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LUXEMBOURG FOOTBALL CLUB FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST OWN FEDERATION AND UEFA IN TOP EU COURT

By Wolke7Hoch2 on July 29, 2022
On 21 June, a Luxembourg based football club, FC Swift Hesperange, filed a request for preliminary ruling from the CJEU via a local court in Luxembourg.   The request claims that certain UEFA statutes and those of Luxembourg Football Federation (FLF), contravene EU laws as contained in the treaties such as the fundamental rights to free movement and […]
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT'S COMMITTEE ON CULTURE AND EDUCATION VOTES ON IMPACT OF COVID-19 REPORT

By Wolke7Hoch2 on July 22, 2022
On 13 July, the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) adopt a resolution on ‘the impact of the COVID-19 closures of educational, cultural, youth and sports activities on children and young people in the EU’ report.  Among other things, the report spanning 227 amendments, affirms the leading role that sport has in helping with […]
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INTERNATIONAL SKATING UNION HEARING TAKES PLACE IN LUXEMBOURG

By Wolke7Hoch2 on July 15, 2022
The International Skating Union (ISU) case hearing took place at the European Court of Justice on 11 July.  The hearing was initiated by the appeal of ISU against a General Court of the European Union decision in 2020 which deemed ISU to have infringed Article 101 in the Treaty of the Functioning of the European […]
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SHOWDOWN BETWEEN EUROPEAN SUPER LEAGUE, UEFA AND FIFA IN THE EU'S TOP JUDICIAL AUTHORITY

By Wolke7Hoch2 on July 15, 2022
Following request by a Madrid Commercial Court for a preliminary ruling, the protracted European Super League Company, S.L. versus UEFA and FIFA case, was back in court this week, this time at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxembourg.   Recalling the request for preliminary ruling by the Madrid Commercial Court, were […]
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United Nations launches the Football for the Goals Initiative

By Wolke7Hoch2 on July 11, 2022
On 6 July, the Football for the Goals initiative was launched by the United Nations, with UEFA as an inaugural member. The initiative offers a platform for football industry stakeholders to engage and advocate for the principles of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) using football’s influential reach.   Members of the initiative can include leagues, […]
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More than 30 Sport Ministers co-sign second statement on International Federations' response to Russia's war on Ukraine

By Wolke7Hoch2 on July 11, 2022
Sport ministers from almost all European Union Member States amalgamated to endorse a 35-nation coalition calling for international sport federation related reforms and recommendations in the light of the on-going Russian invasion of Ukraine.  Signatories are asking sport federations to remove government officials, having close connections to the Belarusian and Russian states, from positions of […]
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BE INCLUSIVE EU SPORT AWARDS HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED

By Wolke7Hoch2 on July 1, 2022
EACEA launched the Erasmus+ BE INCLUSIVE AWARDS on the 29 of June 2022. The 6th edition of #BeInclusive EU sport Awards 2022 continues to reward and celebrate projects which have successfully used sport as a tool to promote inclusion in an EU Member State or Programme country.   In 2022, the #BEINCLUSIVE SPORT AWARDS includes […]
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COUNCIL REACHES A WATERSHED MOMENT IN FIT FOR 55 PACKAGE

By Wolke7Hoch2 on July 1, 2022
The meeting of EU Energy and Environment ministers to arrive at a consensus on the European Commission’s ‘Fit for 55’ legislative proposals to curb the EU’s emissions took place during the course of two days in Luxembourg.    The Fit for 55 package is meant to drive the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the […]
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EOC EU OFFICE ORGANISES TWO MAJOR EVENTS WITH ATHLETES’ FORUM AND EUROPEAN EVENING OF SPORT

By Wolke7Hoch2 on June 24, 2022
From 20 June to 22 June, the EOC EU Office, in cooperation with the Olympic Sports movement organisations, hosted in Brussels two events that fostered discussions among those who shape and bring life to sport in Europe.  The European Athletes’ Forum brought together Olympic athletes – representatives of Athletes’ Commissions (ACs) - who received useful information […]
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EU SPORT FORUM HIGHLIGHTS SOLIDARITY AS KEY FEATURE IN EUROPEAN SPORTS MODEL

By Wolke7Hoch2 on June 17, 2022
Organised by the European Commission, the EU's main event to promote the expansion of sports activities and programmes across Europe – the EU Sport Forum - took place in Lille on 16 and 17 June, with the overall theme "European sport: fair, inclusive and ready for a sustainable future".  Amongst the participants were representatives of the […]
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