Due to the impact of the COVID-19 health crisis and the subsequent decision by Slovenia to withdraw its offer to host the conference, we are pleased to announce that the 16th Conference of Ministers responsible for sport will be held on 5 November 2020 (date unchanged) in Athens, Greece. The Ministry of Culture and Sports of Greece will host the conference under the auspices of the current Greek Chairmanship of the Council of Europe.
The conference will be part of a package of high-level meetings scheduled in Athens during the same week, including the 130th Ministerial Session of the Committee of Ministers which brings together the Foreign Ministers from Council of Europe member states, and a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the signing of the European Convention on Human Rights.