While the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics have come to an end, the organization for the Minsk 2019 European Games is in full swing.

From 1 to 3 March 2018 the EOC Leadership and experts will be in Minsk to meet the MEGOC Leadership and heads of departments and discuss progress in the various functional areas for the European Games.

Sport Operations, Transport, Broadcast Operations, Games Services, Protocol, Ceremonies, Press Operations, Logistics, Venues, NOC services, Medical & Antidoping and Communications are the main topics that the CoCom Delegation will be addressing during the joint meetings.

The sessions will see the participation of EOC President Janez Kocijančič, EOC Vice President Niels Nygaard, EOC Secretary General Raffaele Pagnozzi, Coordination Commission Chair Spyros Capralos and other EOC CoCom members, as well as the EOC’s team of experts.

Two weeks ago, the Senior Consultant of the Directorate of the 2nd European Games Laszlo Vajda, a well-known expert with extensive experience in holding major sports events, visited Minsk for a working meeting. During his stay, Vajda dealt with a number of problematic issues, offering solutions and giving detailed advice on further actions in delivering the Games.

A recent piece of news is the announcement by the Directorate of the official ticket operator, Ticketpro company, which was also the official ticket agent for the 2014 World Hockey Championship, the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and the 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang.

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The company Ticketpro will be a ticket operator of the 2nd European Games in Minsk. The document was signed by Anatoly Kotov, Deputy Director of the 2019 2nd European Games Directorate and Ticketpro Director General Kirill Sushchinsky. Tickets for competitions of the 2nd European Games will go on sale as soon as the competition program is coordinated with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the European Olympic Committees (EOC) but not later than one year before the games, Kirill Sushchinsky informed.
In turn, Anatoly Kotov explained that under the preliminary draft program the 2nd European Games 2019 will sell about 800,000 tickets. “We shall coordinate the ticketing program with the EOC so that the maximum number of spectators attend the competitions. This means that the prices should be affordable and the ticket purchase schemes easy. Ticketpro will take into account the experience of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and Pyeongchang. The company aims to make a ticket purchase a convenient experience both for Belarusians and also for sports fans from foreign countries. “It is important that the prices for both categories of buyers should be the same. In a number of European states the tickets for the 2019 2nd European Games will be sold by the official ticket operators that will be appointed by the National Olympic Committees of those countries. It is in this way that we will ensure accessibility and transparency of the ticket sales and exclude any bad faith actors,” Kirill Sushchinsky said.
While manufacturing the tickets for the 2nd European Games, Minsk will take into account the experience of the 2014 IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship. They will be produced on special paper, with lots of degrees of protection. Subsequently, fans will be informed of the design of the tickets. This information will be particularly useful for foreigners because the tickets will be used as visas to Belarus. “In any case, we will have to observe a certain balance so that the ticket production should not turn into an expensive process. But we must meet all the necessary standards to exclude cases of forgery,” Anatoly Kotov said. He also expressed confidence that the company Ticketpro which was the ticket operator of the 2014 IIHF World Ice Hockey championship, will be able to can solve such tasks.
As it was reported earlier, Spain’s International Sports Broadcasting SL will organize televised broadcasting of the Second European Games.

According to belta.by

The senior consultant of the Directorate of the 2nd European Games Laszlo Vajda arrived for a working meeting to Minsk. He is an expert with extensive experience in holding major sporting events. Mr. Vajda began his career of sports professional with the position of the Director of international affairs in Hungarian Olympic Committee. Then he was working in the Organizing Committee of the Olympics in Sydney and Athens. He also was the external expert of the organizing committee of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, served as the senior advisor of the organizing committees of the candidate cities to host the Olympic Games Pyeongchang-2018, Madrid-2020, and Beijing-2022.

During the visit, Laszlo Vajda will hold individual meetings with employees and heads of the functional departments of the Directorate, discuss a number of problematic issues, offer solutions and give detailed advice on further actions in delivering the Games.

Today, Mr. Vajda held a joint meeting with representatives of the Directorate. Individual meetings on the organization sports venues, marketing, communications, transport, EOC relationship, and finance are also on the agenda. Late this day Laszlo Vajda will also discuss key points in the operational plan with George Katulin CEO of the of the 2nd European Games 2019.

Customs regulation, volunteering, medicine, anti-doping control, catering, logistics, protocol, security, and accreditation – also will not be left without attention and recommendations from the senior consultant.

The visit of Laszlo Vajda will end on February 20 with a discussion of important moments in the issues of opening and closing ceremonies, medal ceremonies and accommodation for participants and guests of the competitions.