New EU study on sport funding
March 23, 2009
The latest open call for tender from the European Commission’s Sports Unit is for a “Study on Internal Market Barriers to Sport Funding”. The study will look into public and private sources of sport funding and into financial streams within particular sports. It will also address possible cross-border obstacles that could affect the financing of [...]
Why do sports need to focus on Brussels?
April 21, 2008
The European Commission states on its website: Although not directed specifically at sport, many of the rules, policies and programmes of the European Union have an impact on the sports world or are of interest to it. Case law from the European Court of Justice has also, since the 1970s, impacted on sport. The most [...]