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On 19 June 2018, Portugal confirmed its ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events (CETS Nº 218). At the same time, Portugal denounced the European Convention on Spectator Violence ((ETS Nº 120).
Portugal is the seventh State Party to ratify the new convention, which entered into force on 1 November 2017.
The convention shall enter into force for Portugal on 1st January 2019.»
In a declaration adopted on 27 September 2023, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers invites member states and sport organisations to “promote transparency, accountability, democracy and ethical behaviour in sport, including the establishment of robust governance systems,...
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