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Introduction
In its resolution on the White Paper on Sport of 14 April 2008, the European Parliament called on the Commission to propose an EU sport programme as well as Preparatory Actions in the field of sport as of 2009. The Parliament approved a budget for the first Preparatory Action in December 2008.
Each year the Commission adopts an Annual Work Programme on grants and contracts for the preparatory actions in the field of sport and special events.
In 2011: C(2011)2680 
(EN FR DE)
In 2010: C(2010)2496 (EN FR DE)
In 2009: C(2009)1685 (EN FR DE)
The objective of these Preparatory Actions is to prepare future EU actions in this field, on the basis of the priorities set in the 2007 White Paper on Sport and the 2011 Communication on Developing the European Dimension in Sport:
- Providing policy support for the identification of future policy actions in the area of sport through studies, surveys, conferences and seminars
- Testing the establishment and functioning of suitable networks and good practices through calls for proposals
- Promoting greater European visibility at sporting events