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CEADO Annual Meeting 2025: With Greece and Cyprus two new members join CEADO

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The CEADO Annual Meeting 2025, which was held on the 15th of May, 2025 in Budapest, brought together the CEADO partner organizations to reflect on the past year and set strategic goals for the future. A key milestone at this year’s gathering was the official inclusion of the Cyprus Anti-Doping Authority (CyADA) and the Hellenic Anti-Doping Authority (EOKAN) into the CEADO network — a move acknowledged as a major step forward for regional and international cooperation.

CyADA and EOKAN presented their applications, emphasizing shared values and the importance of collaboration.

“At CyADA, we’ve always valued strong international cooperation,” stated Michael Petrou, CEO of CyADA. “With our global network and years of engagement in anti-doping, joining CEADO was a natural step”. EOKAN echoed similar sentiments, underscoring their Olympic legacy and deep-rooted commitment to clean sport. Grigoris Leon, CEO of EOKAN emphasized: “The Olympic spirit represents the values of friendship, respect, tolerance, solidarity, and fair play. Exactly the values that CEADO stands for. Therefore, it is the logical conclusion for EOKAN joining CEADO”

The agenda continued with a strategic session between CEADO and the International Testing Agency (ITA), led by ITA Executive Director Benjamin Cohen. This exchange focused on deepening cooperation in the areas of testing and intelligence, marking a high point in CEADO’s commitment to international collaboration.

Since its founding in 2019, CEADO has grown into a vital forum for knowledge-sharing and coordinated action in Central and Eastern Europe. The 2025 meeting in Budapest not only reaffirmed these principles but also demonstrated CEADO’s expanding influence — with the new memberships of EOKAN and CyADA as clear indicators of a strong and unified future.

 

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