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The new EU sport policy: The new EU sport policy: The new EU sport policy: The new EU sport policy: Building netw orks Building netw orks Building netw orks Building netw orks in turbulent times in turbulent times Dr Borja García Dr Borja García Loughborough Loughborough University Loughborough University London (c) Dr Borja García - Loughborough 29/11/2011 School of Sport, Exercise & Health Sciences University

The legal dimension: No real change The legal dimension: No real change • Application of EU law to sport – Unlikely to offer any further ‘protection’ to sports rules – EU already receptive to ‘specificity of sport’ – Case by case analysis necessary and unlikely to change – Guidelines will not increase legal certainty • Constitutional constraints of Article 165 – No horizontal provisions in Article 165 – No constitutional obligation to apply article’s principles to other policies (e g competition policy) other policies (e.g. competition policy) (c) Dr Borja García - Loughborough University 29/11/2011

New EU sports policy New EU sports policy Area EU Gov. bodies Stakeholders Legal HEPA HEPA Volunteers Social Athletes Doping Gambling Dialogue Specificity Specificity Guidelines (c) Dr Borja García - Loughborough University 29/11/2011

C Consequences Consequences for f for governance governance • Role of sport federations is recognised – Important support of Commission in strategic issues: p pp g TV rights, financial regulation • BUT they do not win legal exemption • Focus on good governance structures and procedures that will avoid litigation • Social dialogue: Not new, but new impetus! • EU strengthens its role as partner in sport EU strengthens its role as partner in sport • EU maintains its supervisory functions (c) Dr Borja García - Loughborough University 29/11/2011

Decisions so far Decisions so far • Commission communication Commission communication – Focused on narrow set of priorities: Physical activity, volunteering, social role of sport, knowledge and doping g p g p g – Messages on transfers, agents and central marketing: Momentum in favour of legislation on agents/transfers – No guidelines on competition policy or specificity – Preparatory actions, sports programme (€30m per year) – Knowledge base: Network of universities, very active K l d b N t k f i iti ti • Council decisions start to be decisive – Structured dialogue – Doping: Cooperation and new strategy towards WADA (c) Dr Borja García - Loughborough University 29/11/2011

O O Opportunities Opportunities for t t iti iti f for sport sport t • Preparatory actions: Identify networks of European partners p p • Participate in European Sport Forum, structured dialogue and conferences g • Work with universities in development of network and knowledge base to support policy g pp p y • Allign priorities to main themes of volunteering, physical activity, education, integration p y y, , g (c) Dr Borja García - Loughborough University 29/11/2011

Thanks! Thanks! b garcia b garcia garcia@lboro ac uk b.garcia b.garcia-garcia@lboro.ac.uk garcia@lboro ac uk garcia@lboro.ac.uk www.sportandeu.com www.sportandeu.com (c) Dr Borja García - Loughborough University 29/11/2011