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Promoting physical activity Latest developments from the EU
sport policy side
Olivier Fontaine Unit Sport Policy and Programme European Commission – DG EAC
EU Platform on Diet, Physical Activity and Health 3/12/2015
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Monitoring framework established by the Council Recommendation on HEPA across sectors
23 indicators
Network of national physical activity focal points operational
Cooperation with World Health Organization
First edition of the physical activity country fact sheets published in Sept 2015
(COM) http://ec.europa.eu/sport/news/2015/0928-hepa-who-factsheet_en.htm
(WHO) http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/disease-prevention/physical-activity/country-work
Physical activity surveillance is improving
HEPA coordination is improving
How to improve comparability?
Preliminary assessment of the Council Recommendation on HEPA across sectors
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Encouraging physical activity at younger age
• Key role of schools • Minimum requirements of physical activity (WHO) • Expert Group recommendations to encourage physical
education at school, including motor skills in early childhood, and to create valuable interactions with the sport sector, local authorities and the private sector (EU Work Plan for Sport 2014-2017) (http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetailDoc&id=19860&no=1)
• Council conclusions on the promotion of motor skills, physical and sport activities for children (adopted 24 Nov 2015)
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Member States • Develop a cross- sector approach involving policy areas including sport, health,
education, environment and transport (national strategies and action plans)
Commission • Exchange of good practices in the Expert Group on HEPA (EU Work Plan for
Sport 2014-2017) • Provide targeted support to national HEPA Focal Points for capacity building
and training
Implementation of the Council Recommendation on HEPA across sectors (Nov 2013)
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Programme Erasmus+ Sport Call for projects 2014 and 2015
• 7 major events (3,3M€) • 31 ongoing HEPA projects (11,5M€)
Type of organisations Projects per topics - 2015
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Programme Erasmus+ Sport Call for projects 2016
Call published on 20 October
Small collaborative partnerships as new funding category
Budget: 27,4 M€
Sport Info Day – 3 March 2016, Brussels
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5 millions – Participants
31 - Participating countries
>7000 - Events
30 - European Partners
Media campaign
Continuity Start on 10 Sept
Flexibility but convergence
towards the same week across the EU
The EWoS 2015 was a success
Evaluation report
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• Set up by Commissioner Navracsics
• Assess the role of grassroots sport in its societal and economic dimensions
• 15 high level members • Recommendations: June
2016
High Level Group on Grassroots Sport
No. Family name First name Organisation/Function
1 ANDREEVA (BG) Mila Executive Director of Sofia 2018 European capital of sport
2 BALOGH (HU) Gábor President of the Hungarian School Sport Federation
3 BAUMAN (DE) Wolfgang President of TAFISA
4 BRASSEUR (LU) AnneFormer Minister, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of
the Council of Europe
5 CARDOSO (PT) Carlos President of ENGSO
6 CHAPPELET (CH) Jean-Loup Professor Lausanne University
7 INFANTINO (IT) Gianni Secretary General of UEFA
8 KIVISAARI (FI) Tiina Annikki Secretary General, Finnish Paralympic Committee
9 MACHU (FR) Philippe Sport and Citizenship
10 MESTRE (PT) Alexandre Miguel Former Sport Minister
11 MILANOVA (BG) Vanina Vaneva
Marketing Director – Sports club Levski (sports club from
Sofia, Bulgaria, founded in 1914. The most popular sports
branches are football, basketball and volleyball. The club
develops 40 types of sport)
12 NYGAARD (DK) Niels
President of the Danish Olympic Committee and Sports
Confederation of Denmark. Member of Executive Committee
of European Olympic Committees
13 SEMAN(SK) Frantisek
Professor and researcher on Sport history and Olympism,
Member of the Accreditation Commission for preparation of
sport activities and system of education in sport in Slovak
Republic within the Ministry of Education
14 STICKLER (AT) Friedrich
Former President of European Lotteries, Former co-opted
Member of UEFA Executive-Committee, Board Member of
Austrian Olympic Committee, Member of the BSO (Austrian
Sports Organisation) Executive Committee, President of
Austrian Football Association
15 WATSON (UK) Graham President EuropeActive
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Improving the monitoring of national HEPA policies
Encouraging physical activity at younger age
Facilitating exchange of best practices among Member States
Co-financing projects and events
Raising awareness of benefits of sport and physical activity
Assessing the role of grassroots sport and identifying future actions
Key take-aways: Current initiatives in the HEPA policy at EU level are…
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Further information
• Commission's Sport Policy and Programme Unit website: http://ec.europa.eu/sport/
• EACEA (Agency) website: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/index_en.php
• Contact: Sport Policy and Programme Unit: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]