKYAN Mr Karl STOSS

Secretary General Secretary General Mr Hrachya ROSTOMYAN Mr Peter MENNEL

24 25 AZE BEL Azerbaijan Belgium

National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic Comité Olympique et Interfédéral Belge

Olympic Street / bl 5 Av. De Bouchout 9 370072 Baku 1020 Bruxelles

+994 12901323 +32 24745150 [email protected] [email protected] www.olympic.az www.olympic.be

President President Mr Ilham ALIYEV Baron Pierre-Olivier BECKERS-VIEUJANT

Secretary General Secretary General Mr Agadjan ABIYEV Mr Philippe VANDER PUTTEN

26 27 BIH BLR Bosnia and Herzegovina Belarus

Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus

Olimpijska dvorana Zetra Alipasina bb Raduzhnaya str. 27 71000 Sarajevo 220020 Minsk

+387 33226414 +375 173092502 [email protected] [email protected] www.okbih.ba www.noc.by

President Mr Marijan KVESIC

Secretary General Secretary General Mr Said FAZLAGIC Ms Polina GOLOVINA

28 29 BUL CYP Bulgaria Cyprus

Bulgarian Olympic Committee The Cyprus National Olympic Committee

4 Angel Kanchev Street Olympic House, 21 Amfipoleos Street 1000 Sofia 1687 Nicosia

+359 29875695 +357 22449880 [email protected] [email protected] www.bgolympic.org www.olympic.org.cy

President President Ms Stefka KOSTADINOVA Mr Georgios CHRYSOSTOMOU

Secretary General Secretary General Mr Belcho GORANOV Mr Andreas GEORGIOU

30 31 CRO CZE Croatia Czech Republic

Croatian Olympic Committee Czech Olympic Committee

Trg Krešimira Cosica 11 Benesovska 6 10000 Zagreb 10100 Prague

+385 13659666 +420 271734734 [email protected] [email protected] www.hoo.hr www.olympic.cz

President President Mr Zlatko MATESA Mr Jiri KEJVAL

Secretary General Secretary General Mr Sinisa KRAJAC Mr Petr GRACLIK

32 33 DEN ESP Denmark Spain

National Olympic Committee Comité Olimpico Español and Sports Confederation of Denmark Idraettens Hus Brondby Stadion 20 Calle Arequipa 13 2605 Brondby 28043 Madrid

+45 43262626 +34 913815500 [email protected] [email protected] www.dif.dk www.coe.es

President President Mr Hans NATORP Mr Alejandro BLANCO

Secretary General Secretary General Mr Morten MOELHOLM HANSEN Ms Victoria CABEZAS

34 35 EST FIN Estonia Finland

Estonian Olympic Committee Finnish Olympic Committee

Jalgpalli 1 Valimotie 10 11312 Tallinn 00380 Helsinki

+372 6031500 +358 406722220 [email protected] [email protected] www.eok.ee www.olympiakomitea.fi

President President Mr Urmas SOORUMAA Mr Jan VAPAAVUORI

Secretary General Secretary General Mr Siim SUKLES Mr Mikko SALONEN

36 37 FRA GBR France Great Britain

Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français British Olympic Association

Maison du Sport Français, 1 avenue Pierre de Coubertin 60 Charlotte Street 75640 CEDEX 13 Paris W1T 2NU London

+33 140782800 +44 2078425700 [email protected] [email protected] www.franceolympique.com www.teamgb.com

President President Ms Brigitte HENRIQUES Sir Hugh ROBERTSON

Secretary General Secretary General Mr Didier SEMINET Mr Andy ANSON

38 39 GEO GER Georgia Germany

Georgian National Olympic Committee Deutscher Olympischer SportBund

11 Machabeli Str. Otto-Fleck-Schneise 12 0105 Tbilisi 60528 Frankfurt am main

+995 322510057 +49 6967000 [email protected] [email protected] www.geonoc.org.ge www.dosb.de

President President Mr Leri KHABELOV Mr Alfons HOERMANN

Secretary General Secretary General Mr Emzar ZENAISHVILI Ms Veronika RUCKER

40 41 GRE HUN Greece Hungary

Comité Olympique Hellénique Hungarian Olympic Committee

52 Av. Dimitrios Vikelas Magyar Olimpiai bizottsag Csorsz u. 49-51 15233 Halandri Athens 1124 Budapest

+30 2106878888 +36 13868000 [email protected] [email protected] www.hoc.gr www.olimpia.hu

President President Mr Spyros CAPRALOS Mr Krisztian KULCSAR

Secretary General Secretary General Mr Emmanuel KOLYMPADIS Mr Balint VEKASSY

42 43 IRL ISL Ireland Iceland

Olympic Federation of Ireland The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland

Olympic House, Harbour Road Howth Laugardalur Sports Center, Engjavegur 6 D13XK75 Dublin 104 Reykjavik

+353 18660555 +354 5144000 [email protected] [email protected] www.olympics.ie www.isi.is

President President Ms Sarah KEANE Mr Larus BLONDAL

Secretary General Secretary General Ms Sarah O’SHEA Ms Liney Rut HALLDORSDOTTIR

44 45 ISR ITA Israel Italy

The Olympic Committee of Israel Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano

6 Shitrit Street Largo Lauro de Bosis 15 6948206 Tel Aviv 00135 Roma

+972 36498385 +39 0636857814 [email protected] [email protected] www.olympicsil.co.il www.coni.it

President President Mr Igal CARMI Mr Giovanni MALAGÒ

Secretary General Secretary General Mr Gilad LUSTIG Mr Carlo MORNATI

46 47 KOS LAT Kosovo Latvia

Kosovo Olympic Committee Latvian Olympic Committee

House of Sports, Agim Ramadani str. 43 / 1st floor 49 Elizabetes Street 10000 Pristina LV-1010 Riga

+381 38222223 +371 67282461 [email protected] [email protected] www.noc-kosovo.org www.olimpiade.lv

President President Mr Ismet KRASNIQI Mr Zorzs TIKMERS

Secretary General Secretary General Mr Besim ALITI Mr Karlis LEJNIEKS

48 49 LIE LTU Liechtenstein Lithuania

Liechtenstein Olympic Committee National Olympic Committee of Lithuania

Landstrasse 81 15 Rue Olimpieciu 9494 Schaan 09237 Vilnius

+423 2323757 +370 52780640 [email protected] [email protected] www.olympic.li www.ltok.lt

President President Mr Stefan MARXER Ms Daina GUDZINEVICIUTE

Secretary General Secretary General Mr Beat WACHTER Mr Valentinas PAKETURAS

50 51 LUX MDA Luxembourg Republic of Moldova

Comité Olympique et Sportif Luxembourgeois Comité National Olympique de la République de Moldova

3 route d’Arlon Rue Puskin 11 L- 8009 Strassen 2012 Chisinau

+352 488048 +373 22223183 [email protected] [email protected] www.teamletzebuerg.lu www.olympic.md

President President Mr Andre HOFFMANN Mr Nicolae JURAVSCHI

Secretary General Secretary General Mr Daniel DAX Ms Cristina VASILIANOV

52 53 MKD MLT North Macedonia Malta

Olympic Committee of North Macedonia Maltese Olympic Committee

P.O. Box 86 Bul. Kuzman Josifovski Pitu 17 National Swimming Pool Complex-M.T. Spinelli St 1000 Skopje GZR 1711 Gzira

+389 22462506 +356 21332801 [email protected] [email protected] www.mok.org.mk www.nocmalta.org

President President Mr Daniel DIMESKI Mr Julian PACE BONELLO

Secretary General Secretary General Mr Sasho POPOVSKI Mr Joseph CASSAR

54 55 MNE MON Montenegro Monaco

Montenegrin Olympic Committee Comité Olympique Monégasque

19 Decembra 21 Stade Louis II - 7 av. des Castelans 81000 Podgorica 98000 Monaco

+382 20664275 +377 92057167 [email protected] [email protected] www.cok.me www.comite-olympique.mc

President President Mr Dusan SIMONOVIC HSH Prince Albert II of MONACO

Secretary General Secretary General Mr Igor VUSUROVIC HE Ms Yvette LAMBIN-BERTI

56 57 NED NOR The Netherlands Norway

Nederlands Olympisch Comité* Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee Nederlandse Sport Federatie and Confederation of Sports Papendallaan 60 Servicebox 1, Ulleval Stadion 6816 VD Arnhem 0840 Oslo

+31 264834400 +47 21029000 [email protected] [email protected] www.nocnsf.nl www.idrettsforbundet.no

President President Ms Anneke van ZANEN-NIEBERG Mr Berit KJØLL

Secretary General Acting Secretary General Mr Gerard DIELESSEN Mr Rune MIDTHAUG

58 59 POL POR Poland Portugal

Polish Olympic Committee Comité Olímpico de Portugal

Wybrzeze Gdynskie 4 Travessa da Memoria 36 01-531 Warsaw 1300-403 Lisboa

+48 225603700 +351 213617260 [email protected] [email protected] www.olimpijski.pl www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt

President President Mr Andrzej KRASNICKI Mr José Manuel CONSTANTINO

Secretary General Secretary General Mr Adam KRZESINSKI Mr José Manuel ARAUJO

60 61 ROU RUS Romania Russian Federation

Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee Russian Olympic Committee

The Olympic House, Boulevard Marasti 20A 8 Luzhnetskaya nab. 0011468 Bucarest S1 119991 Moscow

+40 213191600 +7 49507254535 [email protected] [email protected] www.cosr.ro www.olympic.ru

President President Mr Mihai COVALIU Mr Stanislav POZDNYAKOV

Secretary General Secretary General Mr George BOROI Ms Anastasia DAVYDOVA

62 63 SLO SMR Slovenia San Marino

Olympic Committee of Slovenia Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Sammarinese Association of Sports Federations Šmartinska cesta 140 Via Rancaglia 30 1000 Ljubljana 47899 D2 Serravalle

+386 12306000 +378 (0549)8856005 [email protected] [email protected] www.olympic.si www.cons.sm

President President Mr Bogdan GABROVEC Mr Gian Primo GIARDI

Secretary General Secretary General Mr Blaz PERKO Mr Eros BOLOGNA

64 65 SRB SUI Serbia Switzerland

Olympic Committee of Serbia Swiss Olympic Association

Generala Vasica 5 Haus des Sports, Talgutzentrum 27 11040 Belgrade CH-3063 Ittigen b. Bern

+381 113671574 +41 313597111 [email protected] [email protected] www.oks.org.rs www.swissolympic.ch

President President Mr Bozidar MALJKOVIC Mr Jurg STAHL

Secretary General Secretary General Mr Djordje VISACKI Mr Roger SCHNEGG

66 67 SVK SWE Slovakia Sweden

Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee Swedish Olympic Committee

House of Sports Sofiatornet Olympiastadion Junacka 6, 838 08 Bratislava S-11433, Stockholm

+421 249256101 +46 84026800 [email protected] [email protected] www.olympic.sk www.sok.se

President President Mr Anton SIEKEL Mr Mats ARJES

Secretary General Secretary General Mr Jozef LIBA Ms Gunilla LINDBERG

68 69 TUR UKR Turkey Ukraine

National Olympic Committee of Turkey National Olympic Committee of Ukraine

Olympic House, Kisim Sonu 4 39-41 Khoryva st. 34158 Atakoy Istanbul 04071 Kiev

+90 2125600707 +380 443791277 [email protected] [email protected] www.olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr www.noc-ukr.org

President President Prof. Dr. Ugur ERDENER Mr Sergey BUBKA

Secretary General Secretary General Ms Nese GUNDOGAN Ms Natalia KOVALENKO

70 71 DIRECTORY 2021

ORGANISATION

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EUROPEAN GAMES

EYOF

GSSE

73 THE EUROPEAN GAMES

The European Games are a multisport event for the elite athletes of Europe, which takes place every four years.

The idea to organise European Games has been launched even before the creation of the Association, but then abandoned. It was resumed by the EOC, whose project was initiated at the 2007 General Assembly in Valencia (ESP), where it was agreed to conduct a feasibility study.

After five years, during which the matter was analysed and discussed with other major stakeholders, at their 2012 General Assembly in Rome the majority of the European NOCs voted to go ahead with the European Games. Azerbaijan’s invitation to host in Baku the 2015 inaugural European Games was accepted.

The sports programme for the Baku 2015 included 20 sports and welcomed some Krakow & Malopolska region 7’000 athletes.

2023 The 2nd European Games took place in Minsk from 21 to 30 June 2019. About 4,000 athletes participated at the multisport event. rd 3 EUROPEAN GAMES Krakow and Malopolska region (POL) will host the 3rd edition in 2023.

75 DIRECTORY 2021

ORGANISATION

50 EUROPEAN NOCs

EUROPEAN GAMES

EYOF

GSSE

77 THE EYOF

The European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) is the top multisport event for young European athletes between the ages of 14 and 18. There are both a winter and summer edition, which take place in two-year cycles, in odd years.

In 1990, on the initiative of their President Dr. Jacques Rogge, the EOC launched the event under the name “European Youth Olympic Days” (EYOD), now EYOF. Approximately 3,600 participants take part in the summer Festivals, and around 1,600 at the winter events.

The EYOF have become one of the best gateway for young promising athletes to Olympic Games. Since they were launched with the summer edition in 1991 in Brussels (BEL), the EYOFs were staged successively in 1993 in Aosta (ITA) and in Valkenswaard (NED); 1995 in Andorra-la Vella (AND) and in Bath (GBR); 1997 in Sundsvall (SWE) and in Lisbon (POR); 1999 in Poprad Tatry (SVK), Esbjerg (DEN), 2001 in Vuokatti (FIN) and Murcia (ESP). In 2003 the EYOF were hosted in Bled (SLO) and Paris (FRA). Monthey (SUI) and Lignano Sabbiadoro (ITA) organised the 2005 editions. The 2007 edition took place in Jaca (ESP) and Belgrade (SRB), whilst those for 2009 were held in Slask-Beskidy (POL) and Tampere (FIN). In 2011 they were held in Liberec (CZE) and Trabzon (TUR). In 2013 Brasov (ROU) and Utrecht (NED). In 2015 Vorarlberg (AUT)/ Liechtenstein and Tbilisi (GEO). In 2017 Erzurum (TUR) and Györ (HUN). In 2019 Sarajevo & East Sarajevo (BIH) and Baku (AZE).

The 2021 organisers will be: Vuokatti (FIN) for the winter event. To avoid a clash of dates with the rescheduled Olympic Games 2020, the summer edition in Banska Bystrica (SVK) will be held in 2022.

The 2023 organizers will be: Friuli Venezia Giulia (ITA) winter. Maribor (SLO) summer. In 2025, Georgia will host the winter edition in Borjomi & Bakuriani while Brno (CZE) will hold the summer event.

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GSSE

81 THE GSSE

The Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE) are a multi sports event reserved for the athletes from the countries of the European continent with less than one million inhabitants.

Upon initiative by the NOC of Malta, in 1985 the Association launched the first edition of GSSE which was organised in San Marino with the participation of teams from 8 countries: Andorra, Cyprus, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco and San Marino.

Since then, they have taken place regularly every two years, with growing success.

In 2009, Montenegro became the 9th member country.

The second cycle games were organised in Monaco (1987), then in Cyprus (1989), Andorra (1991), Malta (1993), Luxembourg (1995), Iceland (1997), Liechtenstein (1999), San Marino (2001), then again Malta (2003), Andorra (2005), Monte Carlo (2007), Cyprus (2009), Liechtenstein (2011), Luxembourg (2013), Iceland (2015), San Marino (2017) and Montenegro (2019).

Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the next edition will be in Malta in 2023.

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85 EOC EU-OFFICE

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