[1][2] Beside the administration of bridge competition (European level and European participation at the world level), the EBL provides online services for players, such as a calendar of tournaments across Europe, a list of bridge books with some reviews, and a record of major achievements by players.
It is incorporated in Switzerland with headquarters in Lausanne, administrative center and secretariat in Milan, Italy.
[2] Contestants from EBL member countries have achieved great success at the world level.
There were six EBL members in the field of 22 for the last national teams world championship, the 2009 Bermuda Bowl, and all six advanced to the 8-team knockout stage.
Otherwise Andorra, Azerbaijan, Macedonia, and Moldova are in Olympic Europe but do not compete in world bridge.
[12] Perhaps the primary EBL responsibility is to conduct those championships which accord the title European champion.
The European Small Federations Trophy is contested by teams representing bridge nations with up to 500 members.
In the 2021 European championships, Italy included Fulvio Fantoni on its team, a player previously sanctioned for cheating.
In protest, the remaining national teams refused to play against the Italians and subsequently forfeited their games.