Gender equality is a fundamental European Union (EU) principle. Enshrined in the Treaties, it is something the EU is actively trying to achieve – most recently through its Gender Equality Strategy 2021-2025. The Strategy aims to give women, men, girls and boys, in all their diver...

This study scrutinises the tax treatment of professional football players' remuneration throughout the European Union. It does so on the basis of a comparative analysis of selected country schemes. It draws conclusions and formulates suggestions for a future European Union ap...

This study is the first in-depth mapping of statistics and data regarding the economic and social contribution of sport at both EU and national levels in the EU-27. The research identifies all available data sources and collects quantitative and qualitative data at EU and nationa...

This report compiles the results of the Erasmus+ Cluster Meeting on “The role of sport in education: enhancing skills development and dual careers perspectives” gathering 120 participants including project leaders, policy makers and high-level speakers on 4-5 December 2019. This ...

Large sporting events such as the football World Cup or the Olympic Games can have a considerable impact on a variety of human rights, including the rights of citizens in the host countries; the fundamental freedoms of athletes, journalists and spectators; and the rights of worke...

Since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the EU has been entitled to support, coordinate or complement Member States’ activities in sport. European sports policies of the past decade are characterised by numerous activities and by on-going differentiation. Against this ba...

During the last decade, Sport Satellite Accounts (SSAs) have entered the knowlegde base of several EU Member States. Thus, to further increase the number of national SSAs is the consequent next step. This project aimed at providing support to the national efforts to develop such ...

The aim of the present study is to provide a wider understanding of how sport practice is evolving in nowadays society and how the sport movement is adapting to this evolution. For this purpose, the study has mapped innovative initiatives developed to promote sport and physical a...

Piracy of online broadcast of sports events is a problem in the EU. No action at EU level in this field would lead to additional burdens on economic operators and would hamper completion of the Digital Single Market. This European Added Value Assessment (EAVA) looks at the existi...