Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Berlin, Germany
from September 5 to September 14, 2003.
Qualification
Further information:
2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship Qualification
The first five from the 2001 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship — Serbia & Montenegro, Italy, Czech Republic, Russia, and Poland — plus hosts Germany were automatically qualified. The four group winners qualified, and the two best numbers two.