Sport

High Level Groups

• 2 areas covered

- Sport Diplomacy

- Grassroots Sport

• Selection process

- 15 members in each group

- open call

• Meetings

- 6 meetings each group

• Final reports

- Recommendations to the Commissioner

- 29 June - Handing-over ceremony

- Reports can be found:

http://ec.europa.eu/sport/policy/cooperation/high-level-groups_en.htm

Sport

HLG Sport Diplomacy – follow-up

• Council Conclusions adopted under the Slovak Presidency (November 2016)

• Commission Seminar on 6 December 2016

• Reinforcing the external dimension in the sport part of Erasmus+

• On – going internal Commission's consultations (different Directorate Generals of

the Commission involved)

• Possible platform on sport diplomacy

• Network of Sport Ambassadors

Sport

HLG Grassroots Sport – follow-up

• Erasmus+: Sport more funds for small collaborative partnerships

• Erasmus+: Sport simplification

• European Award of Social inclusion through sport