Study on the funding of grassroots sports in the EU

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Study on the funding of grassroots sports in the EU

With a focus on the internal market aspects concerning legislative frameworks and systems of financing : executive summary

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Grassroots sport is an important activity in Europe because of its contribution to the EU economy and the value it renders to society as a whole. As highlighted in the European Commission’s White Paper on Sport of July 2007, sport activities generate numerous benefits to society. Increased recognition of the benefits of a regular practice of physical activity, and of sport, especially in an organised framework, has made the development of grassroots sport a major policy objective in many Member States. The number of people who regularly practice physical activity and sport varies across countries in Europe, however. Participation rates are above-average in the Scandinavian countries, and are low in the southern and eastern EU Member States. The objective of raising sport participation rates across the EU is thus an ambitious one. One of the biggest challenges to the future development of the sector is financial: grassroots sport relies on a variety of funding sources which are not all growing at a rapid rate. The recent economic and financial crisis will impact on the future trends in resources. The regulatory framework and technological changes may also impact key funding sources.
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