2021/2058(INI) EU sports policy: assessment and possible ways forward
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | CULT |
FRANKOWSKI Tomasz ( EPP)
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HEIDE Hannes ( S&D),
FARRENG Laurence ( Renew),
VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL Viola ( Verts/ALE),
DA RE Gianantonio ( ID),
SLABAKOV Andrey ( ECR),
GEORGOULIS Alexis ( GUE/NGL)
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Lead committee dossier:
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RoP 54
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RoP 54Subjects
Events
2022/03/18
EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2021/11/23
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
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2021/11/23
EP - Decision by Parliament
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The European Parliament adopted by 597 votes to 36, with 55 abstentions, a resolution on EU sports policy: assessment and possible ways forward.
Sport contributes to strengthening European integration and to the EU’s position in international cooperation. COVID-19 has had an adverse economic and social impact on the sport sector. The EU should seek to further develop the European dimension of sport by supporting both elite and grassroots sport, which play a key role in the social, cultural and educational life of European citizens and promote the values of democracy, respect, solidarity, diversity and equality.
Strengthening visibility, cooperation and the mainstreaming of sport in EU policies
Parliament called on the EU to adopt a more holistic approach to sports policy and step-up efforts to mainstream it into other EU policies . With this in mind, it called on the Commission to present a communication on the future of sport and to establish regular structured high-level cooperation with all sport stakeholders and other institutions in order to make more targeted and accountable recommendations for action on current challenges in the sport sector.
Members suggested adding sport to the title of the portfolio of the Commissioner in charge. They called for the creation of an EU sport coordinator who would be the visible reference point for the Commission on this issue. Parliament should play a more active role in sports diplomacy and be more involved in establishing a framework for regular political debate and action on sport.
Enhancing the principles of a European sports model
Members called for a European sports model based on values, voluntary activities and solidarity that recognises the need for a strong commitment to integrating the principles of solidarity, sustainability, inclusiveness for all, open competition, sporting merit and fairness. They accordingly strongly opposed breakaway competitions that undermine these standards and endanger the stability of the overall sports ecosystem.
Recognising the role of federations in governing their sport and sports clubs as the foundation of a European sports model offering everyone the opportunity to engage in sport locally, the resolution highlighted the need for more targeted and increased solidarity and more financial redistribution, as well as exchanges in skills and know-how, especially between professional and grassroots sport. Sports federations to implement a solidarity mechanism based on a fair and binding distribution method that ensures the adequate funding of amateur and grassroots sport.
Parliament also insisted that major sporting events should no longer be awarded to countries where these fundamental rights and values are repeatedly violated.
Ensuring safe, inclusive and equal sport
The Commission and the Member States are called on to involve all relevant stakeholders in ensuring that sports policy and legislation support gender equality, with particular attention to tackling all forms of violence and harassment , gender stereotypes, low visibility and media coverage, and disparities in wages, premium pay and awards. Members expressed support for the social inclusion of persons with fewer opportunities, refugees, ethnic minorities and the LGBTQI+ community in sport. Funding should be increased for people with disabilities and children should be safeguarded from abuse.
The fundamental rights of athletes should be protected, including their representation in decision-making, freedom of association, collective bargaining and non-discrimination.
The resolution stressed a zero-tolerance approach to racism and violence in sport . The Commission, Member States and federations should develop measures to prevent such incidents and to adopt effective penalties and measures to support victims.
Public authorities are called upon to develop sports facilities , and to increase the number of hours devoted to physical education, active breaks and extracurricular physical activities in schools, while instigating a change in mentality in the recognition of the importance of sport as a school discipline.
Helping sport to ensure a successful recovery
Members insisted on the need for support and dedicated funding mechanisms to get the sport sector and all sports back on track in the wake of COVID-19, including through national support funds, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and EU structural funds. The EU institutions are urged to considerably increase the budget dedicated to grassroots sport under the Erasmus+ programme in the next financial programming period.
Supporting the transition to a sustainable and innovative future
The resolution underlined that in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, new ways of organising sporting events should be envisaged using the digital technologies available. Members called on the Commission to effectively tackle the growing problem of illegal streaming of live sport events without delay.
Documents
2021/11/22
EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
2021/11/08
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Details
The Committee on Culture and Education adopted an own-initiative report by Tomasz FRANKOWSKI (EPP, PL) on EU sports policy: assessment and possible ways forward.
Sport plays a key role in the social, cultural and educational life of European citizens and promotes values such as democracy, respect, solidarity, diversity and equality. It must be inclusive and open to all regardless of age, gender, disability or cultural and socioeconomic background.
Strengthening visibility, cooperation and the mainstreaming of sport in EU policies
Members called on the EU to adopt a more holistic approach to sports policy and step up efforts to mainstream it into other EU policies. With this in mind, they called on the Commission to set up regular high-level structured cooperation with all sports stakeholders and other institutions to deliver more targeted and accountable recommendations for action on the current challenges facing the sport sector. The report suggested adding sport to the title of the portfolio of the responsible Commissioner. It also called for the establishment of an EU sport coordinator who would be the Commission’s contact on the issue and a visible reference point. The increased involvement of Parliament is called for in order to provide a framework for regular political debate and action on sport, and on parliamentary scrutiny and monitoring with regard to the implementation of the strategic goals.
Enhancing the principles of a European sports model
Members called for a European sports model that recognises the need for a strong commitment to integrating the principles of solidarity, sustainability, inclusiveness for all, open competition, sporting merit and fairness, and accordingly strongly opposes breakaway competitions that undermine these standards and endanger the stability of the overall sports ecosystem.
Recognising the role of federations in governing their sport, the report highlighted the need for more targeted and increased solidarity and more financial redistribution, as well as exchanges in skills and know-how, especially between professional and grassroots sport. Sports federations to implement a solidarity mechanism based on a fair and binding distribution method that ensures the adequate funding of amateur and grassroots sport.
Members stated that the German club ownership model based on the 50+1 rule (whereby private investors are only allowed to own up to 49% of the shares) has served German football well and should be considered as a possible example of best practice as other countries seek to enhance their own models.
Ensuring safe, inclusive and equal sport
The Commission and the Member States are called on to involve all relevant stakeholders in ensuring that sports policy and legislation support gender equality , with particular attention to tackling all forms of violence and harassment, gender stereotypes, low visibility and media coverage, and disparities in wages, premium pay and awards. Members expressed support for the social inclusion of persons with fewer opportunities, refugees, ethnic minorities and the LGBTQI+ community in sport. Funding should be increased for people with disabilities and children should be safeguarded from abuse. Member States are urged to increase the amount of physical education, including daily physical activities, active breaks and extracurricular physical activities in schools.
Helping sport to ensure a successful recovery
Members insisted on the need for support and dedicated funding mechanisms to get the sport sector and all sports back on track in the wake of COVID-19, including through national support funds, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and EU structural funds. The EU institutions are urged to considerably increase the budget dedicated to grassroots sport under the Erasmus+ programme in the next financial programming period.
Supporting the transition to a sustainable and innovative future
The report underlined that in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, new ways of organising sporting events should be envisaged using the digital technologies available. Members called on the Commission to effectively tackle the growing problem of illegal streaming of live sport events without delay.
Documents
2021/10/26
EP - Vote in committee
2021/09/14
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2021/08/02
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2021/05/20
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2021/03/23
EP - FRANKOWSKI Tomasz (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in CULT
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2022)49
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0463/2021
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A9-0318/2021
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE697.530
- Committee draft report: PE696.306
- Committee draft report: PE696.306
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE697.530
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2022)49
Activities
- Asim ADEMOV
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Rosa D'AMATO
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- Petra KAMMEREVERT
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- Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ
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- Theodoros ZAGORAKIS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Peter POLLÁK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Maximilian KRAH
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Tomasz FRANKOWSKI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Elżbieta KRUK
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Votes
La politique des sports de l’Union européenne: bilan et pistes pour l’avenir - EU sports policy: assessment and possible ways forward - Sportpolitik der EU: Bewertung und mögliches weiteres Vorgehen - A9-0318/2021 - Tomasz Frankowski - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) #
2021/11/23 Outcome: +: 597, 0: 55, -: 36
PPE
The Left
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2021/2058(INI)
2021/09/14
CULT
204 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) — having regard to the Commission communication of 3 March 2021 entitled “Union of Equality: Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021 - 2030”;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the EU should aim to further develop the European dimension of sport while respecting its specific nature and autonomy;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 h (new) Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls on the Commission to recognise the importance and support the social inclusion of refugees, ethnic minorities and the LGBTQI+ community in sport; underlines that the visibility of the LGTBQI+ collective in sport remains a task to be developed, given the significant social weight that elite sport has in society and the positive social impact that can be achieved through increased publicity;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution 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 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls on the Commission to recognise the importance and support the social inclusion of people with disabilities refugees, ethnic minorities and the LGBTQI+ community in sport;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls on the Commission to recognise the importance and support the social inclusion of refugees, ethnic minorities and the LGBTQI+ community and all vulnerable groups in sport;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Urges sports bodies and public authorities to effectively tackle discrimination, violence and hate speech and to guarantee safe, inclusive sport for all athletes, spectators and staff in sport venues and online, while safeguarding that personal freedoms will not be hindered by no means;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Condemns the racist and discriminatory incidents at major international sporting events, but also in grassroots sport, and urges the Commission, the Member States and the federations to develop measures to prevent such incidents and to adopt effective penalties and measures to support the victims of racist violence;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Highlights that everyone in sport should be aware of their legal and ethical rights and responsibilities, and provide the procedures to strengthen child protection, eliminate discrimination, harassment and other forms of inappropriate behaviour;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Insists on a zero-tolerance approach in terms of hate speech, violence and hooliganism in sports;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Calls on the Member States to step up efforts towards the inclusion in sports activities and programmes of persons with disabilities; including through educational and awareness campaigns, specialised training for relevant actors; specific action towards ensuring the access of persons with disabilities to sports infrastructure, including attendance at sports events, training or participation in sports;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas EU sports policy must support both elite and grassroots sports as well as active leisures;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Calls on the Member States to step up efforts towards the inclusion in sport
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Calls on the Member States to step up efforts towards the inclusion in sports activities and programmes of persons with disabilities, improving as well visibility and media coverage;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Calls on the Member States to step up efforts towards the inclusion in sports activities and programmes of persons with disabilities and the elderly;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution 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) 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) 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 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls for the EU institutions, the Member States and sports organisations to prioritise policies that safeguard children from any form of abuse and provide access to remedies; calls on the Commission to systematically compile and evaluate empirical data and research results available in the Member States;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls for the EU institutions, the Member States and sports organisations to prioritise policies that safeguard children from any form of abuse and provide access to remedies, including legal advice and their timely protection;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution 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 119 #
Motion for a resolution 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 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas grassroots sport contributes to the development of skills among young people and promotes civic participation through volunteering;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution 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) 27c. Calls on the Member States and federations to include first aid classes in the training of young people and athletes;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls on the Member States and public authorities to develop sports infrastructure and to
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28.
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution 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 125 #
Motion for a resolution 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, including during weekends and holidays; insists that sports should be provided to children in schools for free;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution 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 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls on the Member States and public authorities to develop sports infrastructure, ensure access thereto for people with disabilities and to increase the amount of physical education and extracurricular physical activities in schools;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Calls on the Member States to encourage the introduction of active breaks during indoor curricular activities; notes that, according to recent scientific studies, short active breaks for physical exercise and relaxation during lessons help counteract cognitive fatigue and make the learning process more effective, while improving the mood and concentration levels of students;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Recalls that sports education has been most often suspended or limited due to the current COVID-19crisis and calls upon more common efforts to establish and resume, in safe conditions for professors and learners, this type of education across Europe, while at the same time helping it digitalize at a level that will enable the continuation, at a quality rate, of the activities involved;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution 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 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 b (new) 28b. Underlines the risk of some sports becoming exclusive and dominate by some clubs or private companies, and calls on the Commission to identify solutions to avoid potential monopoles or oligopolies in sports;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Welcomes initiatives and campaigns to encourage physical activity such as the European Week of Sport, #BeActive and HealthyLifestyle4All; underlines the importance of regular and thorough assessments of their outreach, efficiency and impact;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution 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 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 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 31. Highlights the role of coaches and sport staff in developing the skills of and in educating
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Highlights the role of teachers, youth workers, coaches and sport staff in developing the skills of and in educating young people;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution 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) 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 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Notes that traditional sports must be protected and particularly promoted as part of the European cultural heritage and regional identity;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas sport faces a range of challenges such as governance issues, corruption, match-fixing, doping, financing, digital piracy, purely profit- based models, human rights violations, discrimination and violence; environmental impact and sustainability;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33.
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution 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 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create a system for the recognition of qualifications gained by volunteers, safeguarding at the same time quality jobs and descent working and remuneration conditions;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Calls on the Commission and MS to create public and open platforms providing guidance for physical exercise online, which can be very useful not only in case of lockdowns but also in the case of isolated people in remote areas where no sport services are provided;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution 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) 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 146 #
Motion for a resolution 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 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Insists on the need for support and funding 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 148 #
Motion for a resolution 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 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Highlights the need for specially dedicated funds for sports recovery, given that along with harsh hit of COVID-19 to the sports-sector, there are extra burdens for sports academies, clubs and local agents which have also to pay for the extra costs of the hygiene protocols imposed on sports-events as well as on everyday training practice;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas sport is promoting social inclusion, mutual respect, intercultural dialogue, social cohesion and therefore the European integration;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 b (new) 34b. Highlights the necessity to support sports-tourism as one of the means to boost recovery and resilience of sports after the harsh hit of COVID-19 consequences;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses the need to further increase funding for sport, including grassroots sport, which has restrained resources, while it involves the majority of people participating in sport activities and, therefore, plays fundamental role for society’s physical and mental well-being;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses the need to further increase
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses the need to further increase funding for sport and earmark adequate resources for the building and restructuring of sports facilities;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses the need to further increase funding for sport, especially in grassroots sport, women’s sport, para-sport and the field of education;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses the need to further increase funding for sport, beyond Erasmus +;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Recalls the importance of protecting traditional sports and less popular sports across Europe and invites the Commission to establish a special strategy for their protection and development, even through digital means, of such type of activities; calls on the Commission to protect and develop the sports heritage of Member States and local European communities, by providing financial opportunities and support;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Urges the Commission and member states to support financially and by all means possible, local communities, local clubs and academies having in mind that amateur sport events had to be cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19 measures;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 b (new) 35b. Recalls that European Sports mostly rely on associations and small clubs and reiterates the important role those structures play in the development of sports across Europe; calls on the Commission to provide more funding and support for sport education and non- professional sports activities;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 b (new) 35b. Calls on the Commission to collect and provide evidence regarding the social and financial impact of low VAT for physical exercices services;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas women still are underrepresented in sport, both in the governing bodies, but also in the media sphere;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 c (new) 35c. Calls on MS to ensure that the VAT for physical exercise services is not high and to reduce it as much as possible, in order to facilitate the access of people to these services as well as to support the functioning of clubs and enterprises working in this field;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 d (new) 35d. Highlights that sport-related VAT rates are largely different across the EU, hindering competition and the functioning of the single market; notes that low category VAT rates for sport have been proven as rather important for the survival and competitiveness of the sector, especially after the harsh hit by COVID- 19;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 e (new) 35e. Calls on the Commission to include the sport-sectors in Annex III of the VAT Directive listing sectors of reduced VAT rates, or to the category of “special rates” of VAT according to the Articles 102-128 VAT Directive; Calls on the Commission to harmonize across the EU low-category VAT rates for all sport- relates sectors;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 f (new) 35f. Calls on MS to lower sport-related VAT rates to the lowest possible category, at least for a reasonable timeframe so that the sport-sectors may be supported against the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 g (new) 35g. Calls on the Commission and MS to provide tax deduction and/or other motivation schemes and tools to boost investing interest in the sport-sectors by businesses as well as individuals;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 h (new) 35h. Calls on the MS to plan campaigns encouraging physical exercise since many citizens and children have lost the habit of sport activities, because of the measures imposed by the pandemic, and urges the Member-States’ media to promote the transmission of such spots;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Welcomes the higher budget for sport under the new Erasmus+ programme and supports further synergies between programmes and funds such as the EU4Health programme, the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, INTERREG and the European Social Fund Plus; underlines that the removal of all obstacles in the application process at national level are key in this regard;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution 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, keeping in mind the key goal of promoting social inclusion;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution 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 169 #
Motion for a resolution 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 17 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 Strengthening visibility, cooperation and mainstreaming sport in EU policies;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution 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) 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) 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 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Calls on the Commission to work in creating common opportunities in sports across Europe, by developing common regulations in sports ensuring a level playing field in terms of financing, management and development;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution 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 175 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Calls on the Commission to develop a methodology for defining the criteria for measuring and monitoring the social impact of sports-related projects together with all relevant stakeholders including civil society, social partners and public authorities and to regularly update and present data on the social impact of sport;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40a. Calls for investing in research and innovation for the development of new ways of making sports, even under hygiene protocol restrictions and other crises situations that would require social and physical distancing;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 b (new) 40b. Calls for measures to strengthen doping prevention during and afterCOVID-19 lockdowns, to support athlete’s health as well promote fair play in European sports;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 c (new) 40c. Calls on the Commission and the Member-States to support, all sports- related websites that were affected by the lockdowns, the cancellations and the postponements of all sports events, since the COVID-19 pandemic began;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the EU to adopt a more holistic approach to sports policy and step up efforts to mainstream it into other EU policies, such as the EU Cohesion Policy;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 d (new) 40d. Calls for particular focus on certain sports - such as water sports, martial arts and all sports where physical contact is inevitable - and therefore are particularly affected by the COVID-19 in an absolute manner;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 e (new) 40e. Calls for all big sports clubs in the EU to set up a special fund in order to support amateur athletes and local clubs that have been hit by theCOVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution 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 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Underlines the need to ensure environmental sustainability, by providing relevant additional funds, when promoting the development of sport and the organisation of sporting events;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 a (new) 41a. Highlights the necessity of the inclusion of sport and physical activity within the New European Bauhaus; Acknowledges the potential for the development of active spaces and the promotion of sustainable sports infrastructure within the initiative; Calls for the Commission to ensure that projects involving sport and promoting physical activity, especially in public space are prioritised within the initiative;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Insists on the alignment of sport with the principles of the European Green Deal and its contribution to environmental education and behaviour change; Calls on the Commission and member states to support the sports sector with special funding and support schemes facilitating the green transition of the sector;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 a (new) 42a. Calls on the Member States to take into account European Green Deal objectives when constructing, extending and renovating sports facilities, in particular winter sports facilities, following sustainable and environmentally friendly procedures and using renewable and ecological materials, so as to counter the effects of climate change;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Calls on the Commission to establish minimum accessibility criteria, safety standards and sustainability benchmarks, for sports infrastructure, harmonized throughout the EU, supporting inclusion, as well as mobility of athletes and sport-related workers;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution 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 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Highlights the importance of innovation and cross-sectoral cooperation in sport, especially of developing digital tools to increase participation in physical activity; Underlines that in the current context new means of organising sport events should be envisaged, by making full use of the digital technologies available;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution 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 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Highlights the importance of innovation and cross-sectoral cooperation in sport, especially of developing digital tools to increase participation in physical activity, especially targeting young people, with the aim of establishing sport as a healthy habit;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new) 44a. Highlights the need for sports to not be excluded by the European digital transition; notes that on the other hand digital applications of sports so far bear challenges, especially for the youth, such as losing motivation for real physical activity as well as hindering real socialization; therefore, calls on the Commission and the Member States to design innovation schemes supporting the development of hybrid sports activities, combining the virtual and the digital world, while improving both physical and social engagement;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Calls on the Commission and the European Institute for Technology to create a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) in the field of sport to boost innovation and resilience, as well as monitoring, transnational collaboration, mobility and solidarity;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 a (new) 45a. Calls on the Commission and members states to support communication and dissemination of important and unknown aspects of sport such as the positive effects on the economy and society of sports and sport-related sectors and activities such as sport-tourism;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 a (new) 45a. Calls on the Commission to draft a strategy that will provide support measures for athletes affected by the pandemic; reiterates the need to develop a strategy supporting former athletes to ensure their access to jobs, skilling or reskilling;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Calls for the EU institutions to
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Calls for the EU institutions to launch a debate on the future
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 a (new) 46a. Notes that funding of sports should not be depended from the awards achieved; highlights that it is mainly the long-term and hard process towards the awards’ pursuance that mostly needs support and funding; Calls on the Commission and the MS to unlink financing of sports from their relevant awards-wins;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 a (new) 46a. Calls on the Commission to effectively tackle the growing problem of illegal streaming of live sport events without delay;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 b (new) 46b. Regrets that there are not currently institutionally established mechanisms for the voices of athletes to be heard, leading to them raising up for their needs and claims, sometimes threating their health and safety, only after they achieve high awards and/or acquire public recognition and celebrity, if ever; calls on the Commission and the MS for the establishment of mechanisms to ensure athletes’ active involvement to decision-making as well as to monitoring and control mechanisms safeguarding their health and safety;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution 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 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recognises the key contribution to sport made by small non-profit amateur associations and clubs;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 c (new) 46c. Regrets that there are incidents where athletes’ demands are not seriously taken under consideration even on international sport events and/or even when they set arguments about rules hindering gender equality while promoting sexism1a; Calls on the Commission and the MS to take measures to ensure athletes expression, development and contribution to the evolution of the rules governing their sport; __________________ 1a https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/nor wegian-women-s-beach-handball-team- fined-not-playing-bikinis-n1274453
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 d (new) Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 e (new) 46e. Calls on the MS and the Commission to dedicate a percentage of the RRF funding to exclusively support the sport-sectors;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 f (new) 46f. Calls on MS to dedicate to the sport-sectors 1,5 % of their RRF support; Calls on the Commission to encourage MS to dedicate to the sport-sectors 1,5% of their RRF support;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 g (new) 46g. Notes that professional athletes’ have to spent many hours a day for training, while following an overall disciplined way of life in the long-term leaving no-time for other professions, occupations, education or preparation for another career development; yet, there are MS where professional athletes, although called professionals, do not have access to social protection mechanisms, pension rights and overall labour protection, as they are not considered at all as workers; calls on MS and the Commission to take specific measures in order to ensure equal social and labour protection for athletes as for all European citizens;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Highlights the important contribution of sports to transnational collaboration and solidarity;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to set up regular high-level structured cooperation with all sports stakeholders and other institutions to deliver more targeted and accountable recommendations for action
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution 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 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the need to channel targeted funding into amateur and professional sports following the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of balance sheets and jobs;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to present a communication on the future of sport linked to the EU’s strategic goals, including the green and the digital transition, as well as social inclusion;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution 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) 4b. Calls also in this regard to establish the EU Sport Coordinator who would be the European Commission contact and visible reference point;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Insists on the increased involvement of Parliament in order to provide a framework for regular political debate and action on sport; and in the monitoring and parliamentary scrutiny with regard to the implementation of the strategic goals;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution 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 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 a (new) — having regard to the conclusions of the Council and of the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council on Access to sport for persons with disabilities (2019/C 192/06);
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Suggests the organization of regular yearly events where the Parliament may lead by example and support sports’ visibility;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution 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 32 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Acknowledges the importance of a European sports model based on
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution 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 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Acknowledges the diversity of
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution 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; stresses that such principles should be encouraged by sport events’ organisers, stakeholders in the sport sector, broadcasters, online intermediaries and national authorities;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution 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 for all, open competition, mobility and sporting merit, and fair play; strongly opposes breakaway competitions that undermine such principles and endanger the stability of the overall sports ecosystem;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls for the safeguarding of a European sports model
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution 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 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls for the creation of a European Framework regarding coaching, with clear rules concerning the proper pedagogy towards children and youth active in sports and the European values of respect for the body and the soul of all people and gender, social and ethnic equality;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls for the creation of a European Observatory that will monitor the implementation of the rules established, among other matters watching over cases of sexual harassment, physical and verbal violence, in particular in the case of minors, female athletes, and persons with disabilities;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Recognises the role of federations in governing their sport and encourages closer coordination with authorities and all relevant stakeholders; stresses the need for the Commission to address issues relating to the organisation of sport and its governing structures in the EU;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Recognises the role of federations in governing their sport and encourages closer coordination, cooperation and exchange of views with authorities and all relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution 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 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Highlights the need for increased solidarity and financial redistribution, especially between professional and grassroots sport; calls on Member States and sports federations to implement a mandatory solidarity mechanism based on a fair and binding distribution key that ensures a redistribution of revenues in favour of the amateur and grassroots level;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution 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 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Highlights the need for increased solidarity, more targeted funding and financial redistribution, especially between professional and grassroots sport;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Highlights the need for more targeted and increased solidarity and financial redistribution, especially between professional and grassroots sport;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Believes that the ownership model, whereby the clubs' spin-off corporations must hold the majority of voting rights and the club members thus retain control over the club (50+1 rule of the German Football League), is a best practice in the EU and calls on Member States, sports federations, national associations and leagues to engage in constructive dialogue and exchange on this model;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution 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 50 #
Motion for a resolution 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 51 #
Motion for a resolution 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; insists that, as a matter of principle, major sporting events should no longer be awarded to countries where these fundamental rights and values are not even remotely respected;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Urges public authorities, sports federations and organisations to uphold values
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Urges public authorities, sports federations and organisations to uphold values such as human rights, equality, inclusiveness, democracy and the rule of law when awarding host status for major sporting events;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Recalls its call in the own-initiative report of 2 February 2017 on an integrated approach to Sport Policy for the creation of transparency registers and transparency rules for player managers' remuneration, as well as minimum qualifications and licensing requirements for player managers, and calls on the Commission to consider a legal act in EU law;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution 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 56 #
Motion for a resolution 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 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Emphasises the need for sustainable management of professional sports clubs and companies; urges the Commission, the Member States and the sports federations to implement rules that ensure the sustainable economic stability of sports clubs and to review existing regulations for their efficiency;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution 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 59 #
Motion for a resolution 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 in decision- making bodies is respected and fairly balanced;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution 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 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Notes that governance structures of sports associations and the mere focus on profit maximisation in professional sport have contributed to the erosion of its role model effect and consequently hollowing out of the ideals of sport;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution 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 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Calls on the Commission to support measures to restore the credibility and integrity of professional sport and to develop recommendations for guidelines for good governance;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on international, European and national sports organisations and stakeholder representative organisations to implement the highest governance standards, which must be clearly defined and equally applied and harmonized throughout the EU;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Urges sports governing bodies to implement measures on diversity and inclusion,
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Urges sports governing bodies to implement measures on diversity and inclusion, in particular to address the low numbers of women
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Urges sports governing bodies to implement measures on diversity and inclusion, in particular to address the low numbers of women and
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution 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 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for the EU institutions to promote and protect the fundamental rights of athletes, including freedom of association, collective bargaining and non- discrimination; to this goal, strongly suggest to promote and ensure athlete representation in decision-making bodies;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution 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-
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas sport plays an important role in lowering the school dispersion and dropout rate;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on Member States, sports governing bodies and clubs to acknowledge the status of fans in sport by involving them their representation in governance and decision-making bodies;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls on the Commission to build on its existing work on social dialogue and to extend its scope to all
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes reforms and measures to improve transparency and accountability in the player transfer market across sports and urges further efforts; calls for a stronger commitment in promoting financial regulations for sport stakeholders in that regard;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Acknowledges that the recent reforms in the football transfer market, including the establishment of a clearing house, a licensing system for agents, caps on agents’ commissions are in the right direction; urges the relevant sport authorities to ensure the prompt implementation of these reforms;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution 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 75 #
Motion for a resolution 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) 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 77 #
Motion for a resolution 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 78 #
Motion for a resolution 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 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls on the Commission and the MS to take specific measures against the involvement of any funders’ or other stakeholders’ interests into the results of any sports’ competition;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas COVID-19 has had an adverse economic and social impact on the sport sector;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Calls on the European Commission to develop common guidelines to better fight doping;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Highlights the need for information and educational campaigns on the prevention of doping, match-fixing, corruption, sexual abuse and other integrity-related matters with a focus on amateur sport;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution 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 83 #
Motion for a resolution 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 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Highlights that in order to achieve a healthier society and upgrade physical inactivity rates in Europe, sports stakeholders, municipalities, and the sports community need to cooperate towards a more sustainable and inclusive sports sector;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution 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 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 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that sports policy and
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Calls on the Commission to examine, in particular, the possibility of proposing legislative acts in this area with a view to significantly improving the remuneration of women in sport, reducing the financial differentials between the gender and increasing the visibility of women's sport, particularly in media;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas COVID-19 has had an adverse impact on sport, especially at amateur level;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Regrets that there are incidents of violence and harassment is sports spoken only after many years later; calls on the Commission and the MS to tackle and prevent any kind of abuse, violence or harassment in sports;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23b. Calls on national sports federations to equalise premium payments for female and male athletes, following the example of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI);
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23b. Urges the Member-States’ media not to focus their media coverage on a merely ethno-centric approach;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution 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 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 c (new) 23c. Urges the Member-States’ media to cover more youth sports;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution 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 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 d (new) 23d. Calls on the Commission and Member States to design policies to support visibility for all sports, especially the sports that have less popularity and funding;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 e (new) 23e. Urges Commission to design policies and take specific measures to safeguard health of athletes and sport- staff by guaranteeing the presence of a doctors and medical staff at every sports event and at every training session;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 f (new) Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 g (new) source: 697.530
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