Official Hotel

All European National Teams will be accommodated at the Continental Hotel, the largest luxury hotel in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Located in the city, 20 minutes drive from the Aleksandar Veliki Airport, in a 10000 sq.m. landscaped garden, adjacent to the Fair Ground, 5 minutes from Skopje downtown.

The Continental Hotel has its own private parking and garage where cars are safe. Since January 1994, the Continental Hotel became a part of a joint - venture "International Hotels", founded by a foreign partner from France, which manages this Hotel.
ROOMS AND SUITES
The Continental Hotel has 194 rooms and 6 apartments.
Rooms (singles and doubles) are divided in three different categories as follows:
• De Luxe
• Superior
• Economic
There are twenty-five French Bed Rooms, five Apartments and one Presidential Suite. All rooms and Apartments except the Ordinary Rooms are air-conditioned and equipped with TV, direct phone and a mini bar. A 24 hours room service is at your disposal. Apartments and Suites with their Italian and French design make you feel at home.

Hotel Security Deposit

At check-in, each person will be required to pay a €100.00 per person, hotel security deposit to cover incidental expenses. Any unused portion will be returned at checkout. The team leader will be asked to provide a credit card or cash to cover the deposit for the entire team. This individual will be responsible for all expenses incurred by any members of his team.

Accomodations

A National Team consisting of three (3) or more athletes can have two (2) official delegates at the expense of the Organizing Committee. A National Team consisting of one (1) or two (2) athletes can have only one (1) official delegate. National Federation with no athletes may send one (1) official delegate, who will have to pay all of his or her expenses. Other participants (judges, coaches or trainers, sports medical doctors and measurers) who are not official delegates will have to pay all their expenses.

Detailed information on National Team members should be provided in the Entry Forms.

Registration Fee

Each Official A-Team Athlete and Delegate must pay the EBFF Registration Fee of €100. This fee is payable to the EBFF upon arrival at the Official Hotel in Skopje.

Special Package for extra delegates

Full Special Package (per person) is €350,00 in a single room and €250,00 in a double room.

Package for B-Team Competitors is €250,00 (which included participation fee of €100,00 and transportation to and from the venue site).

Venue Site

The Prejudging and the Finals will take place at the Metropolis Arena in Skopje, which is approximately 200m away from official Continental Hotel.


METROPOLIS ARENA, with surface of 4,300 sq. m and extraordinary acoustics of the multi-use space offers enormous possibilities to organize entertaining, music, sports and other events. METROPOLIS ARENA has the capacity of 3,546 seats out of which 2,422 in the stalls and 1,220 on the gallery as well as 100 sq. m aimed for the stage area where the stage may be located.

Important information on visas

Please consult in advance the nearest Embassy or Consulate of Macedonia in your country for requirements of obtaining a Macedonian visa.

The members of participating National Federations will receive an Official Letter of Invitation from the organizers to assist and facilitate acquiring visas.

Official Airport

The official Airport for this championship is “Aleksandar Veliki”, Skopje, the Macedonian International Airport.

The Organizing Committee will provide official transportation for athletes, delegates and registered extra delegates, free of charge, at the date of arrival (May23rd, 2008) and departure (May 26th, 2008). Teams with earlier arrivals and later departures will have to make their own arrangements. In order to provide an efficient transport service it is necessary to have the exact information about date, flight number and arrival time of each National Team well in advance of the event.

Arrivals / Departures

Athletes and participants arriving at the Continental Hotel before 12:00 on May23rd, 2008 and/or leaving the Hotel after 12:00 on May 26th, 2008 will be responsible for all of their expenses, including transfer.

Passport / Music

All competitors must provide their passports and music at weigh-in failing which the competitor will not be registered and will not be allowed to compete. All posing music should be provided on DVD or CD with the correct side indicated. The music must be at the beginning of the CD. Competitors should have the second CD with their music, ready if the first CD failed due to the technical reasons.

Parade of the Nations

All delegates and officials are reminded that the dress code for the Parade of Nations is the official IFBB uniform.

Judges

All National Federations are reminded that their nominations for judges at the Championships must be also included in the Final Entry Forms according to the Amendments to the Rules: “That a National Federation must provide on the Final Entry Form the names of all judges (including test judges) nominated to officiate at the competition, failing which the individual will not be allowed to judge”. All IFBB/EBFF International Amateur Judges must be in possession of a valid Judging Card.

National Flags and Anthems

All National Federations are reminded to bring their National Flags for use in the Victory Ceremony. We recommend that all national Flags be manufactured of dense silk measuring 2.5 m x 1.5 m.

Backstage Access/Dressing room access

Access to the backstage area/dressing room shall be strictly limited to the essential personnel only. Coaches and trainer who assist athletes in the dressing room must be of the same sex as the athlete they assisting.

Cameras/Videotapes

Cameras and videotapes shall be strictly prohibited in the backstage area/dressing room except when used by duly recognized press personnel and in any event, this device shall be strictly prohibited in the dressing room/backstage area.

Press Accreditation

Any press representatives that wish to obtain press accreditation for this event have to register upon arrival and contact Mr. Toshe Zivkov.

Download the Press accreditation in PDF format

Download the Photographer's Licence in PDF format

Farewell banquet

A-Team and B-Team members as well as extra delegates, visitors and supporters who paid the special package will received a special ticket for the farewell banquet.

Time difference

Macedonia has official GMT in summer season.
Macedonia 0, Greece +1, Romania +1, Bulgaria +1, Serbia 0…

Currency

Currency in Macedonia is Macedonian DENAR. 1€ = 61.30 MKDEN.

Consequences of failure to cooperate with the contest organizer

Failure to cooperate with the contest organizer is contrary to the IFBB Code of Ethics and will result in the offending National Federation having to pay all of their expenses, with no guarantee of accommodation at the official hotel. If the preliminary and/or the final entry form is not submitted on time to the organizing committee the double amount of the registration fee will be charged as a fine to the offending national federation.

Preliminary and Final Entry Forms

Download the Preliminary Entry Form in PDF format

Download the Final Entry Form in PDF format

Tentative Schedule of Activities

The categories that are open for competition at these Championships are :