Sport

EU Sport Policy

Funding opportunities

Roland Farkas Sport policy and programme Directorate General for Education and Culture European Commission

Martfű, 6 March 2015

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Overall context Europe 2020 Strategy: Smart, sustainable, inclusive growth

(Concentration on Europe 2020 objectives)

• White Paper on Sport in 2007 ('Identification of specific EU programmes and funds to support actions in the field of sport')

• EU competence for sport (Art. 165 TFEU) after Lisbon treaty 2009

– explicit legal basis to promote sport at EU level

– established structures for sport in the Council

– continuation of informal cooperation

• Communication – Developing the European Dimension in Sport 2011 ('Exploit the value of sport as a tool for local and regional development, urban regeneration, rural development, employability, job creation and labour market integration')

• EP and Council Conclusions and Resolutions

• EU Work Plan for Sport for 2014-2017 (Council)

• Erasmus+: Sport

EU Work Plan for Sport (2014-2017)

Five Expert Groups

• Match-fixing

• Good governance

• Economic dimension

• Health-enhancing physical activity

• Human resource management in sport

1. Integrity of sport, in particular anti-doping, the fight against match-fixing, protection of minors, good

governance and gender equality;

2. The economic dimension of sport, in particular sustainable financing

of sport, the legacy of major sport events, economic benefits of sport

and innovation;

3. Sport and society, in particular HEPA, volunteering, employment in sport as well as education and

training in sport.

• Council conclusions of 18 November 2010 on the role of sport as a source of and a driver for active social inclusion http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2010:326:0005:0008:EN:PDF

• Council conclusions on the contribution of sport to the EU economy, and in particular to addressing youth unemployment and social inclusion, November 2013

http://ec.europa.eu/sport/library/news-documents/council-conclusions_en.pdf

Social inclusion

HEPA

• EU Physical Activity Guidelines

http://ec.europa.eu/sport/library/policy_documents/eu-physical-activity-guidelines-2008_en.pdf

• Council recommendation on promoting health-enhacing physical activity across sectors of 26 November 2013

http://ec.europa.eu/sport/library/documents/hepa_en.pdf

• Eurobarometer (March 2014)

http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/sport-and-physical-activity-pbNC0414311/

Erasmus+: Sport

Focus on improving the conditions for grassroots sport in Europe

The first EU programme to support the European dimension of sport

Looking to the past…

- No specific programme

- Preparatory actions (2009-2013)

- Special events

Preparatory Actions (2009-2013)

- Health and physical activity

- Gender equality

- Education and training

- Fight against doping

- Social inclusion

- Volunteering

- Fight against violence

and intolerance in sport

- Strengthening the organisation of sport

- Fight against match-fixing

- Physical activity and active ageing

- Sport at municipal level

- Good governance and dual careers

- Traditional European sport and games

2009 2010

2011 2012

2013

Key ideas about Erasmus+

Financial support secured for 7 years

Substantial budget

Programme serving policies

Budget of Erasmus+: Sport

Total:

265,94M €

Gradual growth in

annual amounts

On average: 38M €/year

Focus on grassroots

sport

Starting with 22.3M € in

2014

Objectives of E+ Sport (Art. 16 of the E+ Regulation)

• a) to tackle transnational threats to sport such as doping, match fixing, violence, racism and intolerance

• b) to support good governance in sport and dual careers of athletes

• c) to promote social inclusion, equal opportunities and health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA) through increased participation in sport and voluntary activities in sport

Selection method

General call for proposals

Annual call

Evaluation committee (external experts)

Principles of independence

and transparency

Two complementary actors

Commission / DG EAC

(policy coherence)

- Strengthening the evidence based for sport policy making

- Dialogue with European stakeholders

Agency / EACEA

(implementation)

- Support for collaborative partnerships

- Support for Not-for-profit European sport events

Key documents

• Work Programme 2015

• Programme Guide

• Call for proposals (deadlines, selections, award decision, start of projects)

Eligibility Criteria Collaborative Partnerships

2015 EWoS Partnerships as from 01.01.2016

22/01/2015 14/05/2015

Non-profit organisations and public bodies

At least 5 organisations with 5 different Programme Countries

Max 18 months Up to 36 months

Max grant: 500.000 EUR

Eligibility Criteria Not-for-profit European Sport Events

2015 EWoS 2016 events

22/01/2015 14/05/2015

Non-profit organisations and public bodies

Participants from at least 3 Programme Countries

At least 12 Programme Countries

Up to one year from preparation to follow-up

7 – 30 September 2015 2016

Max 250.000 € Max 500.000 €

Main reasons of ineligibility

• Composition of partnerships or participants in the events

• Description of the project not sufficient

• Late submission of the e-Form

Application quality A strong proposal is:

Coherent (problems, solutions, target groups, activities, budget, ambitions, resources, competences, etc.)

Simple (objectives, approach)

Evidence based (ex-ante needs analysis, state of art)

Clear (identifying the need for such a proposal, the solutions and the outputs)

Rigorous in its planning (which activities, when, for how long and with what resources)

Explicit (do not take for granted any information, if it is not in the application, cannot be taken into account)

Focused (a proposal is not about solving the world's problems, but about solving a specific issue)

• Preparatory Actions in the field of sport (2009 – 2013)

• MFF 2014-2020: new EU programme for education, training, youth and sport (“Erasmus +”)

• European Investment and Structural Funds (e.g. ERDF, ESF)

• Other EU Programmes and Funds (e.g. Public Health Programme, Lifelong Learning Programme, Europe for Citizens Programme, Youth in Action, Life+, Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development)

EU funding opportunities for sport

New EU Programmes 2014 - 2020

Health for Growth

Asylum and Migration Fund Internal Security Fund

Rights and Citizenship Programme

EU programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI)

European Investment and Structural Funds (ESIF)

• 2007-2013: sport projects as such not eligible for funding, however:

– sport related activities if they contribute to regional development or employment

– ERDF/EAFRD - Investments in health/sport tourism or leisure/sport infrastructure have been financed

– ESF – Sport projects that make a positive contribution to regional employment or investment in human resources

• No complete overview, though many good practice examples in Member States

• Study on the contribution of sport to regional development through the Structural Funds (call for tender to be launched soon)

• EOC EU Office brochure:

http://www.bsj.org/fileadmin/pdfs/Projekte/international/EOC_EU_Office_Funding_Brochure_2014.pdf

Health Programme Impala project intends to improve infrastructure for leisure time physical activity in the local arena. The project is primarily dealing with sports and recreational facilities for leisure-time physical activity (e.g. gyms, swimming-pools, sports fields, recreation areas, playgrounds, walking paths).

European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development Langenlois/Centre for Nordic Walking – establishment of a centre for Nordic Walking in the wine region of Langenlois, Austria; promote health tourism as a means to boost the region’s economy.

ERDF/ European Territorial Cooperation North Sea Cycle Route Programme - Eight countries bordering the North Sea (Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Scotland and England) have joined forces to create an uninterrupted cycling path along the coastline with a total length of over 6.000 km.

European Regional Development Fund

Fläming Skate - trekking paradise south of

Berlin for skaters, cyclists, and even those

in wheelchairs who like to remain active;

includes different courses through a variety

of villages, fields, meadows and forests;

promote regional tourism.

Sport educational centre in

Extramadura Spain

Europe 2020 Strategy Cohesion Policy

EU priority Objective Headline target Flagship initiatives

Common Provisions Regulation

- 11 Thematic objectives

(exhaustive list)

Fund-specific regulations

– Investment

priorities (exhaustive list)

Common Strategic Framework

(not in Regulations package)

– Key actions

(indicative list)

Link between EU 2020 targets and thematic objectives

1. Research & innovation

2. Information and communication technologies (ICT) 3. Competitiveness of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) 4. Shift towards a low-carbon economy 5. Climate change adaptation & risk prevention and management 6. Environmental protection & resource efficiency 7. Sustainable transport & removing bottlenecks in key network

infrastructures

8. Employment & supporting labour mobility

9. Social inclusion & combating poverty

10. Education, skills & lifelong learning

11. Institutional capacity building & efficient public administrations

R&D target

Climate change/energy target

Employment target

Education target

Poverty target

Key actions defined Tematic objective 7: Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in

key network infrastructures (ERDF/CF)

Key actions: – integrated, sustainable and accessible urban mobility concepts in cities, city-regions and

metropolitan areas, leading to reduced GHG emissions, in particular through sustainable urban transport plans, including facilitating use of public transport, cycling and walking.

Tematic objective 8: Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility IP: Active and healthy ageing

(ESF)

Key actions: – Prolonging healthier working lives through the development and implementation of measures to

promote healthy lifestyles and tackle health risk factors such as physical inactivity, smoking, harmful patterns of alcohol consumption.

Tematic objective 9: Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty (ERDF)

Key actions: – investment in health and social infrastructure to improve access to health and social services and

reduce health inequalities, with special attention to marginalised groups such as the Roma and those at risk of poverty;

– support for the physical and economic regeneration of deprived urban and rural communities

including the Roma, which reduces the spatial concentration of poverty, including the promotion of integrated plans where social housing is accompanied notably by interventions in education, health including sport facilities for local residents and employment.

Tematic objective 9: Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty IP: Enhancing access to affordable, sustainable and high-quality services, including health care and social services of general

interest (ESF)

Key actions: – enhanced access to affordable, sustainable and high-quality healthcare with a view to reducing

health inequalities, supporting health prevention and promoting e-health, including through targeted actions focused on particularly vulnerable groups.

(EAFRD)

Key actions: – fostering local development in rural areas by promoting community-led local development (LEADER

local development strategies) and through investments in all types of small-scale infrastructure in rural areas and investments in setting up, improving or expanding local basic services for the rural population, particularly in remote rural areas, together with other actions to improve the quality of life in and attractiveness of rural settlements (‘village renewal’).

COMMON PROVISIONS REGULATION

ERDF, ESF, ETC, EGTC, CF, EAFRD, EMFF

THE PARTNERSHIP CONTRACT

ERDF, ESF, CF, EAFRD, EMFF

National or

regional level

Operational Programmes

for ERDF

Rural development

programmes

(EAFRD)

Operational Programmes

for ESF

Operational Programmes

for CF

EU level

National level

Multifund Operational

Programmes for

ERDF, ESF, CF

Operational

Programmes for

EMFF

Physical inactivity: The EU response

Policy action

• Council Rec. on HEPA

Erasmus+

• Grassroots sport / PA

…and more!

• European Week of Sport (EWoS)

EWoS: Starting point

European Parliament

European Commission

Council of the European Union

2012 "Fisas Report": Request to establish an annual European large scale event to raise awareness on sport and physical activity.

In its 2012 Conclusions on promoting HEPA, the Council invited the Commission to "consider establishing an annual European Week of Sport".

Based on broad consultations, the Commission developed the concept.

Sport

stakeholders

Consultation and support

EWoS: objectives

Promote participation

Get active

Inclusion: everyone

& everywhere

From a Week to a

YEAR

EWoS: concept

Add value to existing

initiatives

Encourage and facilitate new

initiatives

Offer communication

tools

EWoS

EWoS: concept

EU level

MS level

- Second week of September

- Flagship event: topical issue linked to the policy agenda

- Focus Days (Education, Workplaces, Outdoor and Clubs and Fitness)

- Ambassador team: diversity

- Flexibility: September

- National, regional and local level activities

- National coordinators: national events

- National Ambassadors

Mon 7th Tue 8th Wed 9th Thu 10th Fri 11th Sat/Sun

Launch event

(Focus Day )

Education

Flagship Event

(Focus Day)

Workplaces

(Focus Day)

Outdoor

(Focus Day)

Sport and fitness clubs

EWoS: shape of the Week

Five major elements to guide activities and themes during the Week These elements concern both the European and national levels.

Main Elements

Focus Days Flagship Event

Activities at national level Ambassadors Partnerships

… and a fully-fledged Communication Campaign

Thank you for your attention

Roland Farkas +32 2 29 85090 roland.farkas@ec.europa.eu

http://ec.europa.eu/sport/ http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/ http://ec.europa.eu/sport/week

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