▁the ▁continent ▁may ▁at ▁least ▁partially ▁account ▁for ▁the ▁administrative ▁structure ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁CE V , ▁which ▁riv als ▁the ▁F IV B ' s ▁in ▁size ▁and ▁compreh ens iveness . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁biggest ▁of ▁all ▁vol ley ball ▁conf eder ations , ▁and ▁the ▁one ▁that ▁organ izes ▁the ▁largest ▁number ▁of ▁annual ▁compet itions ▁and ▁tournament s . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁its ▁headquarters ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁Luxemb ourg , ▁Luxemb ourg . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁pres iding ▁entity ▁over ▁European ▁vol ley ball ▁feder ations , ▁the ▁CE V ▁organ izes ▁contin ental ▁compet itions ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁European ▁Championship ▁( first ▁edition , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ), ▁the ▁CE V ▁Cup ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁League . ▁It ▁particip ates ▁in ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁qual ification ▁tournament s ▁for ▁major ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁or ▁the ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁World ▁Championships , ▁and ▁of ▁international ▁compet itions ▁hosted ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁affili ated ▁feder ations . ▁The ▁CE V ▁family ▁increased ▁its ▁membership ▁to ▁ 5 6 ▁Feder ations ▁following ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁Kos ovo ▁on ▁the ▁opening ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 5 th ▁F IV B ▁World ▁Congress ▁held ▁on ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁Argentina . ▁ ▁Teams ▁Europe ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁strong est ▁continent ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁vol ley ball . ▁The ▁CE V ▁has ▁usually ▁more