Annual Partner Meeting of the EOC EU Office takes place in Brussels

Annual Partner Meeting of the EOC EU Office takes place in Brussels

On 27 June, the EOC EU Office organised its Annual Partner Meeting gathering representatives of its partner organisations. This year, 17 partner organisations attended the meeting including representatives of FIBA Europe and the British Olympic Association, two organisations which have joined the EOC EU Office in the first half of 2016.

The meeting was divided in two parts: an update on different EU policy fields impacting sport and a more interactive part on Erasmus+ Sport and the EU Work Plan for Sport.

After an introduction of Folker Hellmund, Head of the EOC EU Office, and an update on the different services offered by the office to the partners – namely the intranet platform and the weekly update – Jean-Michel Saive, Chair of the EOC Athletes’ Commission, gave an overview of his activities since his nomination as European Olympic athletes’ representative to the EU. He notably referred to the EU Seminar for EOC athletes with the objective to discuss the challenges facing by athletes representation at the EU level, which was organised in April.

Then, the attending partners had the opportunity to share their recent activities and projects at the European level. The potential consequences for sport of the Brexit referendum have notably been discussed while several partners mentioned their respective involvement as lead applicant or project partner in the Erasmus+ Sport call 2016. 
Furthermore, an update on several policy fields – including the Digital Single Market, the Firearms Directive and the Data Protection reform – has been given by the staff of the EOC EU Office. In addition, recent activities of the EU in the field of Good Governance and Major Sport Events as well as the reports of the two High Level Groups have been presented. Finally, the recent activities of the SIGGS Project were also presented.

The second part of the meeting included an exchange of views on the Erasmus+ Sport Programme and the new EU Work Plan for Sport. 
Regarding Erasmus+ Sport, the EOC EU Office presented its background paper assessing the call 2015 and making recommendations for the future of the Programme before exchanging views and experiences with the partners.

The final point on the agenda was the discussion on the new EU Work Plan for Sport which should be adopted in the first half of 2017. In that perspective, the European Commission is currently consulting stakeholders from the field of sport with the objective to prepare an assessment report by November. Participants discussed the working structures and the list of priorities that should be part of the new work plan

The EOC EU Office thanks all its partner organisations for their participation and contributions during the meeting

 

Recent Posts

European Commission launches #BeActive Awards 2023 competition

On 16 March, the European Commission opened the submission for the #BeActive Awards 2023. The #BeActive Awards 2023 are designed to celebrate organisations and projects that have thrivingly promoted sport and physical activity throughout Europe. The #BeActive Awards 2023  includes four categories: Across Generations award: this award, first launched in 2022, is intended to honour […]

Read More
MEPs address UEFA & IOC on exclusion of Belarusian athletes from EURO 2024 & Paris 2024

On 14 March, 104 MEPs addressed a letter to UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin opposing the participation of Belarus at the EURO 2024 qualifiers. The MEPs, from all the main political groups, called on the European football governing body to ban Belarus from EURO 2024 qualifying matches due to the regime’s abuse of human rights. As […]

Read More
MEPs host exhibition on e-sports and videogames

On 7 March, an exhibition on e-sports and videogames was held in the European Parliament building in Brussels, hosted by MEP Laurence Farreng (Renew) with the support of the S&D, the EPP, the Greens, and the International Software Federation of Europe (ISFE). Several MEPs made an intervention, highlighting e-sports as a rapidly developing sector with […]

Read More

Related Posts

March 17, 2023
European Commission launches #BeActive Awards 2023 competition

On 16 March, the European Commission opened the submission for the #BeActive Awards 2023. The #BeActive Awards 2023 are designed to celebrate organisations and projects that have thrivingly promoted sport and physical activity throughout Europe. The #BeActive Awards 2023  includes four categories: Across Generations award: this award, first launched in 2022, is intended to honour […]

March 17, 2023
MEPs address UEFA & IOC on exclusion of Belarusian athletes from EURO 2024 & Paris 2024

On 14 March, 104 MEPs addressed a letter to UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin opposing the participation of Belarus at the EURO 2024 qualifiers. The MEPs, from all the main political groups, called on the European football governing body to ban Belarus from EURO 2024 qualifying matches due to the regime’s abuse of human rights. As […]

March 13, 2023
MEPs host exhibition on e-sports and videogames

On 7 March, an exhibition on e-sports and videogames was held in the European Parliament building in Brussels, hosted by MEP Laurence Farreng (Renew) with the support of the S&D, the EPP, the Greens, and the International Software Federation of Europe (ISFE). Several MEPs made an intervention, highlighting e-sports as a rapidly developing sector with […]

About us

The EOC EU Office is the House of European Sport, representing the European Olympic Committees (EOC), the IOC and other major sport organisations to the European institutions in Brussels.
CONTACT
crossmenu linkedin facebook pinterest youtube rss twitter instagram facebook-blank rss-blank linkedin-blank pinterest youtube twitter instagram