Ralf Göbel, Deputy Director General for Sport of Germany, attended the Committee of Ministers’ Rapporteur Group on Education, Culture, Sport, Youth and Environment (GR-C) meeting in Strasbourg on 22 February. He gave a speech highlighting Germany’s initiatives in the framework of its presidency of the G20 to promote the fight against corruption in sport, and held an exchange of views with Council of Europe member states’ representatives in the GR-C on other initiatives being launched on this topic.  The discussions mentioned in particular the key role the Council of Europe is playing in IPACS and the forthcoming Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Sport to be held in Tbilisi, on 16 October 2018.