FIM Europe

Union Européenne de Motocyclisme

Sport	Motorcycling
Jurisdiction	Europe
Abbreviation	UEM
Founded	1995
Affiliation	FIM
Affiliation date	1997
Headquarters	Rome, Italy
President	Vincenzo Mazzi
Official website
www.uem-moto.eu

The Union Européenne de Motocyclisme (UEM) or European Motorcycle Union is the FIM affiliated federation responsible for Motorcycle sport within Europe.

History

On 5 September 1995 a meeting of representatives of seven national European motorcycle sport bodies took place in Munich. The goal of this meeting was to create a controlling body for motorcycling after the model of other continental organizations. Representatives from France, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Slovakia, Portugal and Germany were present. With input from the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, a declaration of intent was adopted. This document stated the goals of the new organisation as being: to promote, develop and help spread motorcycling and its diverse sports amongst the constituent nations of the European Union. With a further meeting on 27 November 1995 in Bratislava, the national federations of Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania and the Czech Republic all expressed an interest in joining the proposed union.

At a meeting in Paris on 17 February 1996 the "union Européenne de Motocyclisme" was created as a controlling body of 21 national federations. Two committees were brought into being, whose fields of application were the sport and/or promotion, tourism, security and transport. The Union was officially recognised by the FIM in 1997 as a continental federation. Today the UEM numbers 43 federations amongst its members.

European Championships by UEM

Sport	Competition name	Competing entities	First held	Current holder	Next	Held every
Speedway	European Pairs Speedway Championship	National Pairs	2004	Czech Republic (2009)	2010	One year
	Individual Speedway European Championship	Individuals	2001	Renat Gafurov (2009)	2010	One year
	Individual Speedway Junior European Championship (U-19)	Individuals	1998	Przemysław Pawlicki (2009)	2010	One year
	Team Speedway Junior European Championship (U-19)	National Teams	2008	Poland (2009)	2010	One year
	European Speedway Club Champions' Cup	Clubs	1998	Kaskad Rivne (2009)	2010	One year

External links

• Union Européenne de Motocyclisme