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From left: Jan Stovicek, Juhani Halme, Nina Birjukova, Michal Sikora, Dr. Wolfgang Srb, Alessandro Sambuco, Silvia Monatti, Michel Turk, Martin de Graaff, Silvio Manicardi and Jean-Marc Desnues Saturday 6th December last FIM Europe Management Council took place at Hotel Zira in Belgrade.The meeting was long but very satisfying and allowed the Management Council to highlight the results of the first five months of the new mandate. “I am satisfied of the huge quantity of work carried out thanks to a cohesive team work. We have still a lot to do but I believe that, with this positive atmosphere of collaboration, we will prepare the next sporting season and the several project ongoing at the best”, the FIM Europe President Dr. Wolfgang Srb declared. Among the many decisions ta­ken by the Management Coun­cil we can notice:  € 22.500 of further subsidies granted to the FMNs also thanks to the development fund

New classes:FIM CEV Repsol Moto3™ Junior World ChampionshipFIM CEV Repsol Moto2™ European ChampionshipFIM CEV Repsol Superbike European Championship The current FIM CEV Repsol will have new titles starting next season, taking another step forward in its international progression. Until now, the diverse cast of riders from all over the world who make up the starting grid of the championship - in addition to the races held at international circuits, together with the backing of the FIM - were responsible for the particular global character of the FIM CEV Repsol. Additionally, the FIM during its General Assembly decided that from 2015 the Moto3™ category would become the FIM CEV Repsol Moto3™ Junior World Championship. Also, in agreement with the FIM Europe, the Moto2™ and Superbike categories will adopt the new European Championship format from the same date. With this, the FIM CEV Repsol aims to break down national barriers even further

From left,  Motodrom CEO Milutin Anđelković, Ministry of Sport and Youth Officer Nikola Maletić, City of Loznica Deputy Major Ranka Marković Živanović,MSS Secretary General Bozidar Mihailovic, Deputy Minister of Sport and Youth, Ministry of Sport and Youth Secretary General Predrag Peruničić, FIM Europe President  Dr. Wolfgang Srb, MSS President Dragan Stanković, FIM Europe Secretary General  Alessandro Sambuco, Ministry of Sport and Youth Chief Officer Mirko Kantar There are many ways for FIM Europe to be close to the Federations.One of these is surely to contribute to credit them with the National Government for funding and contributions to the creation of Sports Facilities.This was the aim of the visit of FIM Europe President Dr. Wolfgang Srb and of Secretary General Alessandro Sambuco to the Sports Fair in Belgrade in Serbia, on 28th and 29th November. On this occasion the  AMSS - MSS has presented, with a press conference, the Project for

  The FIM General Assembly gathered in Jerez (Spain) voted on the re-election of President Vito Ippolito with 62 votes against the 41 obtained from the other candidate Jorge Viegas. On the same occasion were also elected three members of the FIM Board of Directors, Jacques Bolle (FRA), Nasser Khalifa Al Attiyah (QAT) and Andrzej Witkowski (POL). At the end of the General Assembly, congratulating the newly elected President Vito Ippolito, FIM Europe President stated: "Congratulations on behalf of FIM Europe. Vito Ippolito has a long term experience in the sport in various positions and has served already since 2006 as FIM President. We are looking forward to an excellent cooperation with the European Federations and wish him all the very best. Congratulations also to the new members of the Board of Directors!"  In the photo, FIM Europe President Dr. Wolfgang Srb congratulates to Mr Vito Ippolito for his re-election as

  On Monday November 17th the first inspection was held in Malta for organizing the 2015 FIM Europe Congress, from 2nd to 5th July 2015. The Secretary General Alessandro Sambuco and the Treasurer Michal Sikora met the President of the ASMK Frans Deguara and the Secretary General Johann Pace by making a visit to the Grand Hotel Excelsior (you can see the promo video of the Hotel at the website https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO3Svb5dh2M), which will host the General Assembly. It was also visited the Golden Tulip Vivaldi Hotel, where was planned the cheapest accommodation for those who will choose it. The essential features of the two tours that will be offered to the accompanying persons, were outlined, too: on Friday there will be a boat trip to Gozo with Lunch on the Island and Saturday morning will be visited La Valletta.Michal Sikora participated to the first inspection as organizer of the previous

  ADAC Headquarters in Munich between top representatives from ADAC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club e.V.) and FIM Europe in order to discuss various areas of cooperation. ADAC is the largest automobile club in Europe with more than 18.9  million members and carries out substantial sport activities in automobile racing as well as with motorcycles (Road Racing, Motocross, Supermoto, Enduro, Trial). The national motorcycle Federation is the DMSB. “I am very happy about the meeting. There are so many activities in Germany, clubs, organisers, teams and riders as well as thousands of volunteers. The sport will be the winner”, declared FIM Europe President Wolfgang Srb. “ADAC will support European motorcycle activities, especially for young riders. There is a growing demand for affordable as well as sustainable motorcycle sport”, stated ADAC Sport-President Hermann Tomczyk. In the top photo, from left, Dieter Porsch, Head of Motorcycle Division, Hermann Tomczyk, ADAC Sport President, Lars Soutschka,

The dates of the 2015 provisional calendar of European Superstock 600 championship.   DATE COUNTRY CIRCUIT 12 April Spain MotorLand Aragón* 19 April The Netherlands TT Assen 10 May Italy Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari di Imola 07 June Portugal Autódromo Internacional do Algarve** 21 June Italy Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli 20 September Spain Circuito de Jerez 04 October France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours *STK600 double race ** STC = Subject to contract conditions      

Mr. Martin De Graaff, President of FIM Europe Sporting Council, makes the point of the FIM Europe Sporting Commissions Meeting in Rome. FIM Europe hosted this weekend the second group of Sporting Commissions. Three weeks ago five Sporting Commissions met in the Tiber Hotel in Fiumicino, near Rome. The meetings of this weekend were: Vintage, Road Racing, Motoball and Track Racing Commissions. On Sunday morning the Promoter of Hill Climb also talked with Road Racing and Vintage Commissions about the possibilities of combinations with Vintage. The organisers were also invited for this meeting. The reaction of the Commissions three weeks ago was very positive about this kind of meetings, important was the contact with other commissions, the members of Management Council and the Staff. Like the cooperation with motocross promoter Youthstream the contacts with Dorna, the promoter of the World Road Racing Championship are renewed. As from 2015 two classes

The Roof Garden of Tiber Hotel in Fiumicino, near Rome, hosted the presentation to the media of the Stock 250 4 Strokes European Championship. It is a completely new challenge, which aims to increase the participation of young riders in a low cost road race class which will prepare to the next steps in road racing. The new championship consists in six double races and the calendar is the same as the Alpe Adria championship, with six events in Adria Raceway (Italy), Pannoniaring (Hungary), Rijeka (Croatia), Most (Czech Republic), Hungaroring (Hungary) and Slovakiaring (Slovakia). "We wanted to organize a credible, affordable and strong road race championship for the coming years for federations, teams and riders", Dr. Wolfgang Srb, FIM Europe President said. "From July we started talking with Dorna and thanks to a close cooperation next year we shall have a European Championship in Moto2 and in Superbike. We missed

The second session of meetings of the FIM Europe Sporting Commissions has been just completed at the Hotel Tiber in Fiumicino, near Rome.“With the meetings of the Road Racing, Track Racing, Vintage and Motoball Commissions we close this first year of experience with this new format for the meetings”, FIM Europe President, Dr. Wolfgang Srb said. “Meetings have been held no longer separately but autonomously in common sessions. The rationale for this change is the aim to foster horizontal communication among the various Commissions within the FIM Europe to develop in the members the sense of belonging to the group and improving the organizational climate”. On this occasion the FIM Directors Oriol Puig Bulto – Technical Commission and Rezso Bulcsu – Road Racing Commission, participated in the meetings with the spirit of cooperation currently underway between the FIM and the FIM Europe.“We are working to create new rules for vintage