European Structures and Funding for Sport

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European Structures and Funding for Sport

• James MacDougall
• European and International Officer
• 10 June 2008

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Structure of Sport in Europe

EUROPEAN LOBBYISTS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
SPORTS UNIT
INTER-SERVICE GROUP
ENGSO
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
PROPOSES LEGISLATION BUDGET
EUROPEAN SPORTS OFFICE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
APPROVES LEGISLATION BUDGET
EUROPEAN GOVERNING BODIES
MEMBER STATES
IMPLEMENTS LEGISLATION
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History of European Sport
Jul-Dec 2005 British Presidency of EU Jun
2006 European Independent Sports Review
Mar 2007 Belet Report into European
Football Jul 2007 European Commission White
Paper on Sport Dec 2007 Signing of
Treaty of Lisbon
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History of European Sport
May 2008 European Parliament Report on the
White Paper May 2008 Culture, Media
and Sport Committee Report on the White
Paper Dec 2009 Ratification of the European
Treaty 2009 Potential Launch of EU sports
policy
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Funding in the White Paper on Sport

• Lifelong Learning Programme
• European Qualifications Framework
• Europe for Citizens
• Youth in Action
• PROGRESS
• 6. European Social Fund

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Funding in the White Paper on Sport

• European Regional Development Fund
• European Integration Fund
• DAPHNE III
• Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
• Prevention and Fight against Crime
• 12. LIFE

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Project Requirements

• Youth in Action
• participation of young people
• cultural diversity
• European citizenship
• inclusion of young people with fewer
  opportunities

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Paralympic School Day

• Host European Paralympic Committee
• Fund Life Long Learning programme
• Grant 210,000
• Creating awareness in schools about persons with
  disabilities

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Volunteering World Sailing Games 2006

• Host Austrian Sailing Association
• Fund Youth in Action
• Grant n/a
• Mobilising young Europeans to volunteer in the
  World Sailing Games

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Kick It!

• Host Universum Publishing House
• Fund Socrates/ Lingua
• Grant 370,000
• Young sports club members experiencing foreign
  languages with sport

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New Funding Streams for Sport

• Preparatory Actions for 2009
• Sport and Health
• Education
• Voluntary work
• Conferences and seminars
• Disabled sports

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• Thank you for your attention, I hope that you
  enjoyed the presentation.
• James MacDougall
• European and International Officer
• CCPR
• jmacdougall_at_ccpr.org.uk or 020 7976 3932