Il '''campionato europeo di pallanuoto''' è la principale competizione pallanuotistica per squadre nazionali in campionato europeo di nuoto, ma attualmente le due competizioni sono separate (a differenza del torneo mondiale).

==Torneo maschile==
===Edizioni===
{| 
|- bgcolor="lightsteelblue"
!align=center|No.
!align=center|Anno
!align=center|Sede 
!bgcolor="gold"|18px|Oro
!bgcolor="silver"|18px|Argento
!bgcolor=#CC9966|18px|Bronzo
|-
| I || | [[Budapest <br>()|| ||||
|- bgcolor="efefef"
| II || | [[Bologna <br>()|| ||||
|-
| III || | [[Parigi <br>()|| ||||
|- bgcolor="efefef"
| IV || | [[Magdeburgo <br>()|| ||||
|-
| V || | [[Londra <br>()|| ||||
|- bgcolor="efefef"
| VI || | [[Principato di Monaco|Monaco <br>()|| ||||
|-
| VII || | [[Vienna <br>()|| ||||
|- bgcolor="efefef"
| VIII || | [[Torino <br>()|| ||||
|-
| IX || | [[Budapest <br>()|| ||||
|- bgcolor="efefef"
| X || | [[Lipsia <br>()|| || <br>  || 
|-
| XI || | [[Utrecht <br>()|| ||||
|- bgcolor="efefef"
| XII || | [[Barcellona <br>()|| ||||
|-
| XIII || | [[Vienna <br>()|| ||||
|- bgcolor="efefef"
| XIV || | [[Jönköping <br>()|| ||||
|-
| XV || | [[Spalato <br>()|| ||||
|- bgcolor="efefef"
| XVI || | [[Roma <br>()|| ||||
|-
| XVII || | [[Sofia <br>()|| ||||
|- bgcolor="efefef"
| XVIII || | [[Strasburgo <br>()|| ||||
|-
| XIX || | [[Bonn <br>()|| ||||
|- bgcolor="efefef"
| XX || | [[Atene <br>()|| ||||
|-
| XXI || | [[Sheffield <br>()|| ||||
|- bgcolor="efefef"
| XXII || | [[Vienna <br>()|| ||||
|-
| XXIII || | [[Siviglia <br>()|| ||||
|- bgcolor="efefef"
| XXIV || | [[Firenze <br>()|| ||||
|-
| XXV || | [[Budapest <br>()|| ||||
|- bgcolor="efefef"
| XXVI || | [[Lubiana <br>()|| ||||
|-
| XXVII || | [[Belgrado <br>()|| ||||
|- bgcolor="efefef"
| XXVIII || | [[Málaga <br>()|| || ||
|}

===Medagliere storico===
*Aggiornato a Belgrado 2006
{| class=wikitable cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;font-size:90%"
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
! width=50 | Posizione
! width=200 | Paese
! width=50 | 18px|Oro
! width=50 | 18px|Argento
! width=50 | 18px|Bronzo
! width=50 | Totale
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 1
| align="left" | 
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 12
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 5
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 3
| 20
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 2
| align="left" | <sup>(1)</sup>
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 5
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 3
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 3
| 11
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 3
| align="left" | <sup>(2)</sup>
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 4
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 8
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 4
| 16
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 4
| align="left" | 
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 3
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 1
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 5
| 8
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 5
| align="left" | <sup>(3)</sup>
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 2
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 4
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 3
| 9
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 6
| align="left" | 
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 1
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1
| 2
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 7
| align="left" | 
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 3
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 0
| 3
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 8
| align="left" | 
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 2
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 0
| 3
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 9
| align="left" | 
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 1
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 3
| 4
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 10
| align="left" | 
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 1
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 0
| 1
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 11
| align="left" | 
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 3
| 3
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 12
| align="left" | 
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1
| 1
|}
* <sup>(1)</sup> - <small>Include le medaglie dell'antica U.R.S.S.</small>
* <sup>(2)</sup> - <small>Include le medaglie dell'antica Jugoslavia</small>
* <sup>(3)</sup> - <small>Include le medaglie dell'antica Germania Ovest</small>

==Torneo femminile==
===Edizioni===
{| 
|- bgcolor="lightsteelblue"
!align=center|No.
!align=center|Ano
!align=center|Sede 
!bgcolor="gold"|18px|Oro
!bgcolor="silver"|18px|Argento
!bgcolor=#CC9966|18px|Bronzo
|-
| I || | [[Oslo <br>()|| ||||
|- bgcolor="efefef"
| II || | [[Strasburgo <br>()|| ||||
|-
| III || | [[Bonn <br>()|| ||||
|- bgcolor="efefef"
| IV || | [[Atene <br>()|| ||||
|-
| V || | [[Leeds <br>()|| ||||
|- bgcolor="efefef"
| VI || | [[Vienna <br>()|| ||||
|-
| VII || | [[Siviglia <br>()|| ||||
|- bgcolor="efefef"
| VIII || | [[Firenze <br>()|| ||||
|-
| IX || | [[Budapest <br>()|| ||||
|- bgcolor="efefef"
| X || | [[Lubiana <br>()|| ||||
|-
| XI || | [[Belgrado <br>()|| ||||
|- bgcolor="efefef"
| XII || | [[Málaga <br>()||  || ||
|}

===Medagliere storico===
*Aggiornato a Belgrado 2006
{| class=wikitable cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;font-size:90%"
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
! width=50 | Posizione
! width=200 | Paese
! width=50 | 18px|Oro
! width=50 | 18px|Argento
! width=50 | 18px|Bronzo
! width=50 | Totale
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 1
| align="left" | 
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 4
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 2
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 2
| 8
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 2
| align="left" | 
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 4
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 2
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1
| 7
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 3
| align="left" | 
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 2
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 5
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 2
| 9
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 4
| align="left" | 
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 1
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 2
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 3
| 6
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 5
| align="left" | 
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 2
| 2
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 6
| align="left" | <sup>(1)</sup>
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1
| 1
|}
* <sup>(1)</sup> - <small>Include le medaglie dell'antica Germania Ovest</small>

Evropska vaterpolska prvenstva za muške se održavaju svake druge godine od 1981. godine, a dotad su se, uz iznimke, održavala svake četiri godine.

==Rezultati prvenstava za vaterpoliste==

{|  cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"
|-
! Godina || Domaćin || Zlato || Srebro || Bronca
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of Hungary 1940.svg|20px | [[Image:Flag of Hungary 1940.svg|20px | [[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg|20px | [[Image:Flag of Germany (2-3).svg|20px Njemačka
|-
| | [[Image:Italy flag 1861.png|20px | [[Image:Flag of Hungary 1940.svg|20px Mađarska || || 
|-
| |  [[Pariz, | [[Image:Flag of Hungary 1940.svg|20px | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|20px Njemačka || 
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of Germany 1933.svg|20px | [[Image:Flag of Hungary 1940.svg|20px | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|20px Njemačka || 
|-
| |  [[London, | [[Image:Flag of Hungary 1940.svg|20px | [[Image:Flag of Germany 1933.svg|20px Njemačka ||
|-
| |  [[Monte Carlo, |  ||  || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.png|20px Belgija
|-
| |  [[Beč, Austrija || ||  || 
|-
| |  [[Torino, | [[Image:Flag of Hungary 1949-1956.svg|20px Mađarska ||  || 
|-
| |  [[Budimpešta, Mađarska ||  ||  || 
|-
| |  [[Leipzig, DR Njemačka ||  ||  || 
|-
| | [[Utrecht, Nizozemska ||  ||  || 
|-
| | [[Image:Flag_of_the_Spain_Under_Franco.png|20px Barcelona, Španjolska ||  ||  || 
|-
| |  [[Beč, Austrija ||  ||  || 
|-
| |  [[Jonköping, Švedska ||  ||  || 
|-
| |  [[Split, Jugoslavija ||  ||  || 
|-
| |  [[Rim, Italija ||  ||  || 
|-
| | [[Sofija, Bugarska ||  ||  || 
|-
| | [[Strassburg, Francuska ||  ||  || 
|-
| |  [[Bonn, SR Njemačka ||  || || 

|-
| |  [[Atena, Grčka ||  ||  || 
|-
| |  [[Sheffield, Engleska ||  ||  || 
|-
| |  [[Beč, Austrija ||  ||  || 
|-
| |  [[Sevilla, Španjolska ||  ||  || 
|-
| |  [[Firenca, Italija ||  ||  || 
|-
| |  [[Budimpešta, Mađarska ||  ||  || 
|-
| |  [[Kranj, Slovenija ||  ||  || 
|-
| 2006. ||  |  [[Srbija ||  || 
|}

== Odličja po državama ==
''Po stanju nakon EP 2006.''