Athletic Association of Small States of Europe

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name = Athletic Association of Small States of Europe


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formation = 1994
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leader_title = President
leader_name = Jonas Egilsson
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website = http://www.aasse.org/

The Athletic Association of Small States of Europe (AASSE) is a transnational organization representing the athletic interests of smaller European nations. It was created following a proposal by the Cyprus, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg delegations at the Congress of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in Barcelona in 1989.

The official formation of AASSE took place during the 1994 European Athletic Association Congress in Venice in presence of the EAA president Carl-Olaf Homen. The Constitution Rules were signed by the representatives of Andorra, Cyprus, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta and San Marino.

The association only accepts membership applications from European states with a population under one million. [Rules of the Constitution of the Athletic Association of the Small States of Europe [http://www.aasse.org/forcedownload.php?iddownload=1&type=_pdf_] ] All eligible states are currently members with the exception of Vatican City, which does not participate in international athletic competitions.

Current members

	Country	Member since
1	AND	Founding Member
2	CYP	Founding Member
3	ISL	Founding Member
4	LIE	Founding Member
5	LUX	Founding Member
6	MLT	Founding Member
7	MCO	2000
8	MNE	2006
9	SMR	Founding Member

Competitions

The AASSE states play as a combined team in the Bruno Zauli Cup.

The AASSE members also host and participate in the Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE), a biennial multi-sport competition with twelve men's and women's disciplines. The Games were held in Monaco in 2007 and will next be held in Cyprus in 2009.

External links

* [http://www.aasse.org/ AASSE official website]
* [http://www.monaco2007.mc/ Monaco 2007 GSSE]
* [http://www.cyprus2009.org.cy/ Cyprus 2009 GSSE]

References