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THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS ITS REPORT ON EUROPEAN SPORTS POLICY: ASSESSMENT AND POSSIBLE WAYS FORWARD

By Wolke7Hoch2 on November 29, 2021
On November 24 in Strasbourg, Members of the European Parliament overwhelmingly backed a report on EU sports policy that calls for a European sports model based on “solidarity, inclusiveness, open competition and fairness.” 597 MEPs voted in favour, 36 voted blank and 55 against. The rapporteur of the report, Thomas Frankowski (EPP, Poland), a former […]
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EU PLEDGES €100 MILLION FOR THE ADAPTATION FUND AT COP 26

By Wolke7Hoch2 on November 15, 2021
On 9 November 2021 during a high-level plenary session at COP 26,the European Commission announced a new pledge of € 100 million in finance for the Adaptation Fund. Frans Timmermans, Executive-Vice-President said: " We have to scale up international climate finance and provide a predictable framework for its delivery. The Adaptation Fund can play a […]
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SPORTS FOR CLIMATE NEUTRALITY

By Wolke7Hoch2 on November 8, 2021
Sport is also relevant in the domain of climate neutrality thus, UN Climate Change invites sports organizations and their stakeholders to join the  Sports for Climate Action. This initiative aims at supporting and guiding sports actors in achieving global goals to fight against climate change. Sports for Climate Action works towards two overarching goals: Achieving […]
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EUROPEAN GENDER EQUALITY WEEK 2021

By Wolke7Hoch2 on October 29, 2021
This week had been dominated by the second European Parliament's Gender Equality Week. Initiated by the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, all parliamentary committees were invited to hold events addressing gender issues and many followed the call, showing the cross-cutting importance of the topic. The Committee on Culture and Education used the initiative […]
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EUROPEAN YEAR OF YOUTH 2022

By Wolke7Hoch2 on October 22, 2021
One of the initiatives mentioned in the Commission Work Programme is the establishment of the year 2022 as the European Year of Youth. On October 14, the proposal of 2022 becoming the Year of Youth, originally voiced in the State of the Union address 2021 by President Von der Leyen, was formally adopted. With this […]
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THE EOC EU OFFICE HELD ITS POLICY UPDATE WEBINAR FOR ALL PARTNERS

By Wolke7Hoch2 on October 18, 2021
On 15 October the EOC EU Office invited their partners to a policy update webinar. Following welcoming words of Director Folker Hellmund that shed light onto the busy previous weeks, the team of the EOC EU Office led through all currently relevant policy fields. Amongst the topics were the European Sport Model and developments in […]
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EOC PRESIDENT CAPRALOS AND SECRETARY GENERAL PAGNOZZI VISIT THE EOC EU OFFICE

By Wolke7Hoch2 on October 18, 2021
On 11 October 2021 the EOC EU Office welcomed EOC President Spyros Capralos and Secretary General Raffaele Pagnozzi in their premises in Brussels. The agenda promised a busy day with an introduction of the office and the office's daily business followed by an update on currently relevant policy fields. The European Sport Model, the athletes’ […]
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EUROPEAN YOUTH EVENT 2021

By Wolke7Hoch2 on October 11, 2021
Kicking off with online activities from 4 October and leading to the main event on 8 and 9 October, the European Youth Event (EYE) 2021 brings together thousands of young people from all over the European Union and beyond. Under the motto “The future is ours” the EYE2021 invites the youth to shape and share […]
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NEW DATA PUBLISHED ON EUROPEAN SPORT EMPLOYMENT

By Wolke7Hoch2 on October 5, 2021
On 27 September, Eurostat released new data on the employment rates in the sports domain in Europe. The data shows that in 2020, 1.3 million people were employed in the field of sport, accounting for 0.7% of total employment with Sweden, Finland, Spain and the Netherlands at the top of the chart. It is noteworthy […]
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EOC PRESIDENT AT THE EUROPEAN WEEK OF SPORT OPENING

By Wolke7Hoch2 on September 24, 2021
The seventh edition of the European Week of Sport is taking place from 23rd-30th September 2021. This year's theme highlights the power of physical activity to bring joy, build resilience and connect generations. Organized by the European Commission since 2015, the European Week of Sport aims to bring awareness on how important an active lifestyle […]
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