From the President
MICHAEL WIEDERER
President
Dear readers,
2023 was a rich year! Although even years are normally the ones in the spotlight due to the EUROs – with the next coming in January - the calendar year 2023 was nonetheless exciting for European handball. Not only club competitions on the highest level with Final4 events bringing crowds of people to the venues: one may not be surprised about almost 20,000 people in Cologne, but the 20,022 sold out Dome in Budapest was more than proof for the attractiveness of women’s handball; the National Team qualifications for EUROs and World Championships present an ever-growing stage for all federations and especially sees the mid-ranked and smaller nations get more involved and, with their quality, prove the commitment to the performance level.