The championship was originally scheduled to be held in Russia, but due to the invasion of Ukraine, they were stripped of the hosting rights.

[1] On 8 March 2024, the EHF announced Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey as co-hosts.

[4][5] As only the Russian bid remained it was unanimously selected at the 14th EHF Extraordinary Congress on 20 November 2021.

[6][7] On 4 July 2023, the EHF confirmed that Russia would not host the event due to the war in Ukraine,[8] and thus reopened the bidding process.

[10] On 8 March 2024, the EHF announced all five countries, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey, as co-hosts.