On 11 and 12 June, a Council of Europe team carried out a support and follow-up visit to Rabat to further the implementation of the European Sports Charter (ESC) within Moroccan legislation and policies. The ESC is the Council of Europe standard which lays down the basic principles for national sports policies, allowing governments to support and provide opportunities for the practice of sport for all under well-defined conditions.

The team met with the key stakeholders playing an active role in the implementation of a values-based sport in Morocco, including Youness Shimi, Secretary General of the Ministry of Education, Pre-school and Sport, as well as representatives of the sports and para-sports movement, the media and others.

This visit is part of the mandate of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) in supporting the implementation of the ESC among its member states.

The team consisted of Alexandre Husting (Luxembourg), Chair of the EPAS Governing Board, Solène Charuau (France), member of the EPAS Governing Board Bureau, Annamarie Phelps (EOC), member of the EPAS Consultative Committee Bureau, Mark Lichtenhein (SROC), member of the EPAS Consultative Committee and two members of the Secretariat.

The findings, recommendations and good practices identified during the visit will be gathered in a report to be transmitted to the Moroccan authorities for the implementation of its tailored recommendations. The adopted report will be made available to the public in 2024 on our website.