EUSA Year Magazine 2022-2023

EU SPORT FORUM

Organised yearly, the European Union Sport Forum is a great occasion

for celebrating European sport and the main platform for dialogue

between the European Commission and other key sport stakeholders.

The European Commission, in cooperation with the French Presidency

of the Council of the European Union, hosted the 2022 edition of

the EU Sport Forum on June 16 and 17 in Lille, France.

The EU Sport Forum is an
annual event, supporting
dialogue with the European and
international sport community,
representing a central
meeting point between sport
organisations, representatives of
the EU Institutions and Member
States exchanging views on
the current and future sport
policies.

This years’ EU Sport Forum was
held at the EuraTechnologies
facility in Lille, with the
main theme European Sport:
fair, inclusive, and fit for a
sustainable future. Throughout
both days, covered were the
current priorities in the field
of European sport with an
emphasis on inclusiveness,
equality and solidarity as
key principles and values of
a European sports model;
green transition of the sport
sector; good governance in
sport with focus on athlete’s
empowerment; and the
protection and promotion of
well-being notably of young
people through sport.

The Forum was opened by

European Commissioner for

Innovation, Research, Culture,

Education and Youth Ms Mariya

Gabriel, in front of over 400

persons in Lille, and hundreds

more online participants.

Solidarity with Ukraine –

contribution from sport session

was part of the program, hosting

Mr Vadym Huttsait, Minister of

Youth and Sports of Ukraine and

Mr Sergey Bubka, President of the

National Olympic Committee of

Ukraine, both receiving standing

ovations and clear support.

High-level panels on European

sport and on Sustainable sport,

delivering on the European

Green Deal and the New

European Bauhaus were held on

the first day, having impactful

guests and stakeholders

as speakers, representing

important sport organizations,

committees, associations,

federations, and state bodies.

During the panel on

European Sport, special

emphasis was given on the

HealthyLifeStyle4All initiative,

including a signature of new

HealthyLifeStyle4All pledges,

following the ones signed last

year at the opening of the

European Week of Sport, where

also EUSA signed the pledge to

promote the initiative.

As one of the key moments

of the sport forum,

was the launching of

HealthyLifeStyle4All Youth

Ideas Labs, consisting of young

participants nominated by youth

organisations, reflecting also the

European Year of Youth. Young

delegates were nominated by

5 organisations, identified by

the European Commission –

Marie Curie Alumni, European

Solidarity Network, European

University Sports Association

(EUSA), Erasmus Students

Network (ESN), ENGSO Youth.

The second day of the fully

packed European Sport Forum

included two sets of parallel

sessions on Key principles

and values of a European

Sport Model and Empowering

athletes; as well as Drive

equality, diversity & inclusion

in sport and The role of sport

in defending and promoting

European fundamental values.

EUSA was represented at

the event by Mr Andrej Pisl,

Communications and Projects

Manager, who was also one

of the facilitators of the Youth

Ideas Labs; and the nominated

youth delegates who travelled

to Lille were Mariano Carcatella,

Marianna Pikul, Zrinka Tabain,

and in cooperation with the

European Gay & Lesbian

Sport Federation (EGLSF) also

Carolina Sousa E Sa and Connor

Kavanagh.

The event was closed by Ms

Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, Minister

of Sport and Olympic and

Paralympic Games of France; Mr

Filip Neusser, President of the

National Sports Agency of the

Czech Republic; and Ms Viviane

Hoffmann, Deputy Director

General of DG EAC at the

European Commission.

PLEASE SEE

sport.ec.europa.eu/initiatives/

eu-sport-forum

for more information

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION YEAR MAGAZINE 2022-23^110

8. EU INITIATIVES