On 15 and 16 April, EU sport stakeholders gathered in Paphos, Cyprus, for the annual EU Sport Forum, with discussions spanning women’s sport, elite and grassroots links within the European Sport Model, Mediterranean cooperation, mental health, intergenerational sport and the future of European basketball. The event featured policy updates on the European Commission’s progress on […]

Ahead of the European Sport Forum, the EOC EU Office was kindly invited for a productive visit to the Cyprus Olympic Committee (COC) on 14 April 2026, reinforcing a shared commitment to advancing sport across Europe. The visit marked an important opportunity for dialogue following the recent appointment of Carlotta Giussani as Director of the […]

On 7 April 2026, a group of MEPs organised an event designed to spotlight the Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych at the European Parliament. While the attendance was rather limited, the event gathered notable MEPs such as Hannes Heide (S&D, Austria), Bogdan Zdrojewski (EPP, Poland), Petras Austrevicius (Renew, Lithuania) as well as Nela Rhiel (Greens, […]