Bids
On 4 May 2017 it was announced that the following nations had sent in an official expression of interest: [2]
-
Belgium, 
Spain & 
France -
Czech Republic, 
Hungary & 
Slovakia -
Denmark, 
Germany & 
Switzerland -
Macedonia (potentially with 
Slovenia) [3] -
Russia & 
Belarus -
Lithuania
However, when the deadline for submitting the final bids was over, the following applications had been received:
Belgium, France and Spain
On 18 November 2016, news broke out of a possible joint bid between Belgium, France and Spain. [4] [5] [6] All three parties had a meeting about the bid in Brussels, Belgium. [7] Their bid was one of the three bids hoping to win the 2022 hosting rights. [8] Their slogan is Relay. On 1 November 2017, they officially confirmed their proposed cities and venues. [9] [10] [11] [12]
The preliminary round groups would take place in Antwerp, Montpellier, Nantes, Strasbourg, Madrid (who replaced León as a host city due to them not meeting all the requirements) [13] and Santander. The venue in Antwerp was considered too small but was given an exception due to Belgium being a smaller handball nation. [13] The main round would be in Nantes and Bilbao, with the final weekend in Paris. [14]
| Proposed venues | |
|---|---|
 Paris |  Madrid |
| AccorHotels Arena | WiZink Center |
| Capacity: 15,800 | Capacity: 12,500 |
 |  |
| Nantes | Bilbao |
| Hall XXL | Palacio des Deportes |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 8,500 |
 | |
| Montpellier | Strasbourg |
| Sud de France Arena | Rhénus Sport |
| Capacity: 8,276 | Capacity: 8,000 |
 |  |
| Santander |  Antwerp |
| Palacio de Deportes de Santander | Lotto Arena |
| Capacity: 5,400 | Capacity: 5,000 |
 |  |
Hungary and Slovakia
Hungary and Slovakia both submitted a joint application for the event. [15] [16] [17] The slogan is Watch games see more, which is meant to reference the short distances between venues. The bid had government support from both sides.
The main round would be in Bratislava and Budapest, while the final weekend would be held at the new Budapest Arena. [18] [19]
| Proposed venues | ||
|---|---|---|
 Budapest | Veszprém |  Bratislava |
| MVM Dome | Veszprém Aréna | Ondrej Nepela Arena |
| Capacity: 20,022 | Capacity: 8,469 | Capacity: 10,000 |
 |  |  |
| Szeged | Debrecen | Košice |
| Pick Aréna | Főnix Arena | Steel Aréna |
| Capacity: 8,143 | Capacity: 6,500 | Capacity: 7,900 |
 |  |  |
