EOC EU Office inks partnership with Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee

The European Olympic Committees (EOC) is pleased to announce that a partnership was signed between the EOC EU Office and Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee (BOIC) in Baku, Azerbaijan on 22 July 2019. The agreement was officially inked by EOC President Janez Kocijančič and BOIC President Baron Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant during the 15^th Summer European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in the Azerbaijan capital.

The partnership agreement is the culmination of long-lasting cooperation between the BOIC and the EOC EU Office. The organisations previously worked together on the implementation of good governance and integrity-related projects, including “Support the Implementation of Good Governance in Sport” (SIGGS) Project and “Single Points of Contact for Integrity in Sport” (POINTS).

EOC President Kocijančič stated: “We are very satisfied with this new partnership, especially because it is tied to the same city where our branch office is based. I am sure there will be fruitful cooperation.”

BOIC President Beckers-Vieujant said: “The BOIC is happy to join this strong network of European NOCs and Federations as well as the IOC. We value the work of the EOC EU Office and see its importance. The EU presents the Olympic Movement with both challenges and opportunities and we need to be actively involved in this work.”

Director of the EOC EU Office Folker Hellmund added: “I’m very pleased to welcome the BOIC on board. Brussels is the heart of the EU’s activities and this partnership will strengthen even more our long-standing collaboration.”

The BOIC is the 15^th National Olympic Committee to become an official bilateral of the EOC EU Office and the 29^th partner organisation overall. The EOC EU Office is the representative body of the EOC to the European Union. Furthermore, it represents the interests of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and other partner organisations towards the EU institutions. The full list of the EOC EU Office’s partner network can be found on the website: http://www.euoffice.eurolympic.org/partners.