The event was held at the Ondrej Nepela Ice Rink in Bratislava, Slovakia from January 21 to 28, 2001.

The competition was open to skaters from European ISU member nations who had reached the age of 15 before 1 July 2000.

National associations selected their entries based on their own criteria.

Based on the results of the 2000 European Championships, each country was allowed between one and three entries per discipline.

This was also the 1st European Figure Skating Championships that National Anthem of The Russian Federation was heard.