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EU Sports Policy at the Crossroads

01 November 2007

On the final day of the 2007 conference, Play the Game took a critical look the new EU white paper on the future of European sport[more]




Pyramid or Democracy? Alternative ways in European sports policies

09 August 2007

When in 2005 the draft of a European Constitution failed, sport was left without any article of its own and, thus, without a legal framework on the EU level. That is why the European Commission started a process to implement...[more]




EU's White Paper on sport says more research is needed before action

08 July 2007

The immediate beneficiaries of the EU Commission’s proposed action plan on sport will be academic institutions in member states. Named after Pierre de Coubertin, the action plan does not have many suggestions for actions but...[more]




Platini wants to keep lawyers out of football

24 May 2007

UEFA president, Michel Platini, is calling for less judicial interference in sport. His comments are reinforced by four of Europe’s team sport federations and the UK sports minister, all backing the European white paper on...[more]




EU Commission demands end to state sports betting monopoly

12 April 2007

Last round in the wheel of fortune for Denmark, Finland and Hungary has been set off by The European Commission. In the spinning business of betting the EU Commission has issued Reasoned Opinions against the three EU member...[more]




EU to investigate economics of sport

26 March 2007

A European database will be established to study the economic effects of sport, its role in national economies and its impact on the labour market.[more]




EU Commission asks citizens for their views on EU involvement in sport

23 February 2007

The EU Commission now invites everyone to fill in a survey about the kind of involvement EU should have with sport in the future. The commission stresses that the survey is open to all individuals and not just sports...[more]




Council of Europe wants sports federations to be part of policymaking

20 November 2006

Ministers of sport from 49 European countries want to set up a new body under the auspices of the Council of Europe to strengthen European policymaking in the area of sport. As something new, the new body will also be open to...[more]




FIFA softens towards EU whilst IOC sends mixed signals

08 November 2006

About a month after having posted a joint and quite strongly worded letter to European Commissioner Jan Figel, the tone from FIFA and the IOC seems to soften a bit.[more]




IOC and FIFA in row with UEFA over EU intervention in sport

13 October 2006

Yet another battle has broken out between UEFA and FIFA and this time FIFA is backed by IOC, spearheaded by Jacques Rogge. IOC and FIFA are unhappy that EU wants to get involved in the affairs of elite sport. UEFA on the other...[more]




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