Activities of Laurence FARRENG related to 2021/2058(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on EU sports policy: assessment and possible ways forward
Amendments (31)
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 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas sport is a growing economic sector contributing to growth and jobs in the EU and therefore to its prosperity as well as to its international influence;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas EU sports policy must support both elite and grassroots sports as well as active leisures;
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 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets the absence of sport in the EU4Health programme, even though physical activity and a healthy lifestyle are key factors in improving European citizens health;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to set up regular high-level structured cooperation with all sports stakeholders, particularly the federations, and other institutions to deliver more targeted and accountable recommendations for action on the challenges facing the sport sector;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges the diversity of models and approaches across sports and countries while considering that the common foundation of European sport needs to be further enhanced and protected, and in particular the links between grassroots sports and elite sports, both of which are closely linked;
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 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges public authorities, sports federations and organisations to uphold values such as human rights, democracy and the rule of law when awarding host status for major sporting events, as well as in the choice of sponsors; calls for particular attention to be paid to the working conditions of sports infrastructure construction staff and to the environmental impact of major events;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses the need for the European institutions, Member States and federations to make the European Union a venue for major sporting events that are innovative, inclusive and environmentally ambitious;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that a renewed commitment to good governance is needed in order to rebalance the social and economic elements in sport and to ensure that stakeholder representation, particularly the athletes, in decision- making bodies is respected;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges sports governing bodies to implement measures on diversity and inclusion, in particular to address the low numbers of women and ethnic minorities in leadership positions;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Draws attention to the prominent role of sports agents or intermediaries and the unbalanced relationship that can exist between them and young athletes; notes the need for a rules-based approach towards regulation of the activities of sport agents or intermediaries;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Insists that fighting corruption in sport requires transnational cooperation among all stakeholders and authorities, and needs to be linked to policies to combat money laundering and organised crime;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses the need to ensure the protection of young players from developing countries and to combat the fraud and trafficking to which they may be subjected;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. In the absence of a European regulation on gambling, especially sports gambling, calls on Member States to firmly fight against the abuses of this sector, including the proliferation of fraudulent sites and predatory practices, but also to protect minors and vulnerable people from the risks of addiction;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that sports policy and legislation support gender equality, with particular attention to media coverage, remuneration gaps, award disparities and harassment, but also by fighting against gender stereotypes that are still present, by involving political authorities, federations and broadcasters;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Member States to offer equal financial rewards to their Olympic and Paralympic champions and to support Olympians and Paralympians with low incomes;
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 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. Calls on the Member States and federations to include first aid classes in the training of young people and athletes;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Member States and public authorities to develop sports infrastructure and to increase the amount of physical education and extracurricular physical activities in schools, while instigating a change of mentality in the recognition of the importance of sport as a school discipline;
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 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create a system for the recognition of qualifications gained by volunteers, in line with the EU Skills Strategy, and building on the already existing ECTS and ECVET systems;
Amendment 146 #
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 all sports; calls on the European Commission to allow REACT-EU funding for projects related to sports infrastructures, provided that they are sustainable and participate to the economic and tourist attractiveness of a territory;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses the need to further increase funding for sport, beyond Erasmus +;
Amendment 169 #
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, particularly the LIFE programme;
Amendment 174 #
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 and investments under the Recovery and Resilience Facility; draws the attention of the Commission and the managing authorities to the lack of human and material resources available to small sports clubs and associations in order to access European funding and asks that they be given targeted support;
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 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Calls for the EU institutions to launch a debatework on the future of e-sport and to present a study on its social and economic impact; stresses the need to recognise and access this flourishing sector, driven by European flagships, but for which there is still little regulation in terms of player training and the competitions themselves;