The 1983 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held in Dortmund, West Germany from February 1 to 6, 1983.

Elite skaters from European ISU member nations competed in the disciplines of men's singles,[1] ladies' singles,[2] pair skating,[3] and ice dancing.

[4] The championships cost 1.5 million Deutsche Marks.

[5] Compulsory figures were held in Unna and began at 8 a.m.[5] The German Ice Skating Union president Wolf-Dieter Montag, also served as president of the organizing committee.

Baeß / Thierbach repeated as European champions.