# EU sports policy: assessment and possible ways forward

European Parliament procedure 2021/2058(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee CULT). Stage: Procedure completed. 204 committee amendments tabled by 33 Members between 2021-09-14 and 2021-09-14.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative dossier concerns EU sports policy, its assessment and possible ways forward. The amendments call for mainstreaming sport into EU policies, supporting both grassroots and elite sport, channelling funding after the COVID-19 impact, and addressing doping, match-fixing, corruption, digital piracy and illegal streaming. They reference a European sports model based on solidarity, sustainability, inclusiveness and open competition, opposition to breakaway competitions, women's underrepresentation, and an EU Sport Coordinator.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis GEORGOULIS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 97 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197819.md |
| Martina MICHELS | Germany | GUE/NGL | 69 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/120478.md |
| Niyazi KIZILYÜREK | Cyprus | GUE/NGL | 69 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197415.md |
| Tomasz FRANKOWSKI | Poland | PPE | 51 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197513.md |
| Hannes HEIDE | Austria | S&D | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197682.md |
| Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO | Spain | S&D | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197717.md |
| Marc TARABELLA | Belgium | NI | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/29579.md |
| Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA | Poland | ECR | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96801.md |
| Massimiliano SMERIGLIO | Italy | S&D | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197791.md |
| Laurence FARRENG | France | RE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197589.md |
| Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ | Romania | RE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197668.md |
| Ilana CICUREL | France | RE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204416.md |
| Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ | Slovakia | RE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197766.md |
| Irena JOVEVA | Slovenia | RE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197447.md |
| Asim ADEMOV | Bulgaria | PPE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/189525.md |

## Official source documents

- PE697.530: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CULT-AM-697530_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2021-2058-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2021-2058-INI.json

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