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  The highlights of the motorsport season are without any doubt the team events: the best and fastest riders of a Country, united in a national team, compete for one of the most important achievements in our sport: the title of “European Team Champion”. There is a big variety of nearly all disciplines, from Motocross to Enduro, from Track Racing to Vintage, from Road Racing to Motoball. The competition as well as the tradition is growing by the year, and so is the fan base.  “It is a big honour for every rider, male or female, to be selected for the National Team and to represent the colours of the Country", comments Dr Wolfgang Srb, FIM Europe President. "They all participate with pride and enthusiasm and get cheered by the fans. It is an unforgettable experience for every rider. I am very happy about the ongoing support of the National

  Press Release nr. 120/2015: European Motoball Championship  Press Release nr. 119/2015: European Enduro Championship Second Round in Croatia - Preview Press Release nr. 118/2015: European Individual Speedway U21 in Debrecen (Hungary)  Press Release nr. 117/2015: European Drag Racing: First round in England  Press Release nr. 116/2015: European Junior Cup and Women Cup in Donington (England) -Day 2 Press Release nr. 115/2015: EMX 125 and EMX 250 in Matterley Basin (England)  Press Release nr. 114/2015: Honda 150 European Championship in Matterley Basin (England)  - Day 2 Press Release nr. 113/2015: European Junior Cup in Donington (England) - 1st Day  Press Release nr. 112/2015: Honda 150 European Championship in England - 1st Day  Press Release nr. 111/2015: FIM Europe is in the University  Press Release nr. 110/2015: European Baja Championship Riverside  Press Release nr. 109/2015: European Stock 250 4 Stroke Championship - First Round in Adria  Press Release nr. 108/2015: EMX 65&85 NW

Press Release nr. 229/2015: European Vintage Regularity Cup: Calendar Update  Press Release nr. 228/2015: European Honda 125 and 150 Championship in Assen (The Netherlands)  Press Release nr. 227/2015: European Honda 150 Championship in Assen (The Netherlands) : Day 2 Press Release nr. 226/2015: MX Academy: First Certificate to riders in Assen (The Netherlands)  Press Release nr. 225/2015: European Honda 150 Championship in Assen (The Netherlands) : Day 1 Press Release nr. 224/2015: European Speedway U21 EC in Silkeborg (Denmark)  Press Release nr. 223/2015: European Enduro Extreme Cup Calendar Update  Press Release nr. 222/2015: European Pairs Speedway Calendar Update Press Release nr. 221/2015: European Supermono Cup in Oschersleben (Germany)  Press Release nr. 220/2015:  European Trial Championship in Grimmialp (Switzerland): Day 2 Press Release nr. 219/2015: Fatal crash for Stefan Muller during European Sidecar Championship Final in Hertingen (Germany)  Press Release nr. 218/2015: European Trial Championship in Grimmialp (Switzerland): Day 1 Press Release nr. 217/2015:

Press Release nr. 291/2015: European Motoball: the future is electric  Press Release nr. 290/2015: Pascale Reschko Jaquot: the first lady of Motoball  Press Release nr. 289/2015: European Supermoto 2016 Championship Calendar  Press Release nr. 288/2015: FIM Europe 2016 Sporting Calendars  Press Release nr. 287/2015: FIM Europe Menagement Council in Fiumicino (Italy)  Press Release nr. 286/2015: Alpe Adria meeting in Wien (Austria)  Press Release nr. 285/2015: SuperEnduro European Cup in Lodz (Poland)  Press Release nr. 284/2015: FIM Europe presents at Balkan Motorcycle European Union meetings in Sofia  Press Release nr. 283/2015: FIM Europe meets KTM Bosses in Matthigofen (Austria)  Press Release nr. 282/2015: FFM Press Conference  Press Release nr. 281/2015: European Moto 2 and Superbike Calendar  Press Release nr. 280/2015: FIM Europe at Gala in Jerez (Spain)  Press Release nr. 279/2015: MX trainers meeting in Riga (Latvia)  Press Release nr. 278/2015: Euro Supercross in Milan (ITA)  Press Release nr. 277/2015: Women's

According to the decision of the Management Council approved on 6th December 2014 in Belgrade, FIM Europe will investigate the opportunities of financing motorcycling sport activities in Europe from European Union funds. The objective is to identify ways how to (co)finance activities of FIM Europe and of its member FMNs such as European Championship events, training camps and suchlike. There is an allowance of 266 million Euro for the period of 2014-2020 in the EU budget to fund EU-wide, non-profit sporting activities and events, through the ERASMUS+ program. Various events like European University Games or Youth Olympic Festival have already been co-financed from this program in the recent past. Apparently various motorcycling sport activities organized under the FIM Europe or its member FMNs are suitable for similar support. FIM Europe will further follow this issue, informing its member FMNs about guidelines how to proceed in application process. As a first

After the first successful years of activity, the MXGP Academy renews itself and in the first week of 2015 is starting with a training camp in Spain. Motocross riders of at least 6 Countries are taking part to the training session in the South of Spain. During the MXGP of Lommel (Belgium), Youthstream President Giuseppe Luongo announced that as of 2015 this project will be managed by FIM Europe, with the on-going support from Youthstream. From the left Martin van Genderen, trainer coordinator, Jan Postema, trainer, Martin de Graaff, President FIM Europe Sporting Council The team of the MXGP Academy relies on the support of famous trainers: two-time FIM Motocross World Champion John Van Den Berk and Jan Postema, for additional training sessions, while the responsible for the coordination is Martin van Genderen, well known in Motocross as well as in Road Racing. The team has at its disposal for

Events for National Teams are always very special, as they are the most popular showcase of our sport. It is the only occasion where the best riders of the world come together and compete for their Country.They ride with great pride and enthusiasm for their colours. It is an honour for every rider to be selected for the national team and compete against riders of all the other national teams. European Federations have a long history and tradition to take part in these events and they work very hard on the preparation as well as the selection of the riders.These are the famous team events: ISDE (International Six Days Enduro), Motocross of Nations, SuperMoto of Nations, Trial des Nations and Freestyle of Nations. Expect the Snowcross of Nations as of 2016. FIM has recently issued a statistics about the venues and the participation in the past years: ISDE World Trophy2011,

The FIM Europe Management Board approved, during its meeting in Belgrade on 6th December 2014, the proposal by Jan Stovicek, the FIM Europe Vice President, to implement the project of FIM Europe legal texts revision. Basing on this decision, FIM Europe will address all its member FMNs to participate in the revision work of crucial FIM Europe texts, including the Statutes, By-Laws, Disciplinary and Arbitration Code and the Sporting Code. Also the FIM will be invited to participate. A working group of lawyers will be formed in order to review these legislative texts with the objective to identify eventual inconsistencies that might have occurred with regard to various modifications in past years, and propose rectifications to improve their legal quality. The objective is also to introduce elementary rules for legislative process for the future so that the risk of reproduction of similar situation is minimized. The revision works will be

From the left, Jean-Pierre Moreau, FIM Europe Public Affairs Chairman, Dries Hop, Dutch Police National Academy, and Silvio Manicardi, FIM Europe 2nd Deputy President FIM Europe has been sharing the importance of road safety since its foundation. Nowadays there are 37 millions motorcyclists in Europe and they are also among the most vulnerable road users. Over 28.100 people were killed in traffic accidents in 2012 in 27 Member States and there were around 1,4 million people injured in the same year. Traffic collisions are the main cause of death for people under 45 years of age. In 2009 they have cost € 130 billion/year to society. On average one out of 3 inhabitants of EU will be hospitalised during his life because of a traffic accident. Of all road fatalities, almost 50% are car occupants and around 15% are motorcyclists – and 3% moped riders, although there are around 25

  In the session "Social/Public Affairs/Datas & Studies" FIM Europe has published a new important document about road safety: "Motorcycle Vision 2.0", which contains suggestions on how the number of motorcyclists killed or injured can be reduced to reach the set targets in 2020. In fact, in Sweden all road safety work is based on "Vision Zero", adopted in 1997. The Swedish Transport Administration states that ”Vision Zero is the picture of a future where people are not killed or injured for life in road traffic. Vision Zero is an ethical approach, but is also a strategy to shape safer road transport system". But, despite good intentions and national strategies to reduce motorcycle accidents, when designing roads, motorcyclists as road users are taken into very limited account. Sweden has the highest share of fatal accidents for motorcyclists and barriers in the world. Poor road maintenance causes accidents with serious injuries