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The sport unit attaches great importance
to grassroots funding for European sport
Sporting Issues in Europe representatives of team sports fed- EU Studies
Sustainable financing of sport and the erations, leagues, clubs, players and The EU is currently involved in studies
protection of sport organisers’ rights – supporters with an interest in licens- on sports agents, grassroots funding,
especially in relation to sports betting ing systems. “This conference was a volunteering and non-nationals in sport.
– are prominent issues on the current EU good opportunity for participants to “The study on sport agents is almost
agenda and the relationship between exchange views and share best practice finished and will be available by the
sport and internal market rules on free in this area,” he says. “The concept of beginning of next year,” he explains.
movement of labour has attracted a Financial Fair Play in football, approved “This will provide an in-depth view of
great deal of recent attention. only two days before the beginning the issues raised by the activity of sport
“One of the biggest successes of Eu- of the conference by UEFA’s executive agents throughout the EU, including
ropean integration is the fact that EU committee, was extensively debated their economic and social importance,
citizens working in member states other the applicable legal framework at
than their own have the same rights Robust licensing systems national level, and the relationship be-
as the citizens of that member state,”
promote good governance
tween the activity of sport agents and
Krejza explains. “However, I find it sur- the EU regulatory framework.
prising that some sport organisations in sport, as long as they “Grassroots funding for sport is an-
find it hard to accept this fundamen-
comply with EU competition
other matter to which we attach great
tal right, which functions well in every importance, considering that local struc-
other socio-economic sphere and is
and internal market rules
tures form the basis for the whole sport
greatly appreciated by EU citizens,” he system in Europe,” he says. “We see
adds. “When sport organisations have at the conference. Financial discipline that economic developments impact on
rules that create direct discrimination is a key element of licensing systems, the financing of sport in all the member
between EU citizens based on national- both as a tool to ensure that no club states and this is all the more true in the
ity, it is the Commission’s duty to take drops out of a competition for financial current economic recession, which puts
action in order to safeguard the rights reasons and to promote financial fair- additional constraints on sport funding.
of those citizens.” ness among clubs participating in the “Regarding financing sport, such as
With regard to the topic of licensing same competition. Robust licensing developments in the field of gambling,
systems for club competitions, Krejza systems are a good tool to promote we addressed some of the challenges
says that the Commission organised a good governance in sport, as long as relating to this issue in our White Paper –
well-attended conference in Brussels in they comply with EU competition and highlighting the need for more in-depth
September this year. The event gathered internal market rules.” review on how to ensure sustainable
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