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International Biathlon Union becomes partner of the EOC EU Office

By Wolke7Hoch2 on April 2, 2021

It is with great pleasure that we announce that the International Biathlon Union (IBU) has become partner of the EOC EU Office as of 1 April 2021. The Partnership Agreement confirms the cooperation between the two parties with common interests. EOC Acting President Niels Nygaard is very pleased with the new partnership. “We really appreciate […]

INTERVIEW OF THE MONTH - SABINE VERHEYEN (MEP)

By Wolke7Hoch2 on April 2, 2021

Question 1: In February, the CULT Committee of European Parliament adopted a motion for a resolution on the impact of COVID-19 on youth and on sport. How do you think the Sport Movement and the European Parliament can work together to mitigate the negative effects, particularly on grassroots sport? This resolution sends a very important […]

EU STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

By Wolke7Hoch2 on March 26, 2021

On 25 March 2021, a resolution on establishing an EU strategy for sustainable tourism was adopted by 577 votes to 31, and 80 abstentions. Tourism and travel sectors account for almost 10% of the EU's GDP and the COVID-19 outbreak has put 6 out of 27 million jobs at risk. To address such a critical […]

PROPOSAL TO INTRODUCE DIGITAL GREEN CERTIFICATES

By Wolke7Hoch2 on March 19, 2021

This 17 March 2021 the European Commission presented its proposal to create a Digital Green Certificate in time for summer 2021, the purpose of this to “facilitate the safe free movement of citizens within the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic”. The new certificates would serve as « digital proof » of the following: The holder […]

Joint Declaration on the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE)

By Wolke7Hoch2 on March 12, 2021

A Joint Declaration on the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) was signed on March 10 by Presidents of the Parliament, the Council and the Commission – members of the Conference’s Joint Presidency. In order for European citizens to be more involved in the European democratic process, CoFoE aims to organise citizen-focused and bottom-up […]

EU4Health programme endorsed by the EP

By Wolke7Hoch2 on March 12, 2021

During the plenary session 8-11 March, MEPs debated and cast their final vote on the €5.1 billion EU4Health programme budget for 2021-2027. The provisional agreement reached with the Council was endorsed with 631 votes in favour, 32 against and 34 abstentions. The aim of the new EU4Health programme is to make EU health systems more […]

COUNCIL APPROVES €330 BILLION COHESION LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE

By Wolke7Hoch2 on March 5, 2021

The Council approved the €330 billion cohesion legislative package on 3 March 2021. Representing one third of the EU's seven-year budget (2021-2027), these funds aim to reduce economic disparities and 'is at the heart of European solidarity principle because people can feel its impact on the ground' said Nelson de Souza, on behalf of the […]

The EOC EU Office is recruiting!

By Wolke7Hoch2 on February 25, 2021

We are looking for a new EU Funding Officer to join our dynamic team in Brussels. A good knowledge of EU funding policy is required, see further details of the job description attached. The start date is (preferably) the 1st of May and the deadline to apply is the 19th of March. Looking forward to […]

FIRST MEETING OF THE HIGH LEVEL GROUP ON GENDER EQUALITY IN SPORT

By Wolke7Hoch2 on February 19, 2021

#genderequality #sport Excitingly, on Tuesday 16 February 2021, EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel opened the 1st meeting of the High Level Group (HLG) on Gender Equality in sport. This HLG was established in December 2020 by the Commission and is composed of 15 experts in the field of gender equality in sport. A list of selected […]

EP THINK TANK: CREATING OPPORTUNITIES IN SPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

By Wolke7Hoch2 on February 19, 2021

With the pandemic taking a heavy toll on sports activities for people with disabilities in particular, the EP published this week a report on the subject. According to a Eurobarometer survey conducted in 2018, having a disability or illness is the third most frequently mentioned reason for not practising sports more regularly. This is significant […]

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