Denmark and Switzerland

Copenhagen

Herning

Aarhus

Denmark arena map

Zürich

Switzerland arena map

Denmark and Switzerland decided to bid together, under the slogan Perfect Partnership.^[4][5] They were originally going to bid alongside Germany for 2022, but the Germans decided to shift away from the project to focus on a solo bid for 2024.^[6] Their project was designed to show small nations can host big tournaments sustainably.^[7] The bid had full backing from the Danish and Swiss governments.^[8] In June 2018, Denmark and Switzerland both played a friendly to further promote their bid.^[9] The chairman of the Danish federation, Per Bertelsen, said the bid had a good chance of winning.^[10]

The main rounds would be in Zürich and Herning, while the final weekend would be in Herning.^[11]

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Proposed venues
Herning	Copenhagen
Jyske Bank Boxen	Royal Arena
Capacity: 15,000	Capacity: 13,000
Aarhus	Zürich
Ceres Arena	Hallenstadion
Capacity: 5,000	Capacity: 11,200

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Germany

After stepping away from the bid with the Danes and Swiss a week before the deadline, the Germans formed a solo bid for 2024.^[12][13] Great sport, great engagement” is the slogan.^[14] In January 2018, EHF president, Michael Wiederer confessed that a he supported a possible European Championship in Germany.^[15]

The opening game will be held in Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf and is aiming to break the world record for number of spectators during a handball game and the final weekend will be held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne.

These are the proposed venues:

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Düsseldorf	Cologne	Berlin
Esprit Arena	Lanxess Arena	Mercedes-Benz Arena
Capacity: 50,000	Capacity: 19,603	Capacity: 14,800
Hamburg	Hamburg Berlin Munich Cologne Hanover Mannheim Düsseldorf
Barclaycard Arena
Capacity: 13 300
Mannheim
SAP Arena
Capacity: 13 200
Munich	Hanover
Olympiahalle	TUI Arena
Capacity: 12,500	Capacity: 10,000

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Hungary and Slovakia

Budapest

Debrecen

Szeged

Veszprém

Hungary arena map

Bratislava

Košice

Slovakia arena map

Hungary and Slovakia both submitted a joint application for the event.^[16][17][18] The slogan is Watch games see more, which is meant to reference the short distances between venues. The bid had government support from both sides.

The main round would be in Bratislava and Budapest, while the final weekend would be held at the new Budapest Arena.^[19][20]

They withdrew shortly before the vote because they had won the hosting rights for the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship.

More information Proposed venues, Budapest ...

Proposed venues
Budapest	Veszprém	Bratislava
MVM Dome	Veszprém Aréna	Ondrej Nepela Arena
Capacity: 20,022	Capacity: 8,469	Capacity: 10,000
Szeged	Debrecen	Košice
Pick Aréna	Főnix Arena	Steel Aréna
Capacity: 8,143	Capacity: 6,500	Capacity: 7,900

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