Welcome Message From The Ebl President To The Women And Senior Teams

Dear friends,

Good evening and welcome to Warsaw to participate in the 48thProkom Software SA European Bridge Teams Championships.

As you know, this year, 2006, the Polish Bridge Union celebrates its 50th Anniversary, the Golden Jubilee and as President of the EBL and also as a lover of bridge I am proud that the Polish bridge players can enjoy it together with their friends from everywhere in Europe.

Let me repeat what I said at the Championship Opening Ceremony, last Saturday: "A great event for a great bridge Federation, which has achieved a tremendous success both in developing bridge, thanks to a remarkable schools bridge-teaching project, and in competing at the highest level in the World and European championships".

I am sure that you, representing 22 countries, will contribute to the success of this great bridge event, which has been possible to be organized thanks to the Polish Bridge Union and the Organising Committee, who have worked with dedication and enthusiasm to achieve this result.

To all of them, to the Authorities, to the main sponsor Prokom Software and to all the other our sponsor friends, and moreover to my colleague and dear friend Radek Kielbasinski, President of the Polish Bridge Union, go our most sincere thanks.

I do not want to bore you longer and I do not want to repeat what I have already said, but I want only to say that I am sure that together with Open Teams players you will show, once again, the real values of bridge and will contribute to reinforce our message of friendship, solidarity and peace.

Enjoy the Championship and good luck to you all.

Un abbraccio to you all.
Gianarrigo Rona