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The Governing Board and Consultative Committee of the Council of Europe’s EPAS held their 20th meeting and annual joint plenary
The Governing Board and Consultative Committee of the Council of Europe’s Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) held their 20th meeting and annual joint plenary on 27 and 28 May 2026 in Strasbourg, France . The meeting opened with a strong youth dimension. A youth event was organised on 26...
Strengthening the safety and service pillars of the Saint-Denis Convention: a new recommendation adopted and tangible national developments
On 28 May 2026, the Committee on Safety and Security at Sports Events (Saint-Denis Committee) adopted a new Recommendation - the T-S4 Recommendation (2026)2 - providing a comprehensive blueprint to support States and sports organisations in strengthening the safety and service tenets at football...
Youth perspective on safer and healthier sport at the EPAS annual plenary meeting
An event on “Youth Perspective for Safe and Healthy Sport” brought together 49 young people (aged 19-29) from 32 member states of the Council of Europe’s Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) on 26 and 27 May at the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg, France. Organised in conjunction with...
Armenia ratifies the Macolin Convention
Robert ABISOGHOMONYAN, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia, handed over, on 15 May 2026, to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain BERSET, the instrument of ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions (CETS No. 215), also known as the...
New HELP online module on child safeguarding in sports
The Council of Europe has launched a new online module on child safeguarding in sports, developed by the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport in the framework of the “Start to Talk” project and published under the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme. This innovative...
10th Meeting of the Group of Copenhagen: predictive markets, addiction, AI, monitoring of the next World Cup
The Council of Europe held the 10th meeting of the Group of Copenhagen on 5 and 6 May 2026. Co-organised with the Committee of Ethics and Sport Safeguarding of Cyprus, the meeting brought together around 100 participants, both in person and online, from 36 countries. The meeting provided an...
The Committee of the Saint-Denis Convention and its Ad hoc Working Group on FIFA 2026 meet in Strasbourg
The Saint-Denis Committee held its 9th meeting in Strasbourg, on 28-29 April 2026, back-to-back with the third meeting of its Ad hoc Working Group on FIFA Men’s Football World Cup 2026 (Canada, Mexico and USA). The Committee elected Ann Ramage as Chair of the Advisory Group on Monitoring (T-S4...
Strengthening international co-operation in sport justice: MARS Network meets in Strasbourg
The Council of Europe hosted the annual meeting of the Network of Magistrates/Prosecutors Responsible for Sports (MARS Network) on 28–29 April 2026 at the Palais de l’Europe in Strasbourg. Established under the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport in 2023, the MARS Network brings together...
Call for applications – Youth participation in preparation for the 19th Conference of Ministers Responsible for Sport
The Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) is seeking to integrate a youth perspective in the preparations for the 19th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers Responsible for Sport, which will take place in Monaco on 3-4 November 2026. The theme of the Conference will be “Safer and...
EPAS pays tribute to Mathilde Grenet, pioneering Safe Sport specialist
It is with deep sadness that the Council of Europe’s Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) marks the untimely passing of Mathilde Grenet, a committed and visionary Safe Sport specialist, whose life’s work has had – and will continue to have – a lasting impact on safeguarding in sport. ...
Second Sport For All webinar on Media representation of persons with disabilities in sport
The “Sport For All” joint European Union - Council of Europe project organised its second webinar on 24 March from 10am to 12.30pm CET. The event explored media representation of persons with disabilities in sport and provided a platform for exchange among researchers, journalists, sport...
European Sports Charter: EPAS support and follow‑up visit to Monaco
On 18-19 March 2026, a team of Council of Europe experts carried out a support and follow‑up visit to the Principality of Monaco to further the implementation of the European Sports Charter (ESC) in national policies and practices. The ESC sets out the principles enabling public authorities to...
Monitoring visit of the Saint-Denis Committee to Portugal
A team of Council of Europe experts carried out a monitoring visit to Portugal, from 5 to 8 March 2026, in order to assess the general approach to the organisation of football matches and other sports events and to support the Portuguese authorities in the effective implementation of the safety,...
Breakfast Roundtable 2026: Spotlight on women and girls’ participation in sport
The Council of Europe’s Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) held the 5th edition of the Breakfast Roundtable on Women in Sport to mark International Women’s Day, on 6 March from 9.30 am to 12 noon in hybrid format (Strasbourg, France and online). This year’s edition focused on women and...
Council of Europe and European Union launched “Active and Equal” to strengthen women’s health and equality in sport
The Council of Europe and the European Union launched the “Active and Equal: Women’s health in sport across generations” joint project dedicated to placing women’s health at the heart of sport. The launch event took place on 5 March from 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM at the Council of Europe headquarters...
CAHAMA 70th Meeting takes place in Strasbourg ahead of WADA Executive Committee meeting
The Ad Hoc European Committee for the World Anti‑Doping Agency (CAHAMA) successfully held its 70th meeting in Strasbourg this week. The meeting brought together senior anti-doping officials and other national delegates from some 40 Council of Europe member States and 6 observer countries and...
Council of Europe’s Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention (T-DO) holds 62nd plenary: international co-operation strengthened
The Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention (T-DO) of the Council of Europe convened its 62nd plenary meeting in Strasbourg, gathering representatives from 35 State Parties and 16 observer states and partner observer organisations. Key Highlights Participants marked Türkiye’s recent...
Successful completion of the "Start to Talk" project in Cyprus
The Council of Europe’s “Start to Talk” project has successfully concluded its implementation phase in Cyprus, marking a significant step forward in child safeguarding in sport. In close collaboration with the Cyprus Sport Organisation, the initiative aimed to embed the state’s child safeguarding...
2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games: the Sport Division’s actions
Every two years, the Olympic and Paralympic Games unite people around their love for sport – athletes, coaches, referees, volunteers, physical spectators, but also millions of people cheering them on from all over the world. The Games are a unique platform to uphold sport based on key values –...
New data reveals anti-doping trends across Europe and beyond
UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) and the Council of Europe have added a new dataset from 2024 to the tool the organisations launched together last year, called the Anti-Doping Questionnaire Dynamic Dashboards. The Dashboards allow users to compare anti-doping efforts across European countries and beyond....
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