Activities of Silvia COSTA related to 2011/2087(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Explanations of vote
Amendments (15)
Amendment 8 #
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 the various technical abilities, in accordance with the principles of ‘sport for all’;
Amendment 49 #
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 basirequires a predictable legal framework built on guidelines,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the importance of encouraging participation in sports activities in schools and universities, including primary schools, where physical play activities promote the development of children’s psychomotor skills;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages Member States to permanently include sport in programmes and services for persons in social difficulties, particularly in relation to the integration of immigrants, and calls on sports organisations to adopt appropriate training programmes for professionals and volunteers;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to support the fight against doping, while respecting athletes’ individual freedom, inter alia by means of prevention and information campaigns aimed at children and young people who are starting to engage in sports; urges the Member States to treat trafficking in illegal performance-enhancing substances in the same way as trafficking in illegal drugs and to adopt national legislation to this end;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support European organisations for the promotion and implementation of the recommendations of the European Charter of Women’s Rights in Sports;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support and encourage European research into the specific character of female sporting activities, the reasons why women and girls give up sport and the persistence of inequalities in women’s access to sport;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission to encourage the exchange of principles and good practices with regard to equal opportunities for people of both genders in the various educational contexts of the Member States and to allocate funding to the creation of multiple-use facilities providing opportunities to practise various sports;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support the training of women to perform technical, organisational and management roles in sports science and to develop, implement and monitor objectives and activities to improve gender policies in sports science;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Calls on Member States to support the development and dissemination through the mass media of a correct approach to female sporting activity predicated on the assumption that differences are an asset, not a limitation, and promoting the pursuit of various sports;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reaffirms its attachment to the European model of sport, within which federations and other types of association play a central role and which has clubs and volunteers at its base;
Amendment 235 #
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; underlines the need for appropriate representation of all stakeholders in sports institutions and for the promotion of fora for social dialogue among sports institutions, local and regional institutions, sports NGOs and public and private agencies which promote sporting activities;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Expresses its concern about the disturbing proliferation of cases of maladministration of clubs;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 4
Paragraph 25 – indent 4
– to set up a mobility programme for young athletand relevant measures for young amateur athletes, clubs, associations, schools, and sport academies, to enable them to learn new training methods and develop their European awareness and to encourage intercultural dialogue;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Proposes that the European flag should be flown at major sports events held on EU territory and elsewhere and suggests that it should be displayed on the clothing of athletes from Member States;