Activities of Emine BOZKURT related to 2011/2087(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European dimension in sport (debate)
Amendments (30)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to its declaration of 14 March 2006 on tackling racism in football1,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. SRecognises the specificity of sport, stresses however that sporting rules must at all times be in compliance with the EU laws and especially the Charter of Fundamental Rights; stresses the need for transparency and accountability in the governing structures of sport; calls on Sport Governing Bodies (SGBs) to adopt a zero-tolerance policy on corruption, to create independent teams for internal investigation and to establish close cooperation with law enforcement agencies;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
– having regard to Articles 6, 19 and 165 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Looks forward to the results of the Transfer Matching System of FIFA especially regarding transparency, financial fair play, combating of corruption and human trafficking; stresses the need for the system to comply with the EU law and data protection rules; calls on SGBs to link data from TMS with other anti-corruption systems for more effective monitoring in order to combat match fixing;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that minors should be protected at all times; calls on SGBs to scrutinise every exception made to the rule that transfers of minors are not allowed, on a case by case basis and to reduce these exceptions of the transfer of minors to an absolute minimum;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on SGBs to create a registration system for player's agents, accompanied by a code of conduct and a sanctioning mechanism; stresses the need for professionalizing the occupation of players agents with certificate or alike;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas sport contributes to achieving the EU's strategic objectives, as it highlights fundamental educational and cultural values and is a vector of integration, since it is open to all members of the public, regardless of their sex, ethnic origin, religion, age, nationality or, social situation or sexual orientation,
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need for a binding agreement between SGBs and betting organisations on monitoring matches and combating fraud in sports; calls on betting organisations to take responsibility for keeping the sector clean; and to cooperate with SGBs on these matters;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need to address unauthorised EU and non-EU based gambling operators as these are able to avoid sports fraud monitoring systems;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the fight against doping should be in full compliance with EU law, especially with the Charter of Fundamental Rights, privacy and data protection laws, as well as labour laws; calls on the World Anti-Doping Agency to create an accurate and easy-to-use whereabouts administration system in line with EU law; stresses the need for statistics; notes the importance of punishing the use of doping rather than missed tests;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Deplores the lack of attention on the fight against discrimination in the European Commission’s Sports Communication; endorses the applicability of EU non-discrimination legislation, banning all kind of discrimination, to the field of professional and amateur sports in the EU and calls on all Member States and the Commission to transpose and implement Directives 2000/78/EC and 2000/43/EC effectively;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Considers sport clubs and stadiums the working place of professional athletes, any form of discrimination is therefore in the workplace, calls on professional organisations and clubs in the field of sports to launch campaigns to tackle all forms of discrimination, racism, and xenophobia before, during participation in sports activities and during after-sports matches, inside and outside stadiums; calls for the publication of annual reports on progress in this area; calls for minimum sanctions and contract clauses regarding discrimination; calls on the Commission to monitor this process;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Fundamental Rights of sportspersons must be protected,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas between January 2010 and January 2011 more than 1100 transfers involving minors have been registered,
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the specific nature of sport arises from the sum of sport'’s individual and essential aspects which make it different from all other sectors of economic activity, and must be considered on a case-by-base basishowever should be subjected to European Law where appropriate and necessary,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas sport can play a part in various areas of the EU's external relations, among others by means of diplomacy,
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Asserts that sport has a social function and can be regarded as a useful way to foster cohesion, social integration and cultural understanding among people of different sexes, races, and faiths, and to combat intolerance racism and violence;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Marks the exemplary function of sport to society and urges sport governing bodies to take leadership in countering institutional discrimination by involving more minorities in leading positions;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to support the fight against doping, while respecting athletes' individual freedom’ Fundamental Rights; urges the Member States to treat trafficking in illegal performance-enhancing substances in the same way as trafficking in illegal drugs and to adopt and harmonise national legislation to this end, urges WADA to punish the use of doping rather than missed tests;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the fight against doping should be in full compliance with EU law, especially with the Charter of Fundamental Rights, privacy and data protection laws, as well as labour laws;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages Member States to ensure higher education for sportspeople and a harmonised recognition of their sports and education qualifications to enhance professional mobility;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on Member States to register supporters when buying tickets by name and to create a harmonised approach in setting and enforcing appropriate sanctions against supporters that have displayed violent or discriminatory behaviour, encourages Member States to share information and to enhance cooperation by means of an improved warning system for high risk matches;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that sportspeople should be entitled to the same social security rights as workersFinds it undesirable for professional athletes to have fewer rights than other contracted workers, considers that sportspeople should be entitled to the same social security rights as workers and it is therefore important that professional athletes have a broad and transparent range of rights as workers, including the right to join a trade union;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers Social Dialogue in sport an important tool for finding the balance between Fundamental Right and employment rights of sportspeople combined with the specific nature of sport;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that betting on sport is a form of commercial exploitation of competitions and calls on the Commission and the Member States to protect betting from unauthorised activities, in particular by recognising organisers' intellectual property rights with regard to their competitions, guaranteeing a significant contribution from betting operators towards funding mass-participationthe grassroots level of sport and by protection the integrity of competitions;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Encourages sports associations to cooperate with law enforcement agencies, among others by means of sharing information, for an adequate and efficient approach in tackling match fixing and other fraud in sports;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that good governance in sport is a condition for the autonomy and self- regulation of sports organisations, in compliance with the principles of transparency and democracy, and stresses the need for a zero-tolerance policy on corruption in sport; underlines the need for appropriate representation of all stakeholders in sports institutions;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that, as a regulated professional activity, the profession of sports agent should be subject to a minimum qualification from a higher education establishment and accompanied by a code of conduct and a sanctioning mechanism, and that sports agents'’ fiscal residence should be within EU territory;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Encourages sport associations to adjust the transfer window to end before the beginning of a competition;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to include on the agenda for cooperation with non-member States problems such as international player transfers, exploitation of underage players, piracy, match fixing and illegal betting;