European Paralympic Committee
Formation | July 2, 1999 |
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Type | Sports federation |
Headquarters | Vienna, Austria |
Membership | 49 National Paralympic Committees |
Official language | English |
President | John Petersson |
Website | http://www.europaralympic.org/ |
The European Paralympic Committee is an international non for profit organisation which serves a membership of 48 National Paralympic Committees, 5 European branches of disability-specific International Organisations of Sport and 1 Independent Paralympic Sport Federation. Based in Vienna, Austria, the EPC was founded originally as the IPC European Committee, it was later registered as an independent entity in 1999.[1]
The EPC is responsible for organising the European Paralympic Committee Youth Games. Furthermore, the EPC acts as an organisation which promotes and defends the collective interests of National Paralympic Committees, International Organisation of Sports for the Disabled or International Paralympic Sport Federation and European athletes with disabilities.[1]
The EPC has a democratic structure and the governing body of the organisation is elected every two years through a General Assembly, where all registered members are entitled to send delegates and cast their vote. The Committee is made up the President, Secretary General, Treasurer, Technical Officer, Athletes' Representative and four Members-at-large. The current incumbent of the EPC President’s is John Petersson from Denmark, a former Paralympic Swimming Champion.[1]
Member countries
In the following table, the year in which the NPC was recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NPC was created.
Nation | Code | National Paralympic Committee | Created | Ref. |
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Albania | ALB | Albanian National Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Andorra | AND | Committee Paralimpic Andorra | [2] | |
Armenia | ARM | Armenian National Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Austria | AUT | Austrian Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Azerbaijan | AZE | National Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan Republic | [2] | |
Belarus | BLR | Paralympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus | [2] | |
Belgium | BEL | Belgian Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | BIH | Paralympic Committee of Bosnia & Herzegovina | [2] | |
Bulgaria | BUL | Bulgarian Paralympic Association | [2] | |
Croatia | CRO | Croatian Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Cyprus | CYP | Cyprus National Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Czech Republic | CZE | Czech Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Denmark | DEN | Paralympic Committee Denmark | [2] | |
Estonia | EST | Estonian Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Faroe Islands | FRO | Itrottasamband Fyri Brekad - Faroese Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Finland | FIN | Finnish Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
France | FRA | French Paralympic and Sports Committee | [2] | |
Georgia | GEO | Georgian Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Germany | GER | National Paralympic Committee Germany | [2] | |
Great Britain | GBR | British Paralympic Association | 1989 | [2] |
Greece | GRE | Hellenic Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Hungary | HUN | Hungarian Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Iceland | ISL | Icelandic Sports Association for the Disabled | [2] | |
Ireland | IRL | Paralympic Council of Ireland | [2] | |
Israel | ISR | Israel Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Italy | ITA | Italian Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Latvia | LAT | Latvian Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Liechtenstein | LIE | Liechtensteiner Behinderten Verband | [2] | |
Lithuania | LTU | Lithuanian Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Luxembourg | LUX | Luxembourg Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Republic of Macedonia | MKD | Macedonian Paralympic Committee - Federation for Sport and Recreation for Disabled of Macedonia | [2] | |
Malta | MLT | Malta Federation of Sports Associations For Disabled Persons | [2] | |
Moldova | MDA | Paralympic Committee of Moldova | [2] | |
Montenegro | MNE | National Paralympic Committee of Montenegro | [2] | |
Netherlands | NED | National Paralympic Committee of the Netherlands | [2] | |
Norway | NOR | Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports | [2] | |
Poland | POL | Polish Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Portugal | POR | Portugal Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Romania | ROU | National Paralympic Committee, Romania | [2] | |
Russia | RUS | Paralympic Committee of Russia | [2] | |
Serbia | SRB | Paralympic Committee of Serbia | [2] | |
Slovakia | SVK | Slovak Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Slovenia | SLO | Paralympic Committee of Slovenia - Sports Federation for the Disabled of Slovenia | [2] | |
Spain | ESP | Spanish Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Sweden | SWE | Swedish Parasports Federation | [2] | |
Switzerland | SUI | Swiss Paralympic Committee | [2] | |
Turkey | TUR | Turkish Paralympic Committee | 2002 | [2] |
Ukraine | UKR | National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine | [2] |
See also
References
External links
- European Paralympic Committee - official Website
- European Paralympic Committee Youth Games - official Website