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EU and Governing Bodies

EU and Governing Bodies. A challenge to understand where we are going Live in Germany work in the UK and support the EU. Lisbon Treaty. Dec 2009 the EU had a “soft” competency in sport. What did this offer then?. EU programme backed with a budget Promotion of sport for health and education

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EU and Governing Bodies

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  1. EU and Governing Bodies A challenge to understand where we are going Live in Germany work in the UK and support the EU

  2. Lisbon Treaty Dec 2009 the EU had a “soft” competency in sport

  3. What did this offer then? • EU programme backed with a budget • Promotion of sport for health and education • EU to speak with one voice on sport • Acknowledged the specificity of sport • Fairness and openness in competition • Co-operation between sporting bodies • Protecting sports participants

  4. Specificity • Sport is and should be subject to EU Law • Sport is however different in many ways and this must be taken into account • Sets out its difference in its rules • The structure of sport has its own autonomy

  5. White paper-rules of the game • rules fixing the length of matches or the number of players on the field of play; • rules concerning the selection criteria for sporting competitions; • rules on ‘at home’ and ‘away from home’ matches; • rules preventing multiple ownership in club competitions; • rules concerning the composition of national teams; • rules against doping; and • rules concerning transfer periods

  6. Why does football drive the agenda? • Study on the economic and legal aspects of the transfer of players • Volunteering in sport? • Support for the EYOF? • Numbers of foreign players • National Championships • Governance

  7. Aquatics The impact of the EU goes far beyond the EU with 51 Federations in Europe effected

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