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Press Release from Baku, Azerbaijan

1. The EOC and the Baku Organising Committee for the 2015 European Games have confirmed the inclusion of Canoe Sprint in the programme, At present they are from 12^th June 2015 to 28^th June 2015.
2. President Albert Woods has been appointed by the EOC as Member of the Co-ordination Committee for the European Games

President Woods commented that it is a great day for Sprint canoeing and for the profile of the European Canoe Association. He also thanked Jose Perurena, the ICF President and IOC Member, for his great support of the European Games and the ECA.

ECA/ICF Canoe Sprint Officials Seminar was held in Bascov/ Romania.

New ICF Officials:
Daniel STOIAN (ROU)
Bogdan BUCIU (ROU)
Marian Dragos SARBU (ROU)
Kristo SEPP (EST)
Oscar SOARES (POR)
Evalina PETROVA (BUL)
Veneta TODOROVA (BUL)
Dimitor IVANOV (BUL)
Fatih DEMIRCI (TUR)

New ECA Officials:
Iihan Serif AYKAC (TUR)
Ionel CONSTANTIN (ROU)
Ilie CRINU (ROU)
Krasimira STOYCHEVA (BUL)
Gergana YANUSHEVA (BUL)

The seminar was runned by Mr. Risto Lehtinen (FIN) and Ms Elly Müller (NED).
Thanks to the Romanian Canoe Federation.

Press Conference 2013 Marathon Vila Verde

Press Release from the meeting of Board of Directors, European Canoe Association, Zagreb, March 23, 2013

he BOD nominated following Technical delegates and Technical Committees:
Sprint: Elly Muller (chair), Iwona Stebner and Michel Letienne (members)
Slalom: Andrej Jelenc (chair), Zbigniew Kudlik and Claudio Camporesi (members)
Wildwater: Tomislav Crnkovic
Marathon: Jorn Cronberg
Canoe polo: Joachim Schwarzrock
Dragonboat: Wolfgang Behn
Freestyle: Nina Csonkova
Ocean Racing: Mario Santos
Medical: Jan Verstuyft

Decision about next ECA Championships:
2014 Marathon Piestany, SVK
2014 Freestyle Bratislava, SVK
2015 Marathon Bohinj, SLO
2016 Sprint Seniors Moscow, RUS
2016 Sprint Juniors & U23 Plovdiv, BUL
2016 Slalom Seniors Liptovsky Mikulas, SVK

The Board discussed the future ECA Development Program, the implementation of unified software at ECA competitions as well as related competition rules changes. The decisions will be taken at next ECA Board meeting.

Press release from the 11th Congress of European Canoe Association held in Zagreb, Croatia on March 23, 2013

The Congress accepted the report of ECA President Mr. Albert Woods
The Congress accepted the report of ECA Auditor Mr. Andre Vandeput
The Congress accepted the Financial Report given by ECA Secretary General Mr. Branko Lovric
Mr. Miroslav Haviar (SVK) was elected for the position of ECA Vice President  
Mr. Branko Lovric (CRO) was elected for the position of ECA Secretary General
Mr. Andre Vandeput (BEL) was elected for the position of ECA Auditor
Ms. Elly Muller (NED) and Ms. Irina Siraeva (RUS) were elected for the positions of ECA Board Members
Mr. Branko Lovric and Mr. Thomas Konietzko (GER) were elected as ECA Representatives to the ICF Board of Directors.
The Congress approved the budget for the years 2013 - 2014
The Congress approved the Working Program for the years 2013 - 2014