1. EPAS Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport Stanislas FROSSARD EPAS Executive Secretary stanislas.frossard@coe.int

2. The Council of Europe Founded in 1949 An intergovernmental body (GO level) Based on the European Convention on Human Rights 49 countries in the European Cultural Convention 5 observer countries: the Holy See, the United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico 4 basic texts on sport (2 recommendations and 2 conventions)

3. European Sport Charter & Code of Sport Ethics adopted in 1992; updated in 2001 and 2010 a common set of principles for all Europe the framework for sports policy to which all European governments have to put their name Two Recommendations

4. Two Conventions European Convention on Spectator Violence (1985) European Anti-Doping Convention (1989)

5. Reform of Intergovernmental Sport Cooperation Why partial? A Partial Agreement: activities in which some but not all CoE member states participate Why enlarged? Open to non-member states of the Council of Europe

6. Members of 34 Member states: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia- Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, United Kingdom. NGOs: ENGSO, UEFA, FIRA-AER, European Judo Federation, Peace&Sport, EGLSF, ESFAN-TAFISA, EOC, EPC, FIBA- Europe, ISCA, EFPM, Homeless World Cup, Sport Accord, ICSSPE, Tennis Europe, EU-Athletes, SROC, Sport and Citizenship,....

7. Towards an Efficient GO/NGO Consultation GOs Responsible for: programme of activities of EPAS (draft, implementation, budget, monitoring) NGOs Opinion, advice, proposals on the programme of activities of EPAS The Governing Board The Consultative Committee

8. Activities Standard Setting (conventions, recommenations) Monitoring Conferences

9. Standard-Setting Code of Sports Ethics (CM/Rec(2010)9) Recommendation on Autonomy (CM/Rec(2011)3) Recommendation on match-fixing (CM/Rec(2011)10) Draft recommendation on on the protection of Child and Young athletes from dangers associated with migration (2012) ??? Match-fixing convention ???

10. Monitoring Evaluation visit on European Sports Charter and Recommendation on the prevention of racism, xenophobia and racial intolerance in sport Study on the implementation of the Recommendation on the granting of Visas to Sportmen and Sportwomen

11. Promoting Diversity in and through sports 2009 : ethnic minorities – Conference in Belgrade 2010 : Disabled people – Conference in Warsaw 2011 : Women and Sport _ Conference in London 2012 : LGBT – Conference in Utrecht

12. Ministerial Conferences 2008 : Athens 2010 : Baku 2012 : Belgrade 2014 : Magglingen

13. Other activities Publications Co-operation with Sports movement Co-operation with other organisations Round tables

14. Ongoing activities Match fixing –> Convention ? Visas -> good practices handbooks ? Women and Sport -> Recommendation ? Good governance indicators research ?

15. Seminar : first step Proposal by Albanian Presidency of CM Consultative visit in Bosnia and Herzegovia Meeting of Ministers responsible for sports in Belgrade

16. Thank you for your attention. For more information on EPAS: www.coe.int/epas stanislas.frossard@coe.int