62 Amendments of Damian DRĂGHICI related to 2016/2143(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 (new)
Citation -1 (new)
-1 having regard to Article 165 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU), which specifies the purposes of the EU sport policy,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the Report of the EU Expert Group on Good Governance on "the Principles for Good Governance of Sport in the EU of October 2013",
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
– having regard to the Report of the High Level group on Grassroots Sport on "Grassroots Sport - Shaping Europe" of June 2016,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 c (new)
Citation 2 c (new)
– having regard to the Report of the High Level group on Sport Diplomacy of June 2016,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 d (new)
Citation 2 d (new)
– having regard the Erasmus+ programme, which aims to tackle cross- border threats to the integrity of sport, promote and support good governance in sport, dual careers of sportspeople and voluntary activities in sport, together with social inclusion and equal opportunities,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas sport plays a prominent role in the life of millions of EU citizens, with significant impact on the EU's economy and society;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas sport represents a significant and fast-growing sector of the EU economy and makes a valuable contribution to growth, jobs and society; whereas sport-related employment has been estimated at equivalent to 3.51% of total EU employment, and the share of sport-related gross value added at 294 billion euro (2.98% of total EU gross value added);
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas sport is not only a growing economic reality, but as well as a social phenomenon which makes an important contribution to the European Union's strategic objectives and social values such as tolerance, solidarity, prosperity, peace, respect for human rights and understanding among nations and cultures;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas sport also contributes to integration of people and transcends race, religion and ethnicity;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas amateur and professional sport, both affect citizens directly and contribute equally to the societal role of sport;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas recent corruption scandals in sport and within sports organisations have tarnished the image of sport raising voices and questions about the urgent need of an in-depth, genuine reform of the sport governing bodies and organisations;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas doping remains a threat to sport integrity andby violating sports' ethical values and principles such as fair play and by imposing serious risk to athletes’' health causing serious permanent damages;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas acts of violence and, hooliganism, discrimination may occur inand racism are not a new phenomenon and occur in both amateur and professional sport;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas promoting sport for people with intellectual or physical disabilities should be a key priority at European, national and local level;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas women's participation and visibility in sport and sport competitions needs to be improved;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas athletes, who are oftenin particular minors, face increasing economic pressures and are treated as commodities;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas grassroots sport offers opportunities to tackle discrimination, to foster social inclusion, cohesion and integration and to make a strong contribution to the development of transversal skills;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas, overall, physical activity is stagnating despite the hard evidences that physical activity improves personal health and well-being of people, as a result of which Member States make significant savings in terms of public expenditure on health and despite a growing trend for recreational sports, such as jogging, which are practised outside any organised structure;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas the further education and vocational training alongside physical training of athletes is crucial to prepare them for a career outside sport; and uncertain future at the end of their sporting career;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas volunteering is a fundamental condition for accessible, low- cost sports activities and events, especially at grassroots level and important means of non-formal education and youth employment;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V a (new)
Recital V a (new)
Va. whereas sport can contribute to fulfilling the objectives of Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Is concerned with the current challenges which have emerged in the sports industry, such as exploitation of young players, doping, racism, violence, corruption and money laundering among others;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Reiterates that recent corruption scandals at European and International level have once again flagged the urgent need for in-depth genuine reform of the structures and practices of sport governing bodies, with a view to further improve their governance and fight corruption from within the organisations;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 d (new)
Paragraph -1 d (new)
-1d. Repeats that fighting corruption in sport requires transnational efforts and cooperation among all stakeholders, including public authorities, law enforcement agencies, the sports industry, athletes and supporters;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is of the opinion that developing a culture of transparency must be complemented by a better separation of powers within the sport governing bodies, better division between commercial and charitable activities and better internal self-regulatory procedure to advance, detect, investigate and sanction sport crimes and illegal activities within the sport organisations;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the role of the European Commission and the Member States to step up and prioritise work and actions on good governance within the next EU Work Plan for sport; Recalls that good governance must be a condition for the autonomy of sports organisations, in compliance with the principles of transparency, accountability and democracy;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on sports organisations to ensure that bidding to host major events abides by good governance standards and fundamental human rights and labour rights, and guarantees a sustainable legacy and principles of democracy in particular in the context of the awarding procedures in order to ensure positive social, economic and environmental impact on local communities, whilst respecting the diversity, values and traditions of all participants;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is of the opinion that countries bidding for or hosting sport events need to implement socially, environmentally and economic responsible planning, organisation, implementation, participation and a follow up of those events; Calls on the sports organisations and countries hosting the events to avoid undesired changes in the living environment of local residents, including the displacement of local populations;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Invites the European Commission and the Member States to look into the possibility of cross-border bidding and hosting of major sport events among EU Member States, so that European countries can share costs and responsibilities for those events, whilst at the same time promote European solidarity in the field of sports;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the initiatives taken by sports organisations to improve governance standards in sport and further urges sport organisations and governing bodies to implement and enforce strict ethical standards and a code of conduct for its management and executive committees and for its members associations;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on sports organisations to put forward by 2018, and subsequently implement, concrete proposals to enhance their governance; Stresses that an independent oversight and monitoring of the sport governing bodies and of their members associations in respect to decision making process and the origin and diligent use of their financing is essential to improve good governance in sport;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission and the Member States who have not done so to sign and ratifyto find a solution to the current impasse in relation to the Council of Europe Convention on the manipulation of sports competitions with a view to its full implementation and ratification;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Supports and encourages education and information programmes and preventive measures on the threat of match-fixing and doping at all levels of sport, both amateur and professional; Calls on the European Commission and Member States to propose concrete measures in the next EU work Plan for the organization of youth-friendly targeted educational campaigns to inform people adequately and improve understanding of those problems at as early age as possible;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to work closely with WADA and the Council of EuropeNotes the importance of the World Anti-Doping Agency for monitoring and coordinating anti-doping policies and rules all over the world; Calls on the Member States and the Commission to work closely with WADA and the Council of Europe, to reinforce the legal and political commitments of the World Anti- Doping Code (WADAC) and to strengthen EU's role in the future functioning and financing of the agency in order to prevent and fight doping more effectively;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Is of the Opinion that the EU should be a major actor in shaping and promoting European anti-doping policy worldwide; Calls on the Commission to establish an international anti-doping platform, together with other intentional stakeholders such as WADA, the Council of Europe and countries from all around the world, to exchange information and best practices on the health and prevention policies in the fight against doping;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Is of the opinion that doping is also a growing problem in the recreational sport sector, where education and information campaigns and experienced and professional instructors and trainers are needed to help influence a healthy behaviour relating to doping;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the threat of health epidemics, hooliganism and terrorism requires new efforts to ensure operational safety and security at sports events; Encourages the Commission to adopt recommendations for the creation of minimum safety standards for sport events to respond to the new challenges in the sport industry and to ensure that players and supporters are as safe as possible; Calls on the Member States to sign and ratify without delay the Council of Europe Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is of the opinion that sports needs to deal effectively with racism and discrimination in order to remain a powerful tool of social inclusion and integration; Condemns strongly all forms of discrimination, racism and sexism in sport and u; Underlines the need to prevent such behaviour and to implement various monitoring mechanisms to improve the recording of such incidents and help combat inequalities, social barriers, stereotypes and prejudice;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes investment in sportand finance in sport and sport organisations provided that it is sustainable, transparent, subject to strict controls and not detrimental to the integrity of competitions and athletes;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Welcomes the annual EU Sport Forum promoting dialogue with stakeholders from international and European sport federations, the Olympic movement, European and national sport umbrella organisations and other sport- related organisations; Points out that the dialogue structure with stakeholders, functions of the forum and follow up of the discussion needs to be further improved;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Believes that an integrated approach to equality between women and men in sports can help avoid stereotypes and create a positive social environment for all; Welcomes initiatives seeking to reduce the gender-based remuneration gap and awards disparities between women and men in sport;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes initiatives which encourage gender equality in decision- making roles in sport; Calls on the sport organisations to pay particular attention to the gender dimension in sport and to commit and improve the gender balance and representation of women in the boards and executive committees of all organisations, which is still at a very low level;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Underlines that the economic significance of sport has to be seen in a wider cross-border context and for that comparable data is needed; Acknowledges the importance of sport satellite accounts (SSAs) in Member States, measuring the economic impact of sport in the national context; calls on the Commission to develop a European sport satellite account which should provide more reliable and comparable data and broader assessment of the economic importance of sport by involving more actively policy-makers, experts and sport stakeholders;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Underlines the need for appropriate representation of all stakeholders in the EU sport policies; Invites the Commission to improve the working structures and composition of the existing Expert Groups as regards as NGOs, sport representativeness and experts willing to contribute to development of EU sport policy, are concerned;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that sport buildsinvesting in sport will help us build united and inclusive societies, move barriers and enable people to respect each other by building bridges across cultures and ethnic and social divides;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Emphasises the role of sport in social inclusion and integratingon of refugees, migrants and asylum- seekers and minority groups; Welcomes the first ever Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and calls for similar initiatives to take place at national and European level so that refugees, migrants and asylum-seekers athletes will have the possibility to compete at sport competitions;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. RUnderlines the importance of education through sport and the potential of sport to help get socially vulnerable youngsters back on track; Calls on the Member States, national associations, leagues and clubs to recognises the importance of grassroots sport in preventing and fighting radicalisation and develop and support initiatives in this respect;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Supports effective dual career systems and access to further education and vocational training for athletes; Calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitate athletes' cross-border mobility, harmonise recognition of sport and education qualifications, including the recognition of non-formal and informal education acquired through sports;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Member States in collaboration with educational institutions to promote cross-border exchange of athletes and provide access to athletic scholarships supported by the necessary facilities resources and academic flexibility for athletes, so that professional sportspeople can simultaneously obtain a university education and compete in sport competitions;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Stresses that the lack of physical activity is identified by WHO as the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality having considerable direct and indirect social and economic impact and costs for Member States; Is concerned that despite the considerable costs and significant impact on general health, physical activity levels are falling across some Member States;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)
Paragraph 29 c (new)
29c. Encourages Member States and the Commission to make physical activity a political priority in the next EU Work Plan on Sport, especially for young people and vulnerable communities from socially deprived areas where physical participation is low;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 d (new)
Paragraph 29 d (new)
29d. Reiterates that physical education at school is a an essential entry point for children to learn life skills, attitudes, values, knowledge and understanding to help them develop patterns for lifelong physical activity participation and health life style behaviours;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines that promotion of physical education and participation in sport in schools at a very young age and universities, as well as by older people, is vital; Calls on the Member States to ensure that sport is a subject in the curriculum of schools at all levels of education;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Underlines that participation of people in sports and physical activities is lower amongst the lower socio-economic groups and people living in socially deprived areas; Highlights that sport should be better promoted among socially excluded groups in the EU;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31b. Calls on Member States to ensure full and equal access to public sports facilities, equipment and apparatus, including investment in their maintenance and foster the establishment of new sports clubs particularly in rural and disadvantaged urban areas;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 c (new)
Paragraph 31 c (new)
31c. Encourages Member States to involve sports associations and non- governmental organisations in the urban planning and construction of sport facilities, so that the special needs of the public and in particular of vulnerable groups such as disabled people are taken into account;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)
Paragraph 32 c (new)
32c. Calls on the Member States and sport organisation to promote equal opportunities and gender equality in sport by encouraging young women to participate in sports and physical activities and enabling female athletes to reconcile their family and professional sports life;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Stresses that funding is an important EU policy toll used to improve key fields of EU activity in sport; Calls on the Commission to allocate more funds to sport and to better mainstream the funds under ERASMUS+, with a focus on grassroots sport and education, to enhance its visibility and to improve the mainstreaming of sport into other funding programmes; Urges the Commission to provide sustainable financial support through the Erasmus+ to implement dual career policies for athletes in the Member States, to promote and support dual career exchange of athletes and foster further research in this area;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Supports measures promoting the mobility of volunteers in sport; Recognises the important role of volunteers in sport, who contribute to both social and economic value of sport, particularly at grassroots level; Encourages Member States to recognise the work of volunteers in the next EU Work plan for sport by supporting measures to promote the mobility and skills development of volunteers in sport and exchange of best practices in volunteering; Calls on the Commission to allocate in Erasmus +, and in particular the chapter on grassroots sports, a special budget line or a pilot project to promote and help the work of volunteers at grassroots level;
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Asks the Commission to issue guidelines on the application of anti-trust and state aid rules in sport taking into account the social, cultural and educational goals of sport;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Maintains that the selling of TV rights on a centralised, exclusive and territorial basis with equitable sharing of the revenue is essential for the sustainable funding of sport at all levels and to ensure a level playing field; Emphasises that sporting events which are regarded as being of major importance for society should be accessible to the widest possible range of people and should not be broadcasted on an exclusive basis;