The White Paper is the Commission's contribution to the European debate on the importance of sport in our daily lives. This is the first time that sportrelated issues have been addressed in such a comprehensive manner at EU level.

brochure - 2007 - 21 pages

Europe is the cradle of the Olympic idea. Sport attracts the vast majority of European citizens and most of the popular international sport disciplines and competitions are practised here. Sport fulfils an important societal role which adds to its sporting and economic dimensions. It provides services which are vital to the well-being of society. Public actors, including the European Union, have thus a significant responsibility for supporting sport. This has been acknowledged at the highest European political level in various political statements, such as the 1997 Amsterdam Declaration and the 2000 Nice Declaration.

brochure - 2007 - 208 pages

The DG EAC Sport Unit wished to renew the poll it had commissioned in 2003, related to the practice and the image of sport within the European Union. Indeed, 2004 has been a year rich in prestigious sports events such as the European Football Championship, commonly called Euro 2004, organised in Portugal and the Athens Olympic Games. This poll also took place while the European year of education through sport 2004 came to an end. This initiative of the European Union aims to promote the educational and social values of sports in the European Union.

brochure - 2004 - 65 pages

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CD - 2004 - 0 pages