The Preliminary Round Groups for the Women’s 2012 EHF EURO in Serbia had been drawn at the EHF Congress in Monaco on Friday evening.

The EHF EURO 2012 will be played from 4 to 16 December in Serbia. After hosting the Men’s EHF EURO 2012, the Serbian Handball Federation was awarded with the organisational right for the women’s flagship event, too, after the Netherlands had withdrawn from the organisation.

The draw was conducted by Jan Tuik, outgoing Chairman of the EHF Competitions Commission, and Tor Lian, outgoing EHF President and Velimir Marjanovic, President of the Serbian Handball Federation.

Macedonia was placed in an exceptionally difficult group, with Europe's elite teams - France, Denmark and Sweden.

The Groups for the Preliminary Round:

Group A in Belgrade: Norway, Ukraine, Serbia, Czech Republic

Group B in Nis: Sweden, France , Denmark, Macedonia

Group C in Novi Sad: Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Spain

Group D in Vrsac: Romania, Montenegro, Russia, Iceland