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The new EU sport policy: The new EU sport policy: The new EU sport policy: The new EU sport policy: Building netw orks Building netw orks Building netw orks Building netw orks in turbulent times in turbulent times

Loughborough

Dr Borja García Dr Borja García

London

Loughborough University Loughborough University

School of Sport, Exercise & Health Sciences

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The legal dimension: No real change The legal dimension: No real change

  • Application of EU law to sport

– Unlikely to offer any further ‘protection’ to sports rules – EU already receptive to ‘specificity of sport’ – Case by case analysis necessary and unlikely to change – Guidelines will not increase legal certainty

  • Constitutional constraints of Article 165

– No horizontal provisions in Article 165 – No constitutional obligation to apply article’s principles to

  • ther policies (e g competition policy)
  • ther policies (e.g. competition policy)

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New EU sports policy New EU sports policy

Area EU

  • Gov. bodies

Stakeholders Legal HEPA HEPA Volunteers Social Athletes Doping Gambling Dialogue Specificity Specificity Guidelines

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C f Consequences Consequences for for governance governance

  • Role of sport federations is recognised

– Important support of Commission in strategic issues: p pp g TV rights, financial regulation

  • BUT they do not win legal exemption
  • Focus on good governance structures and

procedures that will avoid litigation

  • Social dialogue: Not new, but new impetus!
  • EU strengthens its role as partner in sport

EU strengthens its role as partner in sport

  • EU maintains its supervisory functions

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Decisions so far Decisions so far

  • Commission communication

Commission communication

– Focused on narrow set of priorities: Physical activity, volunteering, social role of sport, knowledge and doping g p g p g – Messages on transfers, agents and central marketing: Momentum in favour of legislation on agents/transfers – No guidelines on competition policy or specificity – Preparatory actions, sports programme (€30m per year) K l d b N t k f i iti ti – Knowledge base: Network of universities, very active

  • Council decisions start to be decisive

– Structured dialogue – Doping: Cooperation and new strategy towards WADA

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O t iti O t iti f t Opportunities Opportunities for for sport sport

  • Preparatory actions: Identify networks of

European partners p p

  • Participate in European Sport Forum, structured

dialogue and conferences g

  • Work with universities in development of network

and knowledge base to support policy g pp p y

  • Allign priorities to main themes of volunteering,

physical activity, education, integration p y y, , g

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Thanks! Thanks!

b garcia b garcia garcia@lboro ac uk garcia@lboro ac uk b.garcia b.garcia-garcia@lboro.ac.uk garcia@lboro.ac.uk www.sportandeu.com www.sportandeu.com

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