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DEBATE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION 2021

By Wolke7Hoch2 on September 21, 2021
On Wednesday 15th September, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg in her annual State of the Union speech. This speech aims at discussing with MEPs what the Commission has done over the past year, and what are the challenges ahead.The Commission's objectives stated last year are still relevant […]
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PEER LEARNING EVENT ON SPORT INNOVATION

By Wolke7Hoch2 on September 6, 2021
On 30 August 2021 the peer learning activity "Collaborate to Innovate: Boosting Innovation in Elite and Grassroots sport in Europe" took place in Bulgaria. The topic of sport innovation was one of the priorities of the Portuguese Council Presidency during the first 6 months of 2021. This is a telling example of how the EU […]
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HONOURING SUCCESSFUL INCLUSION THROUGH SPORT

By Wolke7Hoch2 on September 6, 2021
As part of the Erasmus + Programme, the #BeInclusive Sport Awards are back in 2021 in order to celebrate inclusion through sports. The #BeInclusive Sport Awards have the objective to reward projects in three categories, namely 1. Breaking Barriers: rewards projects that demonstrate resilience; 2. Celebrating diversity: rewards projects that demonstrate tolerance; 3. Inspiring change: […]
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THE EUROPEAN SPORT MODEL AT THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES

By Wolke7Hoch2 on August 9, 2021
On 23 July the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games officially commenced under special circumstances. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, no spectators were allowed and national delegations were asked to refrain from sending large groups to attend the Opening Ceremony. Among the few high-level guests were the French President Emmanual Macron, Polish President Andrzej Duda and Grand […]
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BRIEFING: FIGHTING DISCRIMINATION IN SPORT

By Wolke7Hoch2 on July 28, 2021
Recently, the European Parliament published a briefing on 'Fighting discrimination in sport' that provides information on the state of play of discrimination in sport, with a focus on racism and homophobia. While an extensive framework of EU legislation condemns all type of discrimination, a survey published in 2018 showed that 90% of the respondents perceive homo/-transphobia to […]
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STUDY ON 'LARGE SPORTING EVENTS: HUMAN RIGHTS AS A GAME CHANGER?'

By Wolke7Hoch2 on July 28, 2021
Requested by the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) on the occasion of the workshop “Large Sporting Events: Human Rights as a Game Changer?”, a study of the same name was recently published by the European Parliament. At the workshop, which already took place on 25 May, the then acting EOC President Niels Nygaard […]
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UPCOMING: THE FIT FOR 55 PACKAGE UNDER THE EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL

By Wolke7Hoch2 on July 12, 2021
The European Commission will table a package of energy and climate legislative proposals on Wednesday 14 July aimed at reaching the EU’s 2030 goal of cutting emissions by 55%, and putting it on track to hit net zero by 2050. The package consists of 13 legislative proposals which will cover everything from renewables to energy […]
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NEW EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION CALLING ON BEIJING 2022 DIPLOMATIC BOYCOTT

By Wolke7Hoch2 on July 12, 2021
On 8 July 2021, the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling on the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, and the Member States to 'decline invitations for government representatives and diplomats to attend the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics unless the Chinese Government demonstrates a verifiable improvement in the human rights situation in Hong […]
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COMMISSION LAUNCHED KNOWLEDGE CENTRE TO FIGHT CANCER

By Wolke7Hoch2 on July 2, 2021
On 30 June, the European Commission launched the Knowledge Centre on Cancer. As part of the promising Europe's Beating Cancer Plan, the Knowledge Centre is an online platform displaying the following functionalities in order to make the best of collective knowledge and evidence-based science on the number one cause of death among the under-65s in […]
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION BEGINNING TO ENDORSE NATIONAL RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE FACILITY PLANS

By Wolke7Hoch2 on June 25, 2021
The recovery and resilience facility (RRF) plans are the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU, a temporary recovery instrument to help repair the immediate economic and social damage brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Already beginning on 18 June 2021 the European Commission has started to adopt positive assessments of national recovery and resilience plans. To this day 12 […]
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