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01/03/2010 - NEW EUROPEAN PROJECT

A new European project entitled “ALL FOR SPORT FOR ALL: Perspectives of sport for people with a disability in Europe” conjointly run by the European Observatoire of Sport and Employment (EOSE) and the European Paralympic Committee (EPC) has officially started on 01^st of March 2010.

This translational project funded by the European Commission has been selected under the 2009 call for proposals in the framework of the Preparatory Action in the field of sport in the area of intervention “promoting European fundamental values by encouraging sport for persons with disabilities”.

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26/02/2010 - INFORMAL MEETING OF EU DIRECTORS GENERAL FOR SPORT

The Informal Meeting of Directors General for Sport took place in Barcelona on 25th and 26th February 2010 and the main topic was the social aspect of sport.

The full programme is available when clicking here.

The meeting was structured in eight Working Sessions tackling the topics of 1) Structured Dialogue, 2) Good governance in Sport, 3) Sport and Health, 4) Social inclusion, 5) Non-profit sport organisations, 6) Doping, 7) Economic Dimension and 8) Education, Training and Qualifications.

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25/02/2010 - STUDY ON SPORT AGENTS IN THE EU - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND FINAL CHAPTER NOW AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH

As a follow-up to the Action 41 in the "Pierre de Coubertin" Action Plan annexed to the White Paper on Sport, the “Study on Sports Agents in the European Union” was awarded by the Commission to a consortium composed of KEA European Affairs, the CDES and EOSE, in order to provide an overview of the activities of players' agents in the EU and an evaluation of whether action at EU level is necessary. The results of the Study on Sports Agents in the EU were so far only available in French.

Translation has now been managed and the following parts of the study are now also available in English:

• Executive Summary
• Part 4: Summary and Recommendations

The main results and recommendations were presented during the Meeting of the Directors General for Sport which took place in Barcelona on 25th and 26th February 2010.

23/02/2010 - EU STUDY ON VOLUNTEERING: RESULTS NOW AVAILABLE

The key findings of the Study on Volunteering in the EU contracted by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) to GHK and managed by the Directorate General for Education and Culture (DG EAC) of the European Commission are now available online.

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