- The final of the European Basketball Championship in Vitoria-Gasteiz will be held on 17, 18 and 19 May. According to the organization, these days 170 people are needed to perform "volunteering" tasks in the region of Pamplona. They will not receive travel, accommodation and money in return. Hala Bedi points out that between the Diputación de Álava, the Basque Government and the City Hall of Vitoria-Gasteiz, they have provided EUR 4 million to the Euroleague to organise the Final Four.
"It's a good opportunity to gain experience in communication, skills, event organization, amateur services or marketing." This is expressed in the note published by the Euroleague on its website. In addition, they have announced that they need 170 "volunteers" to organize the private competition of the Final Four in Vitoria-Gasteiz. In exchange for these three days of work, the organization will only feed the workers the last two days. There is no money, no transport to get to Vitoria-Gasteiz or where to sleep.
To be "volunteers", contestants must fill out a form on the Euroleague website and conduct an interview via Skype. The level of Spanish will be assessed, and in some cases English will be necessary.
EUR 4 million in public
According to the Basque Government, the main basketball event in Europe wants to have an economic impact of more than 50 million euros.El Basque Government Minister for Culture and Linguistic Policy, Bingen Zupiria, stressed that the Final Four offers a new opportunity to project "Euskadi's new image to the world". “In recent years we have managed to connect the image of the Basque Country outside our borders with a modern, advanced, united country and interested in culture and sport, as this challenge to organize the Lauko FInala 2019,” he said.
The Council of Álava and the Basque Government have donated EUR 3 million to the organizers for the organization of the championship, and the City Hall of Vitoria-Gasteiz and the Baskonia one million. Despite the public support and support provided by the organisation, the organizers are looking for people who are willing to work for free. Some of the works that will have to be carried out are: accompanying journalists, distribution of photocopies, transport work, accompaniment of viewers in the accesses, accompaniment in accreditations, sale of t-shirts, booths and various matelarial, etc. The following document describes all the jobs to be performed by the "volunteers": www.euroleague.net/rs/9awtkpivo7clx4qf/84bd1f8d-134d-42a0-a8ee-cd688d29aaa2/d2a/filename/functions.pdf