European Olympic Committees

European Olympic Committees
Category	Continental Sports Organization
Membership	50 National Olympic Committees
Abbreviation	EOC
Founded	1968
Regional affiliation	Europe
Headquarters	Rome, Italy
President	Spyros Capralos
Vice president(s)	Daina Gudzinevičiūtė
Other key staff	Secretary-General; Raffaele Pagnozzi; Treasurer; Peter Mennel
Official website
	www.eurolympic.org
	Official languages; English • French

The European Olympic Committees (EOC; French: Comités olympiques européens, COE) is an organisation based in Rome, Italy, consisting of 50 National Olympic Committees from the continent of Europe.^[1] Among other duties, the EOC organizes three major multi-sport events. These are the European Youth Olympic Festival, the Games of the Small States of Europe and the European Games.

The EOC has no connection with another multi-sport event called the European Championships, which are organised by various European discipline-specific sports associations.

^ EOC members include transcontinental countries Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and the Russian Federation, as well as Israel, Cyprus and Armenia which are geographically in Asia but due to political-cultural reasons are often assigned to Europe.

[1] EOC members include transcontinental countries Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and the Russian Federation, as well as Israel, Cyprus and Armenia which are geographically in Asia but due to political-cultural reasons are often assigned to Europe.

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