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EP: IMCO committee votes on Geo-blocking

By Wolke7Hoch2 on May 15, 2017
On 25 April 2017 the European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) adopted its report on “Proposal for a Regulation on addressing geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination based on customers' nationality, place of residence or place of establishment within the internal market”. The Regulation aims to prevent discrimination for consumers and […]
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Finnish NOC follows VALO as partner of the EOC EU Office

By Wolke7Hoch2 on April 5, 2017
Since the merger of the Finnish Olympic Committee and the Sports Confederation (VALO) in the beginning of 2017, the Finnish Olympic Committee is now the official partner of the EOC EU Office. VALO had been an active partner of the Office since 2009, and the new Olympic Committee will continue the established partnership. The Finnish […]
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EP Sport Intergroup: Meeting on Digital Single Market and Sport Events

By Wolke7Hoch2 on April 5, 2017
On 7 March 2017, the Sport Intergroup of the European Parliament (EP) hosted a meeting to discuss the influence of the proposed Digital Single Market (DSM) measures on the broadcasting of sporting events. The Conference was divided into two panels: one regarding the views from sport organisations, and a second with the views from broadcasters. […]
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Malta hosts the EU Sport Forum 2017

By Wolke7Hoch2 on April 5, 2017
On 8 and 9 March 2017, the European Commission, together with the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU, organised the annual EU Sport Forum in St Julian’s, Malta. For this edition, the Commission divided activities between plenary sessions, focusing on traditional EU topics such as grassroots sport and good governance, and workshops targeting […]
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ITU and FEI reach Memoranda of Understanding with commercial event organisers

By Wolke7Hoch2 on March 2, 2017
At the end of January 2017, both the International Triathlon Union (ITU) and the Fédération Equestre International (FEI) agreed on signing Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with commercial bodies active in their sport (Ironman and Global Champions League (GCL)), which allowed for extrajudicial arrangements. The agreement between FEI and GCL includes FEI approval of the GCL […]
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ECHA publishes report on health risks of artificial turf for sports people

By Wolke7Hoch2 on March 2, 2017
In the past few months, EU Institutions have demonstrated a growing interest for potential health issues linked to artificial turf used for sport facilities. It started in June 2016 with the European Commission asking the European Chemicals agency (ECHA) to investigate on the rubber granulates used as infill for artificial turf with the objective to […]
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Maltese Council Presidency reaches portability agreement with EP

By Wolke7Hoch2 on March 2, 2017
On 7 February 2017, the Maltese Presidency reached a provisional agreement with European Parliament representatives to remove barriers to cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market. The proposal for a “Regulation on cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market” is one of the initiatives related to the Digital Single […]
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Commission and Council publish documents on EU Work Plan for Sport

By Wolke7Hoch2 on February 8, 2017
Both, the Sport Unit of the European Commission and the current Presidency of the Council of the EU published documents on the future EU Work Plan on Sport this January. The EU Work Plan for Sport is a multi-annual framework, by which the Council establishes the priorities and objectives of sport policy at European level. […]
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Commission publishes consultations on VAT and state aid

By Wolke7Hoch2 on February 8, 2017
When developing policy and legislation the European Commission regularly seeks the views of citizens and stakeholders. Therefore, individuals, businesses and other organisations like sport governing bodies with an interest in or expert knowledge on a given topic have the opportunity to shape the European Commission's draft proposal before it goes to the Council and European […]
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The European Parliament adopts the report on “an integrated approach to sport policy”

By Wolke7Hoch2 on February 8, 2017
On 2 February 2017, the plenary session of the European Parliament adopted the report on “an integrated approach to Sport Policy: good governance, accessibility and integrity”. Own initiative report of the European Parliament, this report has been prepared by Hannu Takkula (ALDE Group, Finland) who confirmed during his presentation that this report will be the […]
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