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Erasmus+ Sport: Call for Proposals 2017 includes significant simplifications for sport

By Wolke7Hoch2 on November 9, 2016
On 21 October, the European Commission published the 2017 Call for Proposals and the corresponding Programme Guide for Erasmus+ covering all actions, including the sport chapter. Organisations and institutions seeking funding in the framework of this call must comply with the conditions for participation and funding expressed in this Guide. The document provides detailed information on […]
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European Commission publishes annual work programme 2017 for the implementation of Erasmus+

By Wolke7Hoch2 on October 11, 2016
On 5 September, the European Commission adopted its annual work programme for the implementation of Erasmus+. The document provides detailed information on the objectives, eligibility and award criteria of the different kinds of projects that can be financed under Erasmus+. The annual work programme for Erasmus+ is covering all actions, including the sport chapter. For […]
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Commission gives guidance on public support not constituting state aid

By Wolke7Hoch2 on October 11, 2016
On 21 September 2016, the European Commission (DG COMP) published five decisions on local support measures, which were not deemed to constitute state aid. One of these decisions, regarding the support of the BLSV Sportcamp Nordbayern in Germany, involves the funding of sport infrastructure. DG Competition took the occasion to clarify, which public support measures […]
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European Commission sends Statement of Objections to ISU on its eligibility rules

By Wolke7Hoch2 on October 11, 2016
On 27 September, almost one year after having launched a formal investigation into the International Skating Union (ISU) eligibility rules, the European Commission has decided to send a Statement of Objections to the ISU. With this Statement of Objections, the Commission informed the ISU that, following its preliminary views and assessments, the ISU eligibility rules […]
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Sport stakeholder meeting on upcoming Parliament Report on sport

By Wolke7Hoch2 on September 13, 2016
On 12 July, Mr. Hannu Takkula, Member of the European Parliament (ALDE Group, Finland) and Rapporteur of the upcoming own-initiative Report on an integrated approach to sport policy, organised an exchange of views with sport stakeholders. This meeting was part of the consultation process in the run-up of the presentation of the draft Report in […]
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CULT Committee meeting on the priorities of the Slovak EU Presidency

By Wolke7Hoch2 on September 13, 2016
On 13 July 2016, the Ministers for Education, Science, Research and for Sport and Culture, Peter Plavčan and Marek Maďarič, presented the priorities of the Slovak Presidency in regards to Sport, Education and Culture to the CULT Committee of the EU Parliament. Marek Maďarič first addressed the follow-up of the revision of the Audiovisual Media […]
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Changes in the order of EU Council Presidencies

By Wolke7Hoch2 on September 13, 2016
On 26 July 2016, the Council of the EU decided to change the order, in which Member States will hold their Presidencies until 2030 (the previous decision concerned only the period until June 2020). This came as a consequence of the UK’s decision to give up its Presidency in the second half of 2017, following […]
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Annual Partner Meeting of the EOC EU Office takes place in Brussels

By Wolke7Hoch2 on July 14, 2016
On 27 June, the EOC EU Office organised its Annual Partner Meeting gathering representatives of its partner organisations. This year, 17 partner organisations attended the meeting including representatives of FIBA Europe and the British Olympic Association, two organisations which have joined the EOC EU Office in the first half of 2016. The meeting was divided […]
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European Commission publishes decisions on State aids for professional football clubs in the Netherlands and Spain

By Wolke7Hoch2 on July 14, 2016
On 4 July, the European Commission published its decisions regarding four separate in-depth investigations on State aids received by professional football clubs in the Netherlands and Spain. It is a particularly busy period for EU State aid policy in the field of sport as these decisions on the most prominent state aid cases in European […]
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General Court of the EU confirms subsidies to grassroots sport

By Wolke7Hoch2 on July 14, 2016
Following its judgement on the similar case “Hamr Sport", the General Court of the EU published its judgement on the German state aid case “Deutscher Alpenverein-Magic Mountain u.a.” (T-162/13) on 9 June 2016. In this judgement, the court rejected the complaint by Magic Mountain, a private operator of climbing halls and confirmed the European Commission […]
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