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EPAS Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport

EPAS Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport. Stanislas FROSSARD EPAS Executive Secretary stanislas.frossard@coe.int. The Council of Europe. Founded in 1949 An intergovernmental body (GO level) Based on the European Convention on Human Rights 49 countries in the European Cultural Convention

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EPAS Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport

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  1. EPASEnlarged Partial Agreementon Sport Stanislas FROSSARD EPAS Executive Secretary stanislas.frossard@coe.int

  2. The Council of Europe • Founded in 1949 • An intergovernmental body (GO level) • Based on the European Convention on Human Rights • 49 countries in the European Cultural Convention • 5 observer countries: the Holy See, the United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico • 4 basic texts on sport (2 recommendations and 2 conventions)

  3. European Sport Charter &Code of Sport Ethics • adopted in 1992; updated in 2001 and 2010 • a common set of principles for all Europe • the framework for sports policy to which all European governments have to put their name Two Recommendations

  4. Two Conventions European Convention on Spectator Violence (1985) European Anti-Doping Convention(1989)

  5. Reform of Intergovernmental Sport Cooperation • Why partial? • A Partial Agreement: activities in which some but not all CoE member states participate • Why enlarged? • Open tonon-member states of the Council of Europe

  6. Members of • 34Member states: • Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, United Kingdom. • NGOs: ENGSO, UEFA, FIRA-AER, European Judo Federation, Peace&Sport, EGLSF, ESFAN-TAFISA, EOC, EPC, FIBA-Europe, ISCA, EFPM, Homeless World Cup, Sport Accord, ICSSPE, Tennis Europe, EU-Athletes, SROC, Sport and Citizenship, ....

  7. GOs Responsible for: programme of activities of EPAS (draft, implementation, budget, monitoring) NGOs Opinion, advice, proposals on the programme of activities of EPAS Towards an EfficientGO/NGO Consultation The Governing Board The Consultative Committee

  8. Activities • Standard Setting (conventions, recommenations) • Monitoring • Conferences

  9. Standard-Setting • Code of Sports Ethics (CM/Rec(2010)9) • Recommendation on Autonomy (CM/Rec(2011)3) • Recommendation on match-fixing (CM/Rec(2011)10) • Draft recommendation on on the protection of Child and Young athletes from dangers associated with migration (2012) ??? • Match-fixing convention ???

  10. Monitoring • Evaluation visit on European Sports Charter and Recommendation on the prevention of racism, xenophobia and racial intolerance in sport • Study on the implementation of the Recommendation on the granting of Visas to Sportmen and Sportwomen

  11. Promoting Diversity in and through sports • 2009 : ethnic minorities – Conference in Belgrade • 2010 : Disabled people – Conference in Warsaw • 2011 : Women and Sport _ Conference in London • 2012 : LGBT – Conference in Utrecht

  12. Ministerial Conferences • 2008 : Athens • 2010 : Baku • 2012 : Belgrade • 2014 : Magglingen

  13. Other activities • Publications • Co-operation with Sports movement • Co-operation with other organisations • Round tables

  14. Ongoing activities • Match fixing –> Convention ? • Visas -> good practices handbooks ? • Women and Sport -> Recommendation ? • Good governance indicators research ?

  15. Seminar : first step • Proposal by Albanian Presidency of CM • Consultative visit in Bosnia and Herzegovia • Meeting of Ministers responsible for sports in Belgrade

  16. Thank you for your attention. For more information on EPAS: www.coe.int/epasstanislas.frossard@coe.int

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