The newly formed FIBA Europe Board for the 2006-2010 mandate met for the first time this past Monday in Munich and elected Mr. Sergey Chernov (RUS), Mr. Turgay Demirel (TUR) and Mr. Fausto Maifredi (ITA) as Vice Presidents.

Mr. George Vassilakopoulos, who was re-elected FIBA Europe President, is one the four FIBA Europe representatives on the FIBA Central Board along with Mrs. Marion Grethen (LUX), Mr. Yvan Mainini (FRA) and Mr. Jose Luis Saez (ESP).

Mr. Vassilakopoulos is also FIBA First Vice President.

The FIBA Europe Executive Committee is composed of Mr. George Vassilakopoulos (GRE), Mr. Sergey Chernov (RUS), Mr. Turgay Demirel (TUR), Mr. Fausto Maifredi (ITA), Mr. Oleksandr Volkov (UKR) and Mrs. Lena Wallin Kantzy (SWE).

In addition, the composition of FIBA Europe's commissions was decided upon. The new commission members are:

Finance Commission

President:
Mr. Jan Berteling (NED)

Vice-President:
Mr. Olafur Rafnsson (ISL)

Members:
Mr. Jean Claude Bois (FRA)
Mr. Manuel Fernandes (POR)
Mr. Stefan Garaleas (BEL)
Mr. Arvids Grigalavicus (LAT)
Mr. Takis Klerides (CYP)
Mr. Vladimir Komnenic (SCG)
Mr. Raymond Mercieca (MLT)
Mr. Andrej Osterc (SLO)
Mr. Marjan Stojovski (FYROM)

Legal Commission

President:
Mr. Marek Palus (POL)

Vice-President:
Mr. Antonio Mizzi (MLT)

Members:
Mr. Pierre Collomb (FRA)
Mr. Cyriel Coomans (BEL)
Mr. Tomas Gonzalez (ESP)
Mr. Wolfgang Hilgert (GER)
Mr. Nebojsa Mihailovic (SCG)
Mr. Shimon Mizrahi (ISR)
Ms. Eleonora Rangelova (BUL)
Mr. Goran Semenic (SLO)
Mr. Sergey Tyslenko (MDA)

Small Countries Commission

President:
Mr. John Goncalves (GIB)

Vice-President:
Ms. Beatriz Soldevila (AND)

Members:
Mr. Frank Camilleri (MLT)
Mr. Ferny Ginter (LUX)
Mr. William Jones (WAL)
Mr. Stanislav Pineac (MDA)

Appeals' Commission Members

President:
Mr. Antonio Mizzi (MLT)

Members:
Ms. Elvira Andres (ESP)
Ms. Roselyne Bienvenu (FRA)
Mr. Marijan Hanzekovic (CRO)
Mr. Darko Ivanovic (SCG)
Mr. Gjorgji Piperkov (FYROM)
Mr. Jorge Sarmento (POR)

Competitions Commission

President:
Mr. Peter Klingbiel (GER)

Vice-President:

Mr. Krzysztof Koralewski (POL)

Members:
Mr. Maurizio Bertea (ITA)
Mr. Karel Loide Daniil (EST)
Mr. Mirsad Donlagic (BIH)
Mr. Zeljko Draksic (CRO)
Mr. Ojars Keris (LAT)
Mr. José Antonio Montero Botanch (ESP)
Mr. Jean-Pierre Siutat (FRA)
Dr. Emir Turam (TUR)
Mr. Ivan Tsenov (BUL)

Technical Commission

President:
Mr. Boris Lalic (CRO)

Vice President:
Mr. Reuven Virovnik (ISR)

Members:
Mr. Stefano Cazzaro (ITA)
Mr. Jean-Pierre De Vincenzi (FRA)
Mr. Kemal Dincer (TUR)
Mr. Stavros Douvis (GRE)
Mr. Sergey Fomin (RUS)
Mr. Zsolt Hartyani (HUN)
Mr. Tomislav Jovancic (SCG)
Mr. Victor Mas (ESP)
Mr. Kamen Toshev (BUL)

Youth Commission

President:
Mr. Asterios Zois (GRE)

Vice-President:
Mr. Jouko Vuolle (FIN)

Members:
Mr. Tor Christian Bakken (NOR)
Mr. Simone Cardullo (ITA)
Mr. Paul De Coster (BEL)                                                                 
Mr. Alberto Gomez (ESP)
Ms. Natasha Hrisenkova (SVK)
Mr. Tone Krump  (SLO)
Mr. Lucien Legrand (FRA)
Mr. Pétur Hrafn Sigurđsson (ISL)
Mr. Ingo Rolf Weiss (GER)

Women's Commission

President
Mr. Ivan Bodrogvary (HUN)

Vice-President
Ms. Debbie Massey (IRL)

Members:
Ms. Elisabeth Cebrian (ESP)
Mrs. Lea Hakala (FIN)
Mr. Theodoros Leftakis (GRE)
Mr. Ruzica Marusic (CRO)
Ms. Sandra Palombarini (ITA)
Ms. Marie Noelle Servage (FRA)
Ms. Irina Sumnikova (RUS)
Mr. Arvydas Tamasauskas (LTU)
Ms. Emilia Carmen Tocala (ROM)

Medical Council

President:
Mr. Costas Parisis (GRE)

Members:
Mr. Heinz Gunter (AUT)
Mr. Angelo Motta (ITA)