On behalf of the Executive may I welcome everyone to the European Curling Federation's web site. We trust we can keep you all as up to date as possible!   We are delighted to see the number of new European nations joining us and see the expansion of our sport throughout Europe.   Please use the web site as a means of communication and pass on as much information as you can!   Malcolm Richardson, President European Curling Federation FOR ARCHIVED NEWS PLEASE CLICK HERE WCT-E PRESS RELEASE: EUROPEAN JUNIOR CURLING TOUR (EJCT) July 16, 2008 "The European Curling Tour (WCT-E) announces the start of an elite Junior Curling Tour. The tour is designed for the best European junior teams to test their skills against their direct competitors on a regular basis in international competition. We have many top junior teams wanting to play in the WCT-E events every year, but for obvious reasons they can’t always be accommodated. This tour will be a series of competitive events throughout the season and the 2 winners, men’s and women’s, will have a spot reserved for them at each of the following seasons WCT-E events.    As with the men’s and women’s WCT-E events, teams will collect points at all of the events for each of the top 8 finishes. These points will be accumulated for an over all ranking. There will be a page on the WCT-E website(in development) dedicated to  the juniors with tour information, rules, event information, team information, international points and ranking etc   EJCT Chairman, under the Supervision of the WCT-E, will be Sune Frederiksen (Czech/Denmark). In his committee at the moment are Ole Ingvaldsen (Norway) and Rhona Martin (Scotland) with one or 2 more additions coming in the near future. This Seasons events will take place in:   Oslo 24th-26th October 2008   Inverness 14th-16th November 2008   Hamburg 16th-18th January 2009   Further expansion and development of the EJCT will take place in the upcoming seasons.   We hope this will continue to help the development of young teams and provide a fluid stepping stone as they go on to play in International Men’s and Women’s competition."   For further information about the EJCT and entry information please contact   Sune Frederiksen frederiksensune@hotmail.com TRAVEL INFORMATION ECC 2008 ÖVIK, SWEDEN July 14, 2008 For detailed information with regard to flights to and from Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, on the occasion of the ECC 2008, please visit the homepage of the Organising Committee under www.ecc2008.se/en/index.cfm   C Chamois-Logo-Design: Alfons Walde 1933/VBK Wien DRAW OF EMCC 2008 KITZBÜHEL June 2, 2008 The draw for the European Mixed Curling Championships 2008 at Kitzbühel, Austria has been finalised. To view the draw please click HERE.. THE 1st EUROPEAN SENIORS INVITATION CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP June 1, 2008 As a result of the very successful World Women's and Seniors Championships held in Paisley, Scotland in 2005, the Local Organising Committee were left with a financial surplus to use for curling development in the West of Scotland. The Committee have made two offers of event sponsorship. The first allowed Braehead Curling Rink to hold a very successful International women's event in January 2008. Greenacres Curling Rink, the venue of the World Seniors in 2005 have accepted the second offer and will hold the inaugural European Seniors Invitation event in October this year. Invitations have been issued to all member nations of the European Curling Federation asking, where possible, that they give their men's and women's champion teams from last season the opportunity to take part in this first International competition for Seniors in Europe. In addition to the sponsorship received from the 2005 events, Greenacres are also assisting with some further sponsorship of their own and the package being offered is a most attractive one. There is no doubt that this is an exciting development in Senior curling and we trust that the event will be a great success.  Please note: This is NOT an ECF championship!!!