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Regional development
The EU’s regional development policy aims to reduce regional disparities and strengthen social and economic cohesion across the EU.
Sport can be considered as a tool for local and regional development, urban regeneration and rural development. Synergies can be identified between sport and tourism (including leisure sports, such as winter sports in mountain areas, water sports in coastal and lake areas or golf tourism). Sport can also stimulate the upgrading of public infrastructure, such as transport networks.
More information
- Staff Working Document: 3.3 Sport as a tool for regional development
- Commission Directorate(s)-General which is/are most directly involved: The Regional Policy Directorate-General