European Paralympic Committee
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The European Paralympic Committee is an organization based in Rome
, Italy
. Its Europe
an membership is 48 National Paralympic Committee
s, the European branches of four disability-specific International Organisations of Sports for the Disabled and one Independent Paralympic Sports Federation.
(IPC) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NPC was created.
Rome
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, Italy
Italy
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. Its Europe
Europe
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an membership is 48 National Paralympic Committee
National Paralympic Committee
National Paralympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Paralympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Paralympic Committee , they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Paralympic Games.The Paralympic Games are a major...
s, the European branches of four disability-specific International Organisations of Sports for the Disabled and one Independent Paralympic Sports Federation.
Member countries
In the following table, the year in which the NPC was recognized by the International Paralympic CommitteeInternational Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports...
(IPC) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NPC was created.
Nation | Code | National Paralympic Committee National Paralympic Committee National Paralympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Paralympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Paralympic Committee , they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Paralympic Games.The Paralympic Games are a major... | Created | Ref. |
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Albania | ALB | Albanian National Paralympic Committee | ||
Andorra | AND | Committee Paralimpic Andorra | ||
Armenia | ARM | Armenian National Paralympic Committee | ||
Austria | AUT | Austrian Paralympic Committee Austrian Paralympic Committee The Austrian Paralympic Committee was founded in 1998 with the objective to enable qualified athletes to compete at the Paralympics... |
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Azerbaijan | AZE | National Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan Republic | ||
Belarus | BLR | Paralympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus | ||
Belgium | BEL | Belgian Paralympic Committee | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | BIH | Paralympic Committee of Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
Kingdom of Bulgaria | BUL | Bulgarian Paralympic Association | ||
Independent State of Croatia | CRO | Croatian Paralympic Committee | ||
Cyprus | CYP | Cyprus National Paralympic Committee | ||
Czech Republic | CZE | Czech Paralympic Committee | ||
Denmark | DEN | Paralympic Committee Denmark | ||
Estonia | EST | Estonian Paralympic Committee Estonian Paralympic Committee Estonian Paralympic Committee was founded on April, 1991.... |
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Faroe Islands | FRO | Itrottasamband Fyri Brekad - Faroese Paralympic Committee | ||
Finland | FIN | Finnish Paralympic Committee Finnish Paralympic Committee Finnish Paralympic Committee is the National Paralympic Committee in Finland for the Paralympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Finnish competitors to Paralympic events organised by the International Paralympic Committee .The... |
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Early Modern France | FRA | French Paralympic and Sports Committee | ||
Georgia (country) | GEO | Georgian Paralympic Committee | ||
Germany | GER | National Paralympic Committee Germany National Paralympic Committee Germany National Paralympic Committee Germany is responsible for Germany's participation in the Paralympic Games.The DBS represents rehabilitation sports, popular sports, and professional sports.... |
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United Kingdom | GBR | British Paralympic Association British Paralympic Association The British Paralympic Association is responsible for the United Kingdom's participation in the Paralympic Games.-Structure:* President: Tim Reddish, OBE* Chairman: Tim Reddish, OBE* Vice Chairman: Ann Cutcliffe-External links:*... |
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Greece | GRE | Hellenic Paralympic Committee | ||
Hungary | HUN | Hungarian Paralympic Committee | ||
Iceland | ISL | Icelandic Sports Association for the Disabled | ||
Republic of Ireland | IRL | Paralympic Council of Ireland | ||
Israel | ISR | Israel Paralympic Committee | ||
Italy | ITA | Italian Paralympic Committee | ||
Latvia | LAT | Latvian Paralympic Committee Latvian Paralympic Committee The Latvian Paralympic Committee is responsible for Latvia's participation in the Paralympic Games.... |
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Liechtenstein | LIE | Liechtensteiner Behinderten Verband | ||
Lithuania | LTU | Lithuanian Paralympic Committee Lithuanian Paralympic Committee Lithuanian Paralympic Committee was founded on 1990 and recognized after one year.- Presidents :* Jonas Mačiukevičius – 1990-1992* Vytautas Kvietkauskas – 1992-2005* Vytautas Girnius – 2005–2009... |
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Luxembourg | LUX | Luxembourg Paralympic Committee | ||
Republic of Macedonia | MKD | Macedonian Paralympic Committee - Federation for Sport and Recreation for Disabled of Macedonia | ||
Malta | MLT | Malta Federation of Sports Associations For Disabled Persons | ||
Moldova | MDA | Paralympic Committee of Moldova | ||
Kingdom of Montenegro | MNE | National Paralympic Committee of Montenegro | ||
Netherlands | NED | National Paralympic Committee of the Netherlands | ||
Norway | NOR | Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. It is the largest volunteering organization in Norway, with more than 2 million members, and 12000 sports clubs, in 19 region confederatons and 56 national federations... |
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Poland | POL | Polish Paralympic Committee | ||
Portugal | POR | Portugal Paralympic Committee | ||
Kingdom of Romania | ROU | Romanian Sport Federation for Disabled People | ||
Russia | RUS | Paralympic Committee of Russia | ||
Serbia | SRB | Paralympic Committee of Serbia | ||
Slovakia | SVK | Slovak Paralympic Committee | ||
Slovenia | SLO | Paralympic Committee of Slovenia - Sports Federation for the Disabled of Slovenia | ||
Spain | ESP | Spanish Paralympic Committee | ||
Sweden | SWE | Swedish Sports Organization for the Disabled and Swedish Paralympic Committee Swedish Sports Organization for the Disabled and Swedish Paralympic Committee The Swedish Sports Organization for the Disabled and Swedish Paralympic Committee is the umbrella organization for disability sports in Sweden.... |
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Switzerland | SUI | Swiss Paralympic Committee | ||
Turkey | TUR | Turkish Paralympic Committee Turkish Paralympic Committee Turkish Paralympic Committee is the National Paralympic Committee representing Turkey. It was founded in 2002.... |
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Ukraine | UKR | National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine |