Less than two years before the event, preparations for the first European Games are well underway in Baku. The Coordination Commission of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) was able to verify this during its second visit to the city of Azerbaijan. Spyros Capralos, the president of the Coordination Commission, gave a press conference on the third day of the visit, in the presence of Patrick Hickey, the president of the EOC and member of the IOC Executive Board, Azad Rahimov, the minister of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan and Jim Scherr, the executive chairman of the Baku 2015 Organizing Committee. “JI am impressed by the overall planning and preparations made by the Baku 2015 Organizing Committee for this historic first edition of the European Games, assured Spyros Capralos. The Baku 2015 Games will leave a major legacy in terms of new competition venues and infrastructure. They will be a source of inspiration for communities and youth in Azerbaijan and across Europe. »
