Date: 2010.10.29 | Category: EHF | Response: 0
On 29.5.2010 FORUM CLUB HANDBALL (FCH) nominated the representatives for the Professional Handball Board (PHB): FCH Vice-President Joan Marin and FCH General Manager Gerd Butzeck were nominated. After the Copenhagen Congress EHF nominated EHF Vice-President Jean Brihault/FRA and the President of the Competitions Commission, Jan Tuik/NED as representatives. Yesterday the national team board nominated Morten Stig Christensen/DEN and Phillipe Bana/FRA.
The European league (EPHLA) and player (EHPU) organisations are not yet recognised by EHF. Therefore no representatives will be present during the first meeting which will take place in November 2011. GB
Date: 2010.09.26 | Category: EHF, IHF | Response: 0
Motion No 1 was the most discussed topic of the 10th ordinary Congress of the European Handball Federation (EHF), held in Copenhagen/DEN. Several times in the past an EHF Congress refused to give influence to clubs on the development of professional European handball.
A 2/3rd majority was needed to approve the ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ (MoU) – signed by Forum Club Handball (FCH) and EHF already in May 2010 – and to implement the Professional Handball Board (PHB) into the statutes of EHF.
EHF Vice-President Jean Brihault/FRA who lead the negotiations with the club organization on behalf of EHF, explained the motion to the congress in detail. When the discussion was opened, to the surprise of the club representatives present, the President of the International Handball Federation (IHF) Dr. Hassan Moustafa was the first to take the floor.
‘Although I am not allowed to give you advice….’ Moustafa started with congratulations for the ‘good and well prepared motion’. He continued to speak in high terms about MoU and PHB and recommended to ‘stop the war’ and unify resources for the competition with other sports. Already in his opening speech at the beginning of the congress Moustafa explained to the participants that ‘we (IHF) follow the way of the EHF’ in the handling of club matters. He informed that on 17.9.2010 IHF announced payments to clubs for release of players to the World Championship (WCH) in Sweden 2011 and the introduction of an insurance fund in order to compensate clubs in case of player injuries. GB
Date: 2010.09.26 | Category: EHF, Forum Club Handball | Response: 0
On 24th September 2010 the 10th ordinary Congress of the European Handball Federation (EHF) approved the ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ (MoU), signed by EHF President Tor Lian and FCH President Tomaz Jersic on 29.5.2010 in Cologne. The according motion reached a 85% majority.
The MoU serves as basis for the further cooperation of clubs and federations in professional European handball.
At the same time the Congress implemented the ‘Professional Handball Board’ (PHB) into the statutes of EHF. In the future the PHB shall represent interests of clubs, leagues, players and federations and advise the EHF Executive Committee in all questions regarding professionell handball. GB
Date: 2010.09.09 | Category: EHF | Response: 0
On 7.9.2010 EHF Marketing GmbH announced a partnership with VELUX Group/Denmark. The world leader in windows signed a contract to become title sponsor of the ‘VELUX EHF Men’s Championsleague’. The partnership is agreed for the upcoming three CL seasons.
At the same time EHFM Managing Director Peter Vargo announced the prolongation of the ‘Jack and Jones’ Sponsorship Contract and confirmed negotiations with SHARP Electronics.
Date: 2010.07.09 | Category: EHF, Euroleague Handball | Response: 0
On the edges of the EHF Chamionsleague Final4 Domingo Diaz de Mera, President and main Sponsor of the 3 times Championsleague winner BM Ciudad Real, gave an interview to Deutsche Handballwoche (No 27, published on 6.7.2010).
In the interview de Mera expressed the wish that the new Professional Handball Board (PHB) will organize a European League, according to the example of the American Basketball League NBA.
De Mera already presented this idea to GROUP CLUB HANDBALL EEIG (GCH) member clubs in 2008.
In the same interview the Spanish entrepreneur acknowledges the results of the work of GCH which are fixed in the ‘Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)’, signed by EHF and FORUM CLUB HANDBALL (FCH) on 30.5.2010: ‘Clubs will better represented inside EHF in the future, they will have influence on the calendar and receive their share of the financial success of the federations’. GB
Date: 2010.05.31 | Category: EHF, Forum Club Handball | Response: 0
On 30.5.2010 at 14:22 hours Tor Lian, President of European Handball Federation (EHF), M. Wiederer, General Secretary of EHF, Tomaz Jersic, President of FORUM CLUB HANDBALL (FCH) and Joan Marin President of GROUP CLUB HANDBALL EEIG (GCH) signed the ‘Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)’ which in the future will serve as basis for cooperation between Top European Professional Handball Clubs and EHF.
‘This is a milestone in the relation between clubs and EHF’ said the FCH President, not denying the hard work which had to be done through the last years. ‘All European Top Clubs will benefit from the agreement in terms of compensation for release of players, insurance, representation and calendar questions’.
For more details about the MoU please click our page: ‘Forum Club Handball’.
FCH is now recognized by EHF and therefore are an integral part of the Handball family.
As a consequence the GCH complaint lodged with the European Commission was withdrawn today.
In a first FCH action President Jersic offered support to International Handball Federation (IHF) in all questions regarding professional handball. GB
Date: 2010.05.30 | Category: EHF, GCH | Response: 0
Today the 3rd FORUM CLUB HANDBALL (FCH) took place on the fringes of the first ‘EHF Championsleague Final4’ event in Cologne/GER. GCH President Joan Marin welcomed the assembly and EHF President Lian, Vice-President Brihault, Treasurer Dejaco and Secretary General Wiederer.
Tor Lian gave a short introduction and described the good relation between Clubs and EHF. Jean Brihault and Michael Wiederer answered questions concerning the ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ (MoU) and the upcoming EHF Presidents meeting.
The club assembly elected the following board:
Tomaz Jersic/Celje (President),
Joan Marin/Ciudad Real (Vice-President),
Dierk Schmaeschke/Hamburg (Vice-President),
Jens Boesen/Kolding and Radek Wasiak/Kielce.
In a first decision the club representatives from 19 nations (discussed and) approved the MoU which shall become the basis for future cooperation between the various stakeholders in European professional handball.
The MoU shall be signed by the EHF President Tor Lian and FCH President Tomaz Jersic during a press conference on Sunday, 30.5.2010 in Lanxess Arena, Cologne. Detailed information will follow. GB
Date: 2010.05.18 | Category: EHF, Forum Club Handball | Response: 0
On invitation of GROUP CLUB HANDBALL EEIG (GCH) President Joan Marin and FORUM CLUB HANDBALL (FCH) President Tomaz Jersic the President of the European Handball Federation (EHF) Tor Lian and EHF Secretary General Michael Wiederer will attend the meeting.
Tor Lian will welcome the club representatives from all over Europe and give a short information about the future cooperation between European Top Clubs and EHF. GB
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Date: 2010.05.03 | Category: EHF, Forum Club Handball | Response: 0
European Handball Federation (EHF) today invited its member federations to an EHF Presidents meeting on occasion of the EHF Championsleague Final Four, taking place in Cologne on 29.5.2010.
The meeting will be held parallel to FORUM CLUB HANDBALL (FCH), a meeting of all national champions and the best teams, competing in the various European Cups.
EHF and FCH will discuss a draft for a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ which shall organise the co-operation between clubs and EHF (and other stakeholders) in the future. GB
For detailed information regarding FCH please click our page: Forum Club Handball
Date: 2010.04.08 | Category: EHF, IHF | Response: 0
GROUP CLUB HANDBALL EEIG (GCH) took position in the conflict between European Handball Federation (EHF) and International Handball Federation (IHF) regarding the motions which will be forwarded to the IHF Extraordinary Congress on Bylaws, taking place in Rome on 23./24.4.2010.
The proposed changes include a dramatic increase of power for the IHF President. GCH is very concerned about these proposals.
GCH supports the position of EHF that key responsibilities shall be ‘held by different persons of different status so that they may check and control each other’. IHF should follow the democratic principle of “checks and balances” which is the basis for any democratic organization.
GCH President Joan Marin informed EHF President Tor Lian today accordingly.