# 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship

The 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship will be the 34th edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, CEV. For the fourth time, the EuroVolley will be held in four countries.

## Year change

On 22 June 2023, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) announced that, starting in 2026, all continental competitions would be played in even-numbered years, rather than odd-numbered.

## Host selection

* Bulgaria
* Finland
* Italy
* Romania
On 5 December 2022, Romania was announced as the first host. Bulgaria was confirmed as the second host on 26 February 2024, becoming the first ever country to host back to back European Championships. Finnish city, Tampere, was given the hosting rights on 14 March 2024 and will host a group. On 25 March 2024 Italy was announced as the fourth and final host.

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Qualifier | Means of qualification | Means of qualification |
| Host countries | Bulgaria | Qualification | Pool A |
| Host countries | Finland | Qualification | Pool B |
| Host countries | Italy | Qualification | Pool C |
| Host countries | Romania | Qualification | Pool D |
| 2023 European Championship | Poland | Qualification | Pool E |
| 2023 European Championship | Slovenia | Qualification | Pool F |
| 2023 European Championship | France | Qualification | Pool G |
| 2023 European Championship | Netherlands | Qualification | Best runners-up |
| 2023 European Championship | Serbia | Qualification | Best runners-up |
| 2023 European Championship | Ukraine | Qualification | Best runners-up |
| 2023 European Championship | Germany | Qualification | Best runners-up |
| 2023 European Championship | Portugal | Qualification | Best runners-up |
| Total 24 |||||

### Summary of qualified teams

| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | App | First | Last | Streak | Best placement in tournament | WR |
| Romania | Host nation | 5 December 2022 | 19th | 2023 | 2023 | 2 | Champions (1963) | TBD |
| France | 1–8 from 2023 | 8 September 2023 | 32nd | 1948 | 2023 | 15 | Champions (2015) | TBD |
| Slovenia | 1–8 from 2023 | 9 September 2023 | 11th | 2023 | 2023 | 10 | Runners-up (2015, 2019, 2021) | TBD |
| Italy | 1–8 from 2023 | 9 September 2023 | 33rd | 1948 | 2023 | 32 | Champions (Seven times) | TBD |
| Ukraine | 1–8 from 2023 | 9 September 2023 | 9th | 1993 | 2023 | 4 | Sixth place (1993) | TBD |
| Netherlands | 1–8 from 2023 | 9 September 2023 | 29th | 1948 | 2023 | 7 | Champions (1997) | TBD |
| Serbia | 1–8 from 2023 | 10 September 2023 | 10th | 2007 | 2023 | 10 | Champions (2011, 2019) | TBD |
| Poland | 1–8 from 2023 | 10 September 2023 | 29th | 1950 | 2023 | 13 | Champions (2009, 2023) | TBD |
| Bulgaria | Host nation | 26 February 2024 | 32nd | 1950 | 2023 | 10 | Runners-up (1951) | TBD |
| Germany | Ninth in 2023 | 26 February 2024 | 16th | 1991 | 2023 | 10 | Runners-up (2017) | TBD |
| Finland | Host nation | 14 March 2024 | 21st | 1955 | 2023 | 10 | Fourth place (2007) | TBD |
| Portugal | Tenth in 2023 | 24 March 2024 | 8th | 1948 | 2023 | 4 | Fourth place (1948) | TBD |

## Venues

After meetings in March 2025, Varna will be Bulgaria's venue. In the same month, Cluj-Napoca was announced as the venue for the group in Romania.