Council of Europe: Committee of Ministers adopt recommendation on Revised European Sports Charter

"The Committee of Ministers has adopted a recommendation on the Revised European Sports Charter (see below) submitted by the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS). The revised version concludes a process initiated by the 15^th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for sport in Tbilisi (GEO) in 2018 and supported by the 16^th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for sport held under the Greek chairmanship last February," announced the human rights organisation on 13/10/2021.

According to the Committee, the revised Charter, which defines the values - "human rights, sport integrity and sustainability" - that should be the foundation for all sporting activities, will be used as "an essential reference tool over the next few years for developing national sports policies on the European continent, as has been the case with the previous versions adopted in 1976, 1992 and 2001."

"The revision of the European Sports Charter takes stock of the development of sport and the role of public authorities in sport over the last 20 years. While recognising the…