News 2024
2024 Sport highlights – A record-breaking year for values-based sport and sport integrity
2024 will be remembered as a landmark year for sports, showcasing extraordinary achievements and moments of unity. From the resounding success of the Paris Summer Olympics and Paralympics, which inspired the world with its celebration of excellence and sustainability, to groundbreaking...
Sweden signs and ratifies the Macolin Convention
Therese HYDEN, Ambassador and Chargée d’affaires a.i. of Sweden to the Council of Europe, has signed and deposited the instrument of ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions (CETS No. 215), also known as the Macolin Convention. Sweden thus...
Romania signs the Macolin Convention
Stefan Rohnean, President of the Anti-Doping Agency in Romania, has signed the Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions (CETS No. 215), also known as the Macolin Convention. With this new signature, 42 countries in total have signed the Convention (including the 12...
Balance S4 Awareness-Raising Workshop on Safety at Sports Events
On 5 December 2024, an awareness-raising workshop on safety at sports events was organised in the framework of the joint European Union - Council of Europe project “Balance S4”. The workshop took place at a unique location: the Stade de la Meinau, home of the Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace...
The Committee of the Saint-Denis Convention and its Ad hoc Working Group on UEFA EURO 2024 meet in Strasbourg
The Saint-Denis Commitee held its 6th meeting in Strasbourg, on 3-4 December 2024, back-to-back with the third and final meeting of its Ad hoc Working Group on UEFA EURO 2024 (Germany). The Committee notably established its multi-annual programme of monitoring visits 2026-2029, was updated on the...
The Pool of International Experts on Safe Sport focuses on trauma-informed child safeguarding practices
The Council of Europe’s Pool of International Experts on Safe Sport held its third annual meeting on 3 December 2024 in hybrid format (Strasbourg, France, and online). In the framework of the meeting, a seminar on trauma-informed child safeguarding practices in sport was organised in...
30th Council of Europe North-South Prize to honour the inclusion of refugees in the Olympic and Paralympic Games
In its 30th edition, the Jury* of North-South Prize of the Council of Europe has decided to honour the initiative enabling refugees to compete in the Olympic and Paralympic Games (led by the International Olympic Committee, the Olympic Refuge Foundation, and the International Paralympic...
All In Plus informative sessions: the role of the media in promoting greater gender equality in sport
Media and sports journalism have the power to present and represent the prism through which we digest sports content. This is a huge responsibility and given the billion-dollar industry that sport constitutes, power, money and influence abound. For this reason, the joint European Union - Council...
7th Meeting of the Group of Copenhagen: Following Financial Flows to Combat Sports Manipulation
The Group of Copenhagen, a network of national platforms to combat competitions manipulation, held its 7th plenary meeting in Strasbourg on 14 and 15 November 2024. On the first day, an open session titled "Follow the Money " brought together experts, regulators, judicial authorities,...
T-DO evaluation visit to Georgia
A team of Council of Europe experts carried out an evaluation visit to Georgia to assess the country’s anti-doping legislative framework. Held from 12 to 14 November 2024, the visit included a current overview of the Georgian situation, a conference on different strategies for the safeguarding of...
The Saint-Denis Committee holds its monitoring visit to Türkiye
A team of Council of Europe experts carried out a monitoring visit to Türkiye, from 8 to 11 November 2024, to assess its approach to the organisation of football matches and other sports events. The aim of the visit was to support the Turkish authorities in the effective implementation of the...
PACE conference: promoting safety, integrity, equality and inclusion in sport
Parliamentarians, policymakers, athletes, sports organisations and experts gathered in Athens on 4 and 5 November to participate in a conference on promoting safety, integrity, equality and inclusion in sport and launch an instrumental Parliamentary Alliance for Good Governance and Integrity in...
Call for tender: pool of international experts supporting the Council of Europe’s work to strengthen the safety and service pillars of the Saint-Denis Convention
The Council of Europe’s Sport Division is looking for international experts from Council of Europe member states to support the implementation of the joint project “Balance S4”, co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe’s Sport Division...
The Bureau of the Saint-Denis Convention meets in Viseu, Portugal
The Bureau of the Saint-Denis Convention (CETS Nº 218) held its 5th meeting in Viseu (Portugal), on 17 October 2024, aiming at preparing the 6th meeting of the Saint-Denis Committee and the 3rd and final meeting of its Ad hoc Working Group on UEFA EURO 2024 (Germany), to take place on 3-4...
Spain ratifies the Macolin Convention
Juan Ignacio MORRO, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Spain to the Council of Europe, has deposited, this 17 October 2024, before the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Bjørn BERGE, the instrument of ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of...
18th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers Responsible for Sport in Porto (Portugal): a call for the future of sport
Sport makes our societies better by making us more active, respectful, caring and inclusive: it unites us through values. For sport to thrive, more collaborative governing and good governance are key. Collaborative governing and good governance in sport were at the core of the 18th Council of...
Sport ministers call for a fresh approach to collaborative governing and good governance in sport
On the occasion of the 18th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers Responsible for Sport, ministers from all over Europe and beyond came together to discuss the future of sport. The need for more collaborative governing and good governance in sport was at the centre of the debates. Organised...
10 years of the Macolin Convention: achievements, challenges and new perspectives
The Council of Europe marked the 10th anniversary of the Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions (Macolin Convention) with a conference held in Porto on 8 October, ahead of the 18th Conference of Ministers responsible for Sport. Adopted in 2014, the Macolin Convention is the first...
ACT Project – Addressing Competitions' Manipulation Together: Technical Assistance Mission to Portugal
The ACT project enabled a technical assistance mission to be held on 3 and 4 October 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal. Discussions with relevant national stakeholders contributed to strengthening the national platform against sports manipulations (in line with Article 13 of the Macolin Convention)....
ACT Project – Addressing Competitions' Manipulation Together: Technical Assistance Mission to Iceland
The ACT project enabled a technical assistance mission to be held on 19 and 20 September 2024 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Discussions with relevant national stakeholders contributed to strengthening the national platform against sports manipulations (in line with Article 13 of the Macolin Convention)....
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