European identity through sport
98. Calls on the Commission to expand the existing programmes that promote sport as an instrument of its development policy and to launch new initiatives in this field;
99. Calls on the Commission:
to organise a
European Day of Sports every year which promotes the social and cultural role of amateur and professional sports and the benefits of sport in terms of public health;
to support the designation of a
European capital of sport every year, under the leadership of ACES (European Capitals of Sport Association), with financial support and the necessary controls;
to support local, traditional, indigenous sports which are part of the rich cultural and historic diversity of the EU, symbolising the motto of
United in Diversity, by raising awareness of these games through, inter alia, the promotion of a European map and European festivals;
to set up a mobility programme and relevant measures for young amateur athletes and coaches to enable them to learn new training methods, establish best practice and develop
European values through sport such as fair play, respect and social inclusion and to encourage intercultural dialogue;
to help facilitate a mobility programme for exchange in sports coaches;
to work with Member States and sporting organisations to protect the fundamental integrity of grassroots sport;
to support Member States work on data collection and research in order to exchange best practice;
100. Suggests that the European flag should be flown at major international sports events held on the EU territory and suggests to sports federations to consider the idea of having it displayed on the clothing of athletes from Member States, alongside the national flags; underlines that it should be entirely voluntary and up to Member States and sports organisations to decide whether they will use the aforementioned option;
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101. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, and to European, international and national sports federations.
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Originally Posted by Principe Alessandro
I'm thinking will this replace School Sports Days for Schools around the Country, I'll keep an open mind to that one, much like the other thread, the EU and Schools do not go down too well in the UK.
