The European Olympic Committees (EOC) Executive Committee (ExCom) met for the first time in 2025 in Bakuriani, Georgia on 9 February, and looked ahead to an important year.
Held ahead of the Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) Bakuriani 2025, EOC President Spyros Capralos praised the Organising Committee for their commitment and collaboration ahead of tonight’s (9 February) Opening Ceremony.
Furthermore, the ExCom were given reports on the latest progress ahead of the Summer EYOF Skopje 2025 and on the candidates for the 2029 editions, with Brașov, Romania and Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy set to host the 2027 events.
In his report, President Capralos paid tribute to former EOC ExCom Ex-Officio member and Polish National Olympic Committee President Andrzej Kraśnicki following his sad passing in January, before looking ahead to the 54th EOC General Assembly in Frankfurt, Germany from 28 February-1 March, where elections for the EOC Directors and the ExCom members will be held.
In addition, there were reports from EOC Secretary General Raffaele Pagnozzi, EOC Treasurer Peter Mennel and EOC CEO Dr Jan Lehmann. The CEO report included the latest updates on preparations for the European Games Istanbul 2027, set to be the fourth edition of Europe’s premier multi-sport event. The ExCom also approved the EOC’s new Safeguarding Policy, which was composed by the Cross-Commission Working Group on Safeguarding and will cover all future EOC events, as well as the new EOC Ethics Commission Terms of Reference.
