This information is prepared for S&CC members with no access to the ECB Intranet (associate members and EIOPA staff).
N.B. In order to enrol in any of the Sections, you should be a member of the ECB Sports & Cultural Club first. There is no annual membership fee for the SCC any longer. You can register via the S&CC application: https://ecbscc.e-captain.nl/
ECB employees can consult Sections' related information in our ECB Intranet, under "Leisure > ECB Sports & Cultural Club".
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Art |
Yearly exhibition named “Hidden Artists” |
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Aviation |
Taster events for prospective pilots Private Pilot, Seaplane and Aerobatic Licenses courses in-house Seminars on aviation related topics (with professionals from the Aviation) Visits to airfields, air shows, museums. |
Weekly theoretical courses in the ECB (18.00-21.00) – date to be defined.
Ad-hoc meetings |
None |
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Badminton |
Our section is open to all members of staff, spouses or partners. We welcome everyone at any level (beginner, medium or advanced). We challenge other central banks at the Eurobadminton event, normally abroad We also participate in a badminton interbank league competition in Frankfurt. Social events (drinks after sessions) |
Weekly badminton sessions (Friday, 20.00 - 21.30) at Sportfabrik der FTG (close to Kirchplatz U-Bahn station)
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No membership fee, pay-per-play concept (currently 3 EUR/person per session). |
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Basketball |
The ECB basketball section comprises a female team and a male team. It is open to all members of staff, spouses or partners; trainees and staff from other central banks on secondment to the ECB are also welcome. Please make sure that you are registered in the S&CC database before coming to training https://ecbscc.e-captain.nl/ (tick the box basketball section). The ECB Basketball section participates in the annual Eurobasket tournament organised by a different NCB every year, as well as in the Frankfurt Company Cup organised by the Fraport Skyliners (one of the top BBL teams), usually taking place in April. The male team competes in the league organised by the Frankfurt Company Sports Association (Betriebssportverband / BSV). Matches take place in the evening on week days between February and June. Home games take place during the training hours scheduled. The female team cooperates with a local sports club, TSG Oberursel. Section members have the optional possibility to sign up for the TSG Oberursel women's team, which participates in the local league (currently district level / Bezirksliga), with matches taking place on weekends between October and March.
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Training is organised weekly except during school holidays in Hessen. Male team: Mondays: 19:00 – 20:30 Location: Merianschule Enter the gate in the Vogelsbergstrasse. Training does not take place when home games for the BSV league are scheduled. Female team: Wednesdays: 20:30-22:00 Location: Heinrich-Kleyer Schule Kühhornshofweg 27, Frankfurt am Main When facing the school entrance, there is a passageway to the left of the school. Follow the passageway, on the left side you will see the standalone gym. |
Currently, the annual membership fee for the basketball section is EUR 10. Additional contribution fees may apply for specific events. The subsidies for the participation to the section events are distributed according to the ECB S&CC policy. |
Basketball.Section@ecb.europa.eu |
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BBQ & Grilling |
The Section intends to build a comprehensive knowledge of the barbecue culture, by providing the tools to understand and master the wood and gas-fired cooking techniques, covering both the classic “grilling”, i.e. direct cooking, and the “smoking”, i.e. low & slow cooking. The Section will allow members to gather together, in the evenings and in the weekends, to learn by directly practicing on their own devices. As the concept of BBQ is by nature family-friendly, we expect the Section to be highly inclusive and to foster integration both of staff members and the respective families. Upon interest, the Section will also allow members to create a competition team that will attend Europe- and worldwide contests. |
ESF + BBQ360 (TBC) |
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Biking |
We are a community of around 400 people (ECB staff members, trainees, guest members and friends) who enjoy riding a bike and commuting by bike. Our raison d'être is to organize various biking activities and events for our members, including one-day biking exploration trips in the nearby Frankfurt area, spontaneous after-work biking, weekend biking tours and special biking events. |
Biking Season: April-October |
None |
biking-section@ecb.int |
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Book Club |
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Choir |
The Choir was founded in 1996 and has grown from originally about 15 singers to, in the meantime, to a group of about 40 singers. The repertoire comprises songs of all kinds, from round the world and down the ages (folk, classical, gospel, etc.). We have a professional choir conductor, who shapes a mixed group of experienced choir singers and non-experienced, but talented and motivated "greenhorns" into a harmonious choir. We have 4-5 performances times per year, on ECB in-house occasions (e.g. farewell of Board Members), at concerts in Frankfurt, or on locations across Europe (in recent years Italy, France, Portugal). |
Normal rehearsals take place during lunchtime on Wednesdays, 12:15, in the Konservatorium close to the Main building. There is also a second branch in the City Centre, rehearsing Thursday 13:00
-Occasionally the Choir also has special rehearsals or Saturday workshops. |
Yearly fee:€96 Monthly fee: €8 |
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Climbing |
Platform for climbers or people interested in starting climbing, finding a climbing partner or exchange information and ideas around climbing as a sport. We often organise climbing events indoors and outdoors, in the Frankfurt area or in other locations within Europe. |
Every week in the climbing/bouldering halls near Frankfurt. 2-4 times a year outside Frankfurt. |
No membership fee
Pay per activity |
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Cooking |
Connect food culture and cooking lovers among the staff. |
Ad-hoc meetings and events |
Fees to be paid for courses, events and trips |
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Dance |
Regular dance classes in different dance styles taught by professional teachers Occasional weekend workshops and dance section events Info on dance events in the Frankfurt area Participation in “Euro” sports and dance events Register for the Dance Section here
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All classes are currently online, at lunchtime and in the evening. For further details refer to our intranet pages or send an e-mail to the Dance Section. |
Annual membership fee 120 euro, with pro-rata discounts available. |
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Ecology |
The ECB Ecology Section is a newly founded Section which consists of a number of sub-groups, each with their own activities and actions, but all falling under the interest of Ecology, sustainability and green activism. |
As the section was only officially founded on 19 September 2019, the schedule for meetings and activities are still in planning, although some groups e.g. the sustainable handcrafting group, already hold meetings and events once every month. It is foreseen for the section to host regular monthly lunches and get-togethers for the various interest groups as well as organise and take part in activities such as urban clean up events and green direct actions. Furthermore the section serves as a sounding board for discussions and exchange of ideas amongst its members. |
12 EUR p.a. | |
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Football (men) |
Weekly training (January - March and October - December indoors; March to September outside) Entry for two teams ("1st team" and "veterans") in local summer business leagues (11 a-side) ECB internal 5 a-side tournament Entrance to other local 5 a-side tournaments Other competitions and "invitation matches" Friendly matches with local and/or NCB teams Participation in Eurofootball events: F-11, F-7 and Eurofootball Indoor (normally abroad with other NCBs) |
Weekly trainings; indoors (Tuesdays) during the winter seasons and outdoors (Wednesdays) during the summer season |
Annual Fee: €70 |
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Football (women) |
Participation for one team in local winter and summer business leagues (4 and 6 a-side respectively) Participation to the EU Agencies Cup Participation in Eurofootball events Participation to other local tournaments when available Friendly matches with local teams in Frankfurt or abroad |
Weekly trainings on Mondays; indoors during the winter seasons and outdoors during the summer season |
Annual Fee: €60 (paid biannually in half for the winter and summer seasons respectively) |
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Golf |
Monthly Competitions from April to November. Participation in Euro Events Competitions with the Bundesbank, Frankfurt Banking Community and the Consular Corps and various Banking Tournaments Golf training and driving range outings |
Regular Competitions from April to November |
Season fee: €25 Members have to pay in addition their own annual golf membership fees as well as participation cost to each event |
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Hiking |
Day trips (mostly on Sundays) are organised in the surroundings of Frankfurt Weekend trips are organised either in Germany or abroad Participation in Euro events |
Regular hiking trips from April to October. In case of interest, we also organise snowshoe-hiking in winter (long weekend) The annual hiking programme is published at the beginning of the year. |
No fee |
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Karate |
Weekly trainings Welcoming newcomers (staff , spouses & partners; suitable for all ages and fitness levels) including
Grade examinations depending on the advancement of the participants |
Tuesdays from 18:00-19:25 in ET Fitness Facility Thursdays from 19:00-21:00 in ESF Indoor Hall, during school holidays in MB Fitness Facility |
Section fee: EUR 80 p.a. First month free trial Examination fees (ca. EUR 25) |
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Meditation |
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Motorsports |
Whether your interest is in kart racing, Vespa and motorcycle trips, track days and safety training, or old timers or vehicle-based travel, you are invited to help us build a community around motors. |
Karting racing on a regular basis, motorcycle and vespa trips when the weather is good, safety training is planned ad hoc, and other motoring events as they happen in and around Frankfurt. |
No fee |
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Music |
The SC&C Music Section has as a mission to facilitate playing to ECB musicians at all levels. We organize own music events. We also act as a contact point when music entertainment by ECB musicians is required. We manage some rehearsal spaces and instrument storage. Whenever possible, we also try to connect ECB musicians to facilitate the formation of ensembles, groups, etc. |
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Oenology |
The oenology section is a serious yet friendly society that serves to promote an understanding of wine and what drives the great variety that exists, helping members not only to better identify what they like or dislike, but, more importantly, to articulate why. We typically organise 6-8 one-off tastings a year in Frankfurt (mostly at the ECB’s Main Building) and run a multi-session, structured training program accredited by the Italian Association of Sommeliers at different levels. In addition, we organise 3-4 trips a year to vineyards and wineries across Europe to experience and learn more about different wines directly from those who make them. We participate in the EuroWine event. |
Ad-hoc meetings |
None |
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Padel |
Since December 2019, weekly regular trainings, three slots available, so 12 people could train every week. The slots have been allocated according to three criteria: being full member of the ECB Padel Section (membership fee), calendar preference/availability of full members, and skill level of full members. At this stage, every person will be able to play in average at least 3 times every two months. |
For the winter season we play in “Multisports Wallau”, in Nassaustraße 32, 65719 Hofheim am Taunus. (i) Mondays 20:00-21:30; (ii) Tuesdays 20:00-21:30, and (iii) Saturdays 11:30 to 13:00. Breaks during bank holidays.
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Winter season: €35 (December to April, both included)
Summer season: TBD |
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Photography |
The section aims to provide non-regular activities like photography masterclasses, photography walks, post-production mini-courses, photographic competitions and exhibitions. |
Occasional / non-regular activities ECB MB / Frankfurt |
None |
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Riversports |
The rowing section was established in August 2004. Since then many ECB staff, their spouses and children have been rowing at the rowing club “FRG Borussia”. In spring 2020 it was decided to discontinue the activities of the rowing section by end-2020. Existing members of the rowing section can become full members of rowing club Borussia. The registration and payment of the annual membership fee has to be done directly with the rowing club. Please contact: Ulla Richter: ulla.richter@frg-borussia.de The current membership fees can be found on the website under “Aufnahmeantrag”. Also newcomers with or without rowing experience can join the rowing club. Borussia has sections for rowers who row in gig-boats (“Breitensport”/”Hobbies”), as well as performance/regatta rowers (“Leistungssportler”), who row in racing shells, both for adults and children. Children should be at least 10 years old. Rowing club Borussia is familiar with ECB staff, most of them speak English, and you can meet other ECB colleagues there, or even agree to row with ECB colleagues together. For more information about the rowing club and training times as well as other activities of the club, please see the website of the rowing club: https://frg-borussia.de/ If you want to know more about rowing or the rowing club, you can also contact one of the following ECB colleagues: Antonio Arrieta, Philipp Hanheide or Bernhard Winkler. |
Section to be closed at end of 2020 |
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Dragonboating: Training sessions The summer season runs from early April until the end of September During the winter, training continues for those interested. The crew will be composed of members of several Frankfurt dragonboat teams. The season ends with a couple of paddling trips to the traditional Frankfurt Christmas Market. Racing:The ECB Euro Dragons take part in dragonboat and other paddling events in the Frankfurt area. |
Wednesdays, 19:00 - 20:00 (March to December) |
Dragonboat fee: €150 |
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Running |
We have three regular trainings each week. Twice a year organise specific running technique trainings with external coaches. This summer we have also introduced track & field trainings at the athletics stadium in Enkheim.
We participate as a team in a number of local races, including the MainLaufCup (a regional league of 11 races around/nearby Frankfurt). In addition, the JPM Corporate Challenge is probably the biggest event of the year for us and it takes place in June. Over 1000 ECB colleagues signed-up in 2019. Our women’s team became champions of the JPMCC World Finals in San Francisco. The Frankfurt Marathon & Relay Marathon are also a big thing for us, with over 25 relay teams taking part every year.
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Tuesday (lunchtime), Thursday (lunchtime) and Saturday (morning). On Tuesdays we simply run for about 6 to 12km. Thursdays are devoted to intervals. Long runs are normally on Saturdays. We also encourage all members to attend the Monday’s course (19:30) offered by the MB Fitness Facility, which is designed specifically for runners. During the high-season, there is also competition on most Sundays. |
There is no membership fee for joining the Running Section. However, we do sell ECB-themed running t-shirts to finance additional activities. The 2019 t-shirts for the JPM can be purchased for 10€. Older ones are available for as little as 5€ |
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Sailing |
Ad-hoc activities. Please contact the Section for details |
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Self-defence |
This section consists of two main tracks. A self-defence class and a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu class. Self-defence: In combining elements of different martial arts but with a strong focus on Jiu-Jitsu, our regular training aims to teach you how to react under real-life situations, giving you the tools you need to defend yourself. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ): BJJ is a grappling martial art which primarily focuses on fighting on the ground. Apart from its effectiveness as a self-defence technique BJJ offers many other benefit such as improved fitness and strength. Please contact the Section for details For more information please contact us. It is possible to join throughout the year and no prior knowledge is required. |
Self-defence: every Tuesday 18:30 to 20:00 in the Eurotower gym Brazilian jiu jitsu: every Thursday 19:00-20:00 in the Eurotower gym |
Self-defence: 40€ per month (up to 3 free trial sessions possible) BJJ: per-class fee |
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Skiing |
The ECB Ski Section runs multiple ski trips to the nearby mountains every ski season. The trips are geared for different aspects of the sport. E.g. Experienced academy training, beginners, families. The trips are open to all potential participants such as ECB members, their associate members (spouses) and also to non-staff S&CC members such as pensioners so long as they are registered on the S&CC website as a member and have selected Ski section as one of their sports. The latest ski trips list is found on this website. S&CC members who select Ski as a sport will receive a kick-off email from the Ski section to enable a first-come-first-served allotment of places. This is normally sent out in September. |
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Squash |
Games of squash organised between members. The playing schedule is prepared on the day. Members are asked to sign up via email at the beginning of the working week. There are players at all levels and there is a ladder which is the most useful tool for finding opponents at the level. |
Weekly games on Thursday from 20:00 to 22:00 Depending on demand, each member plays for 1 hour, either through 3 games of 20 minutes each or 1 game of 20 and a "Challenge" of 40 minutes to determine placing in the ladder. |
Yearly fee: €240 |
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Surf |
Please contact the Section for details |
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surf@ecb.europa.eu |
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Swimming |
Friendly competitions with swimmers belonging to clubs in the Frankfurt area. Friendly competitions with swimmers belonging to National Central Banks sport clubs or international organizations once a year |
Weekly training on: ·Mondays (@ Bundesbank SKK) ·Thursdays (@ “Wave” / Hilton) -Thursdays (@ Langener Waldsee, only in summer) |
None (you must be member of ECB SCC) |
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Table Tennis |
Play table tennis at the ECB Main Building. We already have 2 tables and plan to get as much as we can to continue playing this exciting sport! |
ECB Main Building Mon-Fri 17:30 to 21:30 Weekends 9:00-22:00. |
Annual fee: €25 |
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Tennis |
The ECB Tennis Section memberships are split into two seasons, summer and winter. EIOPA / ESA staff members are very welcome to join the summer season. For technical reasons related to booking of the courts, ECB winter season memberships is only possible for EIOPA / ESA staff members exceptionally. During the summer season there is no advance booking of the courts needed. When arriving at the tennis club, members have to check whether there are free courts. If yes, they register at the entrance of the tennis club. Note that whilst the clubs have indoor courts, the summer membership does not cover the fee to play indoors. |
The tennis summer season starts in mid/end-April and lasts until end-September (members may still continue to play later on if the weather allows for it)
EIOPA / ESA staff members having joined the ECB Tennis Section are entitled to unlimited use of outdoor clay courts in three clubs: TC Palmengarten in Eckenheim (http://www.frankfurter-tennisclub.de) Safo in Sachsenhausen http://www.sportclub-safo.de) Eintracht Frankfurt in Riederwald www.eintracht-frankfurt.de/sportarten/tennis
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The membership, which costs an estimated €250 per EIOPA / ESA staff member. The membership cost for children below 14 years of age is about half.
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EIOPA / ESA members interested to join the summer season should contact: tennis.committee@ecb.europa.eu at the latest by end-March. |
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Theatre |
The goal and purpose of the section is threefold: 1. Attend theatre events in Frankfurt and surroundings at reduced prices. 2. Develop expressive skills through theatre-based workshops. 3. Act on stage by participating in theatre performances and/or activities. |
Undefined |
None |
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Volleyball |
Weekly training on Wednesdays at the European Frankfurt School; Beach volleyball games among section members at the ECB building @ Sonnemannstrasse BSV league with mixed and men’s team Participation in various tournaments with the mixed team Eurovolley tournament with female, male and mixed teams once a year Participation in ad hoc tournaments around Frankfurt Players at all levels are welcome |
Wednesdays from 19:30 to 22:00 at the European school |
80 euro per year or 20 euro per calendar quarter, after three free trials |
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Windsurf and SUP |
Stand up paddle trainings and tours near Frankfurt. A schedule of trainings published ahead of activities. Windsurf trainings near Frankfurt at an ad hoc basis depending on whether conditions. SUP/ windsurf trips to several spots across Europe. |
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No annual fee |