Possibilities for Support from the European Union Tilo Friedmann EU Office of German Sports
The overall aim of this conference is to raise awareness of new and under-utilized resources and partnership opportunities that could help the sport to operate better and grow in its ever-changing environment.
European Union started in 1951 community of 25 member states fields of common policies EU legislation + funding programmes European Institutions Commission sports not + (yet) Parliament on the players + Council list initiate, discuss and decide upon the rules of the game
Athletic issues = EU issues Healthy Lifestyle Qualification Education Gothenburg 06 Berlin 09 Anti-Doping Coaches Promoting Healthy Diets and Physical Activity Economic Driver Youth Young People Public Health
FAZ, 31 May 2005 About 80% of legislation implemented in Germany origins in Brussels and not in the German Parliament. 1998-2004: 23 167 laws and regulations passed 19 000 originating in Brussels
Why is it essential to get involved? Challenges: Obligation! Possibilities: Your decision! Primacy of EU - legislation Exchange of experience New referee: EU Networking Sports is effected: Funding Programmes: Recognition of Diploma Sport as a tool for Qualifications Freedom of Services in Sports - regional development, Financing Bathing through water lotteries Directive / Bosman / Kolpak Impact TV on without all kind frontiers of watersports Directive - youth initiatives, Important. (Sport) events in free TV - qualification + training -.
EU funding: rules of the game co-financing character centralized / decentralized administration no profit no funding of competitive sport, but sport as a tool! regional development, youth activities, health promotion, qualification, town twinning, tourism, employment
Sport as a tool Donau Marathon, Austria & Slovakia, INTERREG IIIA reconstruction of Coventry Hall in Kiel (Ger), URBAN Nordic Walking Center Langenlois (A), Leader+ Paralympic School Day, B & Ger & GR & SWE & CZ & LV, Common Actions Socrates + Youth + Leonardo Alpine World Championship Åre 07 Educational dimension of athletics, F (Fédération Francaise d Athlétisme), EYES 2004
European Regional Policy aims at reducing disparities between regions is financed by European structural funds Objective 1-3; INTERREG; LEADER+; URBAN; Funding period 2007-13 in preparation Structural funds managed by Member States
Structural Funds in UK Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Eland House - Zone 1/A1 - Bressenden Place UK-SW1E 5DU London Web: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 2000-2006 Objective 1 (catch up) Objective 2 (adapt) Objective 3 (qualify) Community Initiatives: Interreg III, Urban II Leader+, Equal CCPR Nov 05
Structural Funds in CZ Ministry for Regional Development EU Programmes Department Mr. Horácek, Jiri Director General Staromestské nám. 6 CZ-110 15 Prague 1 Prague March 04
Structural Funds in Poland 7 programmes Ministry to develop for Economic regions Affairs and Labour Regional Development Programmes Integrated Regional Operational Department Program task: create in each Ewa of 16 Bieniek voivodies conditions for sustainable regional Pl. Trzech competitiveness Krzy.y 3/5 PL-00-507 Warsaw...social infrastructures in the health field, post school education and tourism supporting various local infrastructures construction or modernization of educational establishments tourism and cultural projects Regional Steering Committees http://www.funduszestrukturalne.gov.pl/ Warsaw June 05
Structural funds Budgets MS UK Belgium France NL Poland Slovenia Latvia Czech Republic Malta Period 00-06 00-06 00-06 00-06 04-06 04-06 04-06 04-06 04-06 Budget in 18.89 Billion 2.34 Billion 16.95 Billion 3.7 Billion 12.81 Billion 456 Million 1.6 Billion 2.63 Billion 89 Million
Sport contributes to regions development by qualifying and training staff providing a leisure + sport infrastructure facilitating cross border cooperation
qualifying and training staff ASVÖ Training, Austria Event Manager, Örebrö,Sweden Sportclub 2000, Stuttgart,Germany EU-funded by ESF
providing leisure + sport infrastructure Kick Project Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin EU-funded by URBAN Free climbing facility, Bavaria Rebuilding football facilities field, Germany Nordic walking centre, Austria + North Rhine Westfalia EU-funded by Objective 1 EU-funded by LEADER+ National winter sports centre, Jämtland, Sweden
Facilitating cross border cooperation Playing together in Europe (Germany, Denmark) Street soccer youth festival (Germany, Poland) Relay (Germany, Poland) EU funded by INTERREG Orienteering event (Austria, Germany) Ski jump (Germany, Czech Republic)
Résumé EU legislation and policy surely effects, but may also fund athletic + its organization. EU supports regional development, qualification, health promotion, integration, youth work not athletics. EU will provide resources and partnership opportunities as it becomes permanent topic on athletics agenda.