Activities of Tomasz FRANKOWSKI related to 2021/2058(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU sports policy: assessment and possible ways forward (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT on EU sports policy: assessment and possible ways forward
Amendments (51)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 22 July 2020 on effective measures to ‘green’ Erasmus+, Creative Europe and the European Solidarity Corps;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
— having regard to the European Sports Charter and Code of Sports Ethics of the Council of Europe, as revised on 16 May 2001;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the development of sports infrastructure is an important element in improving the quality of life and economic opportunities in smaller remote and disadvantaged areas, in order to retain young people and reduce the risk of depopulation;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas grassroots sport contributes to the development of skills among young people and promotes civic participation through volunteering;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas illegal streaming of live sport events threatens the financial stability of both professional and grassroots sports which depend on the revenues from sport broadcasting rights;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas women still are underrepresented in sport, both in the governing bodies, but also in the media sphere;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Strengthening visibility, cooperation and mainstreaming sport in EU policies;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the visibility and sport perspective across policy areas at EU level through adding sport to the title of the portfolio of the Commissioner in charge;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls also in this regard to establish the EU Sport Coordinator who would be the European Commission contact and visible reference point;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Invites sport stakeholders to actively participate in the Conference on the Future of Europe which also covers sport related issues;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Acknowledges the recent adoption of the revised European Sports Charter within the Council of Europe which highlights the common features of a framework for European sport and its organisation and invites EU institutions to strive for consistency, cooperation and solidarity at continental level, while taking initiative in the field of sport policy;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a European sports model that recognises the need for a strong commitment to integrating the principles of solidarity, sustainability, inclusiveness, open competition and sporting merit, sporting merit, fairness and accordingly strongly opposes breakaway competitions that undermine such principles and endanger the stability of the overall sports ecosystem;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Acknowledges sport clubs as the foundation of a European sports model offering everyone the possibility to engage in sport locally, especially young people, regardless of their cultural or socio- economic background;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the need for increased solidarity and financial redistribution, as well as exchanges in skills and know-how, especially between professional and grassroots sport;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the need for more targeted and increased solidarity and financial redistribution, especially between professional and grassroots sport;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on sport organisations to respect the established frequency of international sports tournaments, especially the European and World Championships while taking into account domestic competitions and the health of athletes and players;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Acknowledges the efforts made by sport organisations and federations to ensure the implementation of good governance principles in sport;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on all sport stakeholders organisations to attain the appropriate levels of representativeness and professionalisation as a prerequisite for involvement in collective decision-making processes;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the EU institutions to promote the fundamental rights of athletes, including athlete representation in decision-making, freedom of association, collective bargaining and non- discrimination;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Acknowledges the recent reforms in the football transfer market, which include the establishment of a clearing house, licensing system and caps on agents’ commissions;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Notes that European frameworks are also necessary to improve player transfer systems and calls on relevant sports bodies and stakeholders to ensure the protection of players and strengthen labour market regulations to meet European specificities, standards and objectives;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Highlights the need for capacity building to better fight and reduce the prevalence of doping in sport and maximize the health benefits generated by the practice of clean sport by the European youth, by implementation of a specific strategy that includes close collaboration and information sharing with the law enforcement agencies in all EU countries;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on law enforcement and sports anti-corruption units to collect, analyse and investigate intelligence on betting and sports fraud and the people involved;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Calls on international, European and national sports organisations and stakeholder representative organisations to take action to overcome the under- representation of women in leadership positions and on boards;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23d. Calls on the Member States to adopt special support measures to enable children from socially disadvantaged families to have access to sports that involve particularly high costs; notes with concern that many children in particular are excluded from participating in winter sports due to the high cost of purchasing equipment and the expensive fees for using the largely privately owned infrastructure;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to recognise the importance and support the social inclusion of persons with fewer opportunities, refugees, ethnic minorities and the LGBTQI+ community in sport;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Member States to step up efforts towards the inclusion in sports activities and programmes of persons with mental and physical disabilities, and to increase visibility in the media of competitions involving athletes with disabilities;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses that sport for people with disabilities not only faces a lack of media attention, but also a lack of funding and inadequate infrastructure for athletes; calls on Member States to pay particular attention to these shortcomings and to take measures to remove all barriers to access to sports opportunities for people with disabilities;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recalls that the EU population faces demographic challenges such as an ageing population, and that specific attention should be paid to encouraging active ageing through physical activity;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on each sporting organisation to be committed to being inclusive and open to all members of the community regardless of age, disability and cultural background;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Insists that young athletes originating from developing countries must benefit from a proper legal status in Europe and support with the assessment and monitoring of their contracts;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Stresses the need for sports authorities to take into account the protection of athletes' mental health in the same way as their physical health;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Member States and public authorities to develop sports infrastructure, especially in smaller remote regions and disadvantaged areas, and to increase the amount of physical education and extracurricular physical activities in schools;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes initiatives and campaigns to encourage physical activity such as the European Week of Sport, #BeActive and HealthyLifestyle4All, and encourages the Commission to intensify communication about these events in the Member States, particularly targeted towards schools;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for the EU guidelines on dual careers of athletes to be implemented and promoted in each Member State, and extended to all sport staff engaged in structured sport and for specific retraining initiatives;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Highlights the role of coaches and sport staff in developing the skills of and in educating young people; notes with satisfaction the inclusion of sport staff mobility in the Erasmus + 2021-2027 programme, and calls on the Commission, the National Agencies and the federations to raise awareness about this new opportunity;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Highlights the role of coaches and sport staff in developing the skills of and in educating young peoplechildren and young people and stresses that the adequate training plays a key role in encouraging participation in sport and in ensuring a safe environment for all;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Reiterates that young European athletes often face the challenge of reconciling their sporting careers with their training or professional activities; underlines the importance of dual training or higher education for young European athletes, particularly in terms of long-term social and professional security; Reiterates its call on the Commission, Member States, sports federations and clubs to promote dual training through vocational education and training and higher education for young European athletes, in particular for aspiring professional athletes, in all Member States and in all sports at an early stage and in the long term, to intensify European exchanges on best practices, and calls on the Commission to consider activating the new Erasmus+ programme for the cross-border mobility of athletes in dual training;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop common standards at the European level to ensure that all coaches have the appropriate skills and training to coach children and young people;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. CRecognises the valuable contributions that sports volunteers bring to a society and calls on the Commission and the Member States to create a system for the recognition of qualifications gained by volunteers, including coaches working as volunteers;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Stresses the need for training of quality human resources (PE teachers, coaches...), for investing in quality sport venues in schools, and contributing to the involvement of the communities and entourage in school sport;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 b (new)
Paragraph 33 b (new)
33b. Highlights the role of school sport organisations by the public authorities and sport clubs. Fostering the cooperation between school sport organisations and clubs as main vectors of youth practices and learning process;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Insists on the need for support mechanisms to get the sport sector back on track in the wake of COVID-19, including through national support funds, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the structural funds;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Welcomes the higher budget for sport under the new Erasmus+ programme and supports further synergies between programmes and funds and make a better use of this tool to support recovery in sport;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Highlights the importance of the preparatory actions and pilot projects in the field of sport which provide additional funding for grassroots sport and give promising results;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Urges the EU institutions to considerably increase the percentage of budget dedicated to grassroots sport under the Erasmus+ Programme in the new financial perspective;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 b (new)
Paragraph 36 b (new)
36b. Urges the EU institutions to considerably increase the percentage of budget dedicated to grassroots sport under the Erasmus+ Programme in the new financial perspective;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls on national, regional and local authorities to recognise the key role of sport and physical activity in fields such as urban regeneration, tourism and territorial cohesion and to prioritise them in cohesion policy a, specifically on European Social Fund Plus and on European Regional and Development Fund investments and under the Recovery and Resilience Facility;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Underlines the need to ensure environmental sustainability when promoting the development of sport and the organisation of sporting events; notes the important efforts already undertaken by clubs and federations;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take into account safety measures to prevent sexual assault when planning, building and maintaining sports infrastructures;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Calls on the Commission to effectively tackle the growing problem of illegal streaming of live sport events without delay;