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Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2016/2143(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

An integrated approach to Sport Policy: good governance, accessibility and integrity (short presentation) EL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2143(INI)

Amendments (15)

Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
– having regard to the Protocol (No 1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the role of National Parliaments in the European Union,
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 b (new)
– having regard to Protocol (No 2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the integrity of sport is of paramount importancet;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas good governance in sport refers to anshould respect the appropriate regulation of sport through principles of effective, transparent, ethical and democratic management;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ζ
Ζ. whereas a number ofin general sports organisations have not taken strong initiatives to improve governance in sport and the members of many of them have been directly implicated in corruption scandals;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas doping remathe practice of doping is increasinsg and spreading, threat toening sport integrity and athletes’ health;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas athletes, who are often minors, face increasing economic pressures and are treated as commodities;(Does not affect the English version.)
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Sa. whereas, due to the fierce competition that exists in modern professional sport, professional athletes who fail to distinguish themselves at international and / or national level face serious problems in earning a living;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that good governance must be a condition for the autonomy of sports organisations, in compliance with the principles of transparency, accountability and democracy; stresses therefore that the autonomy of sports federations is not self- evident and State authorities should intervene where the functioning and activities of sports federations harm the public interest;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses that sport, as a pre- eminent social event, is a vector of social values; warns of the dangers of a normalisation of transgressive behaviour, the commercialisation of human life and other alienating processes promoted by modern professional sport and calls on all actors, in particular political actors, to put an end to these phenomena as soon as possible;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that sport builds bridges across cultures and ethnic and social divides;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Emphasises the role of sport in integrating refugees, migrants and asylum-seekers;deleted
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Supports the mobility of coaches and exchange of good practices with a focus on the recognition of qualifications and technical innovations;deleted
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Considers that traditional sports are part of the European cultural heritage and should therefore be disseminated and protected;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
42. Recommends that the Member States introduce possibilities for VAT exemption in grassroots sport and tax breaks for volunteers active in sport;deleted
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT