Membership and subsidies

ECB S&CC membership

In order to enrol in any Sports or Cultural Section, it is mandatory to become a member of the Sports & Cultural Club first. As of 2021 there is no annual membership fee associated to the Club. However, sections may still charge fees depending on their operating model.

Any questions regarding membership should be addressed to ecb.sportsandculturalclub@ecb.europa.eu.

Membership types, rights and fees

The Club has defined three types of membership as follows:

Type	Who	Access Fitness Facility	Eligible for subsidies	Can have associate members
Full*	Permanent staff Fixed term staff Short term staff ESCB/IO staff Graduate Programme participants ECB staff on secondment / External work experience	Yes	Yes	Yes
	ECB staff on unpaid parental leave	Yes	No	Yes
	ECB staff on unpaid leave	No	No	Yes
Associate	ECB pensioner Recognised partner/spouse and dependent children (registered by HR in ISIS) of full members and ECB pensioners (current or deceased)	Yes No	Yes Yes	Yes n/a
Guests	Trainee	Yes	Yes	No
	Personnel working under AÜG provisions (agency or contractor) Cost free secondees Secondee / NCB visitor	Yes	No	No
	Consultant (no AüG) EIOPA, ESOC and EUMESAT staff	No	No	No

* Have voting rights on SCC decisions

N.B.: By default, pensioners and staff on unpaid leave continue being members of the Club, unless they cancel their membership with the Club and the Fitness Facility.