European Union: "We prioritise solidarity & sustainability not profit & power" (A. Ceferin, UEFA)

"Our central mission is to develop and implement collectively with our member associations, leagues, clubs, coaches, players and fans lasting solutions that nurture the European sports model. I am proud to say that European football is one of the leading success stories of this model, where we prioritise solidarity and sustainability - not profit and power," said Aleksander Ceferin, president of UEFA, to the sports ministers of the 27 EU member states in Brussels (BEL) on 29/11/2022.

Ceferin was invited to the event by the government of the Czech Republic, which holds the EU presidency from 01/07 to 31/12/2022, at a meeting in Prague (CZE) on 23/11/2022. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala reiterated his country's support for UEFA and the European sport model.

"In a defiant speech, Mr Ceferin pointed to European football's collective response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the widespread rejection of the so-called European Super League as evidence of how UEFA and European football upholds key European values and plays a powerful role in raising awareness on human rights, environmental and…