National Presidents meet in Cologne

National Presidents meet in Cologne

The EHF Champions League FINAL4 is the highest level club handball tournament and a meeting point for European Handball at the same time. The opportunity was used not only by players and fans to meet in Cologne; the event attracted handball professionals who discussed strategic questions in the hosting city.

The President’s Meeting took place on 29 May 2010 preceding the semi-finals of the EHF FINAL4. A total of 35 nations and the EHF Executive Committee took part at the meeting which served as a preparation for the upcoming EHF Congress (24-25 September 2010) in Denmark.

The representatives dealt with a busy agenda. The motion of the Professional Handball Board was discussed at the meeting in detail as well as topics related to the EHF legal system and current matters in international handball.

The first step towards the Professional Handball Board will be taken on Sunday, 30 May 2010 at 14:00hrs when the EHF and Forum Club Handball will hold a Joint Press Conference in the Lanxess arena.

High representatives of the EHF and Forum Club Handball, a newly constituted body based on the clubs taking part in European Cup competitions, will be present at the press event. The parties, in front of the international media, will formally sign the Memorandum of Understanding, a basic document on the future cooperation between the bodies.

In the matter of the Professional Handball Board further steps will follow.

The closing act of the President’s Meeting was an important draw event. The preliminary round groups of the Men’s 18 European Championship in Montenegro were decided by the lots. To see the groups, please click here.