Förra helgen hade IHF toppmöte och konferens, denna helg är det dags för EHF att avhandla viktiga frågor.
Toppmöten inom handbollens organisationer hålls tydligen i november. Förra helgen var det Internationella Handbollsförbundet som höll konferens i Sotji i Ryssland. Nu är det dags för det Europeiska Handbollsförbundet att hålla en EHF Conference of Presidents.
Man kommer hålla till i Bukarest, i anslutning till den medicinska konferens som Handbollskanalen tidigare rapporterat om. Det här kan ju låta dödstrist, men det händer faktiskt en del intressanta saker. Man kommer bland annat prata om:
-Olika modeller för att kvalificera sig till EM 2020 då man kommer utöka till 24 nationer.
-Diskutera handbollens nuvarande marknadsposition.
-Presentera ett nytt system för Ungdomsmästerskapen (U-EM, J-EM) som sjösätts från sommaren 2016.
Man kommer också lotta:
-Kvalet till U20-EM 2016 för herrar, som Handbollskanalen rapporterat om här.
-Det Europeiska kvalet till U20-VM för damer, som Handbollskanalen rapporterat om här.
Under helgen så ska man också gå igenom och rösta kring fem motioner som lämnades in förra året. Vi tar dem på engelska för att inte riskera feltolkningar:
Motion 1: Age limit for elections
Tabled by the Austrian Handball Federation, the motion proposes to change the age limit for election to the EHF Executive Committee from the current limit of 68 years of age to 72.
Motion 2: Promoting gender equality in handball
Initially put forward by the Norwegian Handball Federation, this proposal deals with the promotion of gender equality within European handball and specifically with regard to increasing the involvement of women in the sport and in EHF functions.
The following changes are proposed in the form of a two-part motion:
– In case of a nomination of more than two persons for EHF functions by the National Federations, both genders shall be represented e.g. two females plus one male or two males and one female.
– In case an EHF body consists of more than four members, both genders shall be represented with a minimum of two persons; this is valid for the EHF Executive Committee, EHF Court of Handball and EHF Court of Appeal.
Motion 3: Rules for previous holders of top positions within the EHF
Put forward by the EHF, the motion proposes the introduction of an ‘ascending principle’ for EHF office holders i.e. after having served three terms of office in a top function within the EHF (president, vice president, treasurer and/or chair of a technical commission) a person may only take up a position that is of equal or higher rank within the organisation.
Motion 4: Multiple candidacies for positions within EHF bodies
The EHF has proposed that in the future, National Federations should be limited in the number of positions a candidate can be proposed for to a maximum of two functions rather than be nominated for multiple positions as is currently the case.
Motion 5: Universality of rules regarding overlapping positions
Based on the conclusions of the Democratic Representation Task Force, the proposal, initially tabled by the EHF, seeks to prevent any conflict of interests within the structure of the federation by disallowing the holding of multiple functions within the federation and EHF-owned entities, expect where necessary and provided for within the EHF Statutes.