Final Report

The European Olympic Committees
(EOC)
2001 marked the start of a new four-year programme, whose main characteristic was the
greater autonomy granted to the continental associations. In fact, while the world programmes
remain entirely under the management of Olympic Solidarity, the continental programmes
for Europe are now managed by the EOC and coordinated by Olympic Solidarity.
The EOC is responsible for the five sectors of the continental programmes (administration,
meetings, continental activities, continental and regional games, and NOC activities).
About 60% of the annual budget is paid directly to the NOCs for their own activities
(NOCs and special activities) and for regional and continental games (winter and summer
editions of the European Youth Olympic Festival - EYOF - and Games of the Small States
of Europe - GSSE). Approximately 25% of the budget is used to implement the many activities
of the EOC, which in fact represents indirect assistance to the NOCs for their participation
in the different meetings, etc. The remainder is used for the general running of the
EOC, which is carried out very efficiently by the secretariat in Rome (Italy) and Dublin
(Ireland).
In spite of the changes introduced in the management of the Olympic Solidarity activities,
which considerably increased the workload of the continental association, and a preliminary
“running in” period, the EOC was able to respond very quickly to the various types
of request received from its members.
For the 2001–2004 period, the EOC managed all of the continental programmes and
their budgets, which totalled US$ 14,384,000.
Administration
During the four-year period, the EOC secretariat not only constantly updated its equipment
on the basis of the latest technologies so as to increase efficiency, but also streamlined its
activities by rationalising its administrative management. Consequently, the quality of the
services provided to the NOCs steadily improved.
2001–2004 Budget: US$ 2,100,000
Meetings / Continental activities
In addition to the institutional meetings (General Assemblies, Seminars for Secretaries
General and Chefs de Mission, Executive Committee, committee and working group meetings),
the EOC staged several seminars and meetings on issues such as technical matters,
athletes, environment, marketing, the European Union, new methods of communication,
sport and culture, women and sport, Olympic Solidarity and, on the occasion of the summer
editions of the EYOF, seminars for young journalists.
Continental Programmes