THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES,
1. INTRODUCTION
RECALL the competence assigned to the European Union, in particular by Article 6 and Article 165 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, according to which sport is an area where action at EU level should support, coordinate and supplement the actions of Member States.
RECOGNISE that after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, there is a need for reinforced cooperation in sport at EU level.
WELCOME the Commission’s Communication on Developing the European Dimension in Sport and the main fields of action within its thematic chapters which build on the White Paper on Sport. The Communication is an important step toward the identification of areas for cooperation at EU level whilst respecting the autonomy of sport’s governing structures and the principle of subsidiarity.
ACKNOWLEDGE that sport can contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
RECALL the Council resolution of 18 November 2010 where the Council agreed to convene, on a regular basis, generally in the margins of the Council meeting, an informal meeting of leading representatives of the EU public authorities and the sports movement with the aim of exchanging views on sporting issues in the EU.
AGREE to foster a framework of European cooperation in the field of sport by establishing a three-year EU Work Plan on Sport for Member State and Commission action, recognising and taking into account the achievements of the work in the informal structures established prior to the Lisbon Treaty…
