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Back Council of Europe’s Network of National platforms meet in Lisbon to develop fighting sports manipulations

Council of Europe’s Network of National platforms meet in Lisbon to develop fighting sports manipulations
The “Group of Copenhagen” will have its 6th meeting in Lisbon. Hosted by the first EU Member State to ratify the Convention on the Manipulation of sports competitions (CETS n°215), discussions involving 22 countries (including for the first time Australia) will centre around a systematic approach in order to prevent, detect and investigate effectively all types of manipulation covered by the Macolin Convention.
Lisbon, Portugal 17-18 April 2018
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The Committee of Ministers adopts a declaration on sport integrity

EPAS 27 September 2023 Strasbourg, France

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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