Union Européenne de Motocyclisme

The Union Européenne de Motocyclisme ( UEM, English: European Motorcycle Union ) is the European umbrella organization for motorcycles and motorcycle racing and as such responsible for all taking place in Europe motorbike racing events that do not belong to a world championship.

History

On September 5, 1995, a meeting of representatives of seven European national associations with a view was held in Munich, to create an umbrella organization for motorcycle sports, as in other continental organizations. There were representatives from France, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Slovakia, Portugal and Germany present. Adopted a Memorandum of Understanding under which the association to be founded are part of the FIM and should be its role in the promotion, development and dissemination of motorcycle racing. At a further meeting on 27 November 1995 in Bratislava, the national federations of Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania and the Czech Republic joined.

At the inaugural meeting in Paris on February 17, 1996, finally, the " Union Européenne de Motocyclisme " was established as an umbrella organization of 21 national associations. Two committees have been set up whose task areas of sports and promotion, tourism, security and transportation were. In 1997, the UEM has been officially recognized by the FIM as a continental federation. Today, the UEM are connected 42 associations. The association is located in Mies VD, Switzerland.