EOSE News Archive

2021

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  29 April - EOSE ACTIVITY REPORT 2020 is out now!
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  6 April - Occupational standards for sport for development in Europe
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  16 March - EU Funded Projects Special Article

2020

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  22 December - EOSE Members gathered to debate key issues for the sport sector in EU
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  8 December - Impact of COVID-19 on employment in sport debated at EU workshop
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  3 December - EOSE and CPG gain EU support for modernising education in Golf
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  23 November - International event on sport officiating
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  16 November - EOSE contributes to the European Week of Sport Beyond Borders
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  6 November - Partners in the SKILLS project meet for the second time to continue the journey towards a skilled workforce for the sport and physical activity sector in Europe
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  28 October - Selection Results: Erasmus+ Sport 2020
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  17 October - The 4th edition of Erasmus Days (15-17 October 2020)
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  13 October - EOSE supports the Skill(s) for Youth through Sport (SK4YS)
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  13 October - International event on Sport Officiating – REGISTRATION OPEN!
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  9 October - Results published : Calls on social inclusion and risk of radicalisation
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  9 October - EOSE support the International Day of the Girl Child
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  5 October - German Presidency Conference: “Partnerships for physical activity and sport – Be(come) Active!”
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  17 September - New EOSE staff member
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  11 September - CHANGE project – ongoing work in sport for development
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  24 June - EOSE participates as Observer in EU Expert Group
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  18 June - CHANGE Partners review results of the research phase in online meeting
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  12 May - Sport pilot projects and preparatory actions published by the European commission
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  5 May - EOSE Activity Report 2019
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  1 May - The European sport labour market analysed through the ESSA-Sport project
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  22 April - COVID-19 Position Paper
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  7 April - Kick-off meeting – Pilot Projects “Exchanges and mobility in sport”
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  29 March - The European commission published guidelines regarding the minimum requirements in skills and competences for coaches
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  20 March - Coronavirus outbreak – deadlines for applications extended
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  28 February - S2A Sport Mobility kicked off in February in Pristina (Kosovo)
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  21 January - GRASSROOTS SPORT DIPLOMACY – POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
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  14 January - ONSIDE partners kick off final year of the project

2019

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  19 December - EOSE Members gathered to develop the priorities of the organisation
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  6 December - Third Erasmus+ Cluster meeting organised in Brussels
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  3 December - CHANGE project partners make good progress in Copenhagen
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  10 November - EOSE contributed to the Tennis Europe Juniors and Pro Conference
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  17 October - Grassroots Sport Diplomacy (GSD) Project comes to an end
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  10 October - First Ever Sport and Physical Activity Skills Summit in Helsinki presents new knowledge for the sector
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  6 October - EOSE attend second consortium meeting of innovative EU funded volleyball project
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  28 September - EOSE contributed to the 5th outdoor sports Euro’Meet
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  20 September - ONSIDE partners focus on standards and education of sport officials
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  4 September - The first ever European Skills Summit for sport and physical activity
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  28 August - Supporting women and girls participation in sport and physical activity
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  15 July - Enhancing Good Governance in sport organisations
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  2 July - CHANGE project to enhance skills in sport for development
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  24 June - EU workshop on sport employment and skills
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  17 June - ASPIRE Project Final Conference
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  3 June - POINTS project educational programme
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  31 May - EOSE met with Western Balkans
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  21 May - EOSE presents at EC Expert Group
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  23 April - EOSE cooperation with EU Sport Federations
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  10 April - EOSE at the EU Sport Forum 2019
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  6 April - EOSE Activity Report 2018
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  4 April - International Federation for Sports Officials (IFSO) established in the Hague
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  3 April - Competency framework for Sport Officials
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  26 March - Supporting learning mobility in sport and physical activity
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  19 March - EOSE represented at Global Fitness Industry
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  19 February - New EU project – Play volleyball, grow with it (PVGW)
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  16 February - EOSE delegation met with Eurostat
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  31 January - A high level of interest from the sector to analyse skills challenges!

2018

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  18 December - EOSE GA and Members Seminar 2018
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  13 December - Take part in the Skills Survey!
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  12 December - Retirement of Stephen Studd, EOSE Director of Development
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  30 October - EOSE attend Baltic Black Sea Economic Forum in Lithuania
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  29 October - POINTS project: Towards the educational programme on sport integrity
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  21 October - The first EU Employer Skills Survey for the sport and physical activity sector is live!
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  1 August - ONSIDE project partners made real progress in Papendal (NL)
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  19 July - EOSE national visit to Croatia creates new opportunities for collaboration
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  17 July - Skills and qualifications in sport take centre stage at EU Expert Group
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  6 July - EOSE represented at 13th Annual Sport and EU Conference
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  28 June - The innovative concept of Grassroots Sport Diplomacy (GSD)
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  14 June - EOSE at the Conference ‘Grassroots sport as a tool for integration and a bridge between tradition and innovation’
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  1 June - Thrilled to launch T2MIS – a platform to support learning mobility in sport
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  31 May - ESSA-Sport presented at a side event of the informal meeting of EU Ministries responsible for sport
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  25 May - ASPIRE partners met in Berlin to share progress on their journey towards inclusive clubs welcoming refugees
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  21 May - T2MIS partners celebrate World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
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  16 April - Exclusive Interview with Kairis Ulp
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  12 April - ONSIDE – EU project to develop new education for sport officials kicks off in Vienna
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  24 March - The EU Sport Forum 2018 in Sofia promoted sport as a means to building a better Europe
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  8 March - European Us Girls shares new insights on female peer leadership in sport
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  27 February - S2A Sport partners launching a range of products to support workforce development in Europe
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  23 February - 1st Expert Group Meeting on Skills and Human Resources Development in Sport
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  16 February - EU partners to explore innovative ways to enhance Good Goverance through e-learning
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  13 February - Exploring sport diplomacy at the grassroots level
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  9 February - The “Future of Sport 2018″ Conference looked at key issues in UK sport industry
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  7 February - EOSE Research Team visit Eurostat in Luxembourg and left with a promise
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  30 January - S2A-Sport 8th Full Partner Meeting officially closes the project
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  26 January - EOSE continues to support health and fitness sector in UAE
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  26 January - A summit to explore what Europe will gain by investing smartly in education
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  12 January - POINTS project aiming at sport to play the fair game: kicking off serious work
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  2 January - Exclusive interview with Tibor Navracsics

2017

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  15 December - Exclusive interview with Michael Wiederer
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  30 November - Valuable resources for the sector announced at the S2A Sport final conference
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  30 November - National Coordinators of the ESSA-Sport project met for the second time in Lyon
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  28 November - Together celebrating a journey of 15 years
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  20 November - GoGolf Europe Final Conference shows the way forward for youth participation
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  26 October - A national round table on skills organised in Spain
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  16 October - EOSE at the European Athletics Congress-Convention
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  22 September - A national round table on skills organised in Cyprus
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  11 September - EOSE supporting female volunteering and participation in sport
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  8 September - Effective operations as key topic of S2ASPORT2017 Day4
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  6 September - Day 3 of S2ASport: It’s not all about the money!
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  6 September - Day 2 of S2A-Sport European Training Programme emphasised the crucial role of people
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  4 September - Kick-off of a promising week: S2ASport European Training Programme just started
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  30 July - EOSE President took part to the seminar “Sport & Innovation: Reflections from the Heart of Europe”
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  24 July - Results of #ErasmusPlus Sport Chapter now available!
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  20 July - SIGGS project selected as “Success Story”
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  7 July - Sport getting ready for the next generation of Erasmus+
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  5 July - T2MIS partnership getting ready to issue some tickets for mobility in sport
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  30 June - An historical ESSA-Sport European workshop took place in Brussels
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  26 June - Facilitating and encouraging exchanges and cooperation in the sector
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  19 June - Exclusive interview with Mark Cutajar
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  2 June - EOSE presented at the European Handball Federation Club Management Seminar
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  18 May - European standards for sport administration signed off at S2A Sport partner meeting in Sofia
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  29 April - EOSE members actively took part to the 10th Baltic Sports Science Conference
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  26 April - EOSE’s President confirmed as member of the IOC Olympic Education Commission
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  11 April - Do you want a ticket to learning mobility in sport?
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  14 March - Stakeholders from all over Europe gathered in Malta to discuss and shape the future of sport
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  20 February - Betting on peer-learning to promote equal access and inclusion in sport
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  10 February - ENGSO and 13 partner organisations teaming-up to develop refugees friendly sport organisations
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  9 February - S2ASport partners working towards a training programme for Sport Administration
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  3 February - EOSE attended the Sport Infoday in Brussels
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  13 January - Implementing innovative approach to break the barriers for female coaching: READY, STEADY, GO!

2016

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  28 November - Paving the way together: ESSA Launch and EASE Annual GA & Members Seminar 2016
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  9 November - S2A Sport project partners mapping together “Sport Administration”
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  20 October - Succesful EOSE National Round table held in Riga on skills development
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  14 October - SCORE Final Conference successfully held in Cologne
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  5 October - Exclusive Interview with MEP Hannu Takkula
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  4 October - Exclusive Interview with Hansjörg Höltkemeier
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  21 September - Erasmus+ and the UK sport sector – the chance to collaborate and learn
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  10 September - Researchers can support policymakers in their work!
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  9 September - Discussing the future of grassroots sport at ENGSO Hearing: skills will be essential!
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  10 August - EOSE Press Room and Library of Good Practices: two new initiatives to inspire workforce development
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  28 July - When soft diplomacy meets with public diplomacy: European sport diplomacy perspective
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  30 June - GoGolf Europe is making progress and interest is rising outside the partnership
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  29 June - Hand-over of the High Level Groups’ recommendations to Commissioner Navracsics
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  22 June - Working together with the French National Olympic Committee and the social partners
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  21 June - What is in the New Skills Agenda for Europe?
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  17 June - EOSE Members Mid-Term Seminar brings in new ideas
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  3 June - Launch of new GoGolf Europe Website
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  26 May - Exploring the sport administration area
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  6 May - Successful Strategic Workshop in Portugal – Towards better governance
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  27 April - Halfway through the SCORE Project: what has been achieved?
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  25 April - The first ever National Sports Forum took place in Malta
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  20 April - Sport startup are you ready?
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  14 April - Successful Strategic Workshop on Good Governance in Lithuania
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  4 April - Take part to the European sport organisation online survey!
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  11 March - EU Sport Forum 2016: How can sport contribute to tackle EU realities and challenges

2015

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  8 December - Strategic Information Day on ESSC
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  7 December - EOSE GA & Members Seminar 2015
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  27 November - EOSE Represented at Global Skills Conference
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  19 November - Towards a culture of learning mobility in and for the sector
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  19 November - Successful kick-off of S2ASPORT
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  10 November - Opening new perspectives towards recognising and valuing competences
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  15 October - Exclusive Interview with Antonio Silva Mendes
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  2 October - GoGolf Europe partners Steering Group Meeting
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  29 September - Regional Membership development workshop
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  25 September - Recognition of nonformal and informal learning: Looking for good practices!
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  7 September - Save the date for UFIT final conference
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  7 August - Learning achievement honoured at graduation ceremony in Malta
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  3 August - Towards a culture of learning mobility in sport: funds are available why not grabing them?
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  16 July - Purpose and benefits of learning mobility: testimonials from participants
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  5 June - Exclusive interview with Marite Seile
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  2 June - #MobilitySupPORTjobs: from theory to practice
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  29 May - Special interview with Piotr Marek
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  4 May - ENGSO and ENGSO Youth General Assembly
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  13 April - Exclusive interview with Marc Tarabella
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  14 March - ANESTAPS ANNUAL CONGRESS
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  23 February - Development of Human Capital at the heart of the Latvian EU Presidency event
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  22 January - Exclusive interview with Mr Xavier Prats Monné

2014

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  23 December - Season’s greetings from EOSE Secretariat
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  4 December - Acting for the recognition of the sector
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  1 December - 2014 Members Seminar & GA: New perspectives
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  15 November - EOSE contribution to the ESCO initiative
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  14 October - Towards a long lasting legacy for VSPORT+
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  23 September - Special foreword to EOSE book – Sport Movement
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  8 September - Special foreword to EOSE book
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  2 September - Proud to introduce the first EOSE book!
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  8 August - Training visit in Finland: Promoting the 7 Step Model & Testing mobility
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  1 July - Skills matter: Make your voice heard!
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  4 June - VSPORT+ now over, see its final outcomes!
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  30 May - Study on Mobility in Sport now available
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  24 March - Special Eurobarometer Survey on sport and physical activity now available!
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  15 March - ESSC-Sport: New project for the sector focusing on skills and employment
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  26 February - Highlights from the VSPORT+ conference
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  4 February - « It’s all about the people »
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  24 January - VSPORT+ Final Conference in 1 month!
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  10 January - Words from the President – Best wishes for 2014

2013

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  18 December - Towards a European Week of Sport
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  12 December - ERASMUS+ call now available!
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  4 November - The special role of the General Assembly and Members Seminar
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  31 October - VSPORT+ ambassadors met and discussed the future of the project
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  25 October - EOSE presenting at sport conference in India
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  20 October - Investing in Human Capital to keep the ball rolling
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  4 October - European Consultation workshop on Mobility in Sport
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  1 October - EU Sport Forum 2013
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  27 September - EOSE President – “It is crucial to invest on the human Capital of volunteers in sport”
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  26 July - You can now take the 1st step towards becoming a fitness professional by just going online!
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  3 June - An opportunity to make your voice heard on Mobility issues!
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  27 May - EOSE Secretariat keeps growing
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  27 March - Feasibility Study on possible future mobility measures for sport in the EU
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  15 January - Golf Stand final outcomes now available for download

2012

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  21 December - Thierry Zintz elected as New President of EOSE
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  19 December - EOSE General Assembly and Member Seminar 2012
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  15 November - Study on the Contribution of Sport to Economic Growth and Employment in the EU
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  22 October - TRAINING 4 VOLUNTEERS – Final Report available
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  10 October - European Expert Group on Education and Training
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  6 October - CEDEFOP Workshop: The changing role of qualifications in governing the labour market
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  24 September - EU SPORT FORUM 2012: Nicosia (CY), 19-20 September 2012
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  26 June - European Business Forum on Vocationnal Training – Brussels, 7/8 June 2012
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  25 June - Progress in the European Social Dialogue in the Sport and Active leisure sector
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  15 June - EOSE President attended theXIII national congress of FNEID – Madrid, 18 May 2012
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  26 April - VSPORT+ Project – KickOff Tarining Seminar – Budapest (Hungary), 12-13 April 2012
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  15 April - Expert Group on Education & Training in sport: minute of the 1st meeting now available
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  12 April - EOSE in the Maldives for a National Visit
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  10 April - Publication of the 18th issue of Sport and Citizenship’s journal – Employment in sport
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  1 March - Expert Group Education & Training in sport: Observer Status given to EOSE
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  26 February - EOSE attended the opening of FIBA Europe Techno Centre
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  23 February - News from the Sport for Good Governance project
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  25 January - 2012: European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations
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  4 January - Priorities of the Danish Presidency of the EU in the field of sport

2011

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  23 December - EOSE met with the European Judo Union
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  16 December - EOSE Executive Board elections during the General Assembly
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  15 December - EOSE General Assembly & Members Seminar 2011
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  30 November - ‘ERASMUS FOR ALL’ programme proposition
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  27 November - First European conference on Sport agents
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  26 November - The role of the social partners in implementing EU tools & principles
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  18 October - EOSE & FIBA Europe met in Munich
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  29 September - 4th Stakeholders forum on EU cooperation in education and training – Brussels
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  5 August - Main priorities of the Polish Presidency of the EU
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  1 July - Resolution on a European Union Work Plan for Sport for the period 2011-2014.
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  30 June - LLL SPORT Project – Final products now available!
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  25 May - ALL FOR SPORT FOR ALL – Final products now available!
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  22 May - EU CONFERENCE ON SPORT STATISTICS – Results now available!
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  21 April - EU SPORT FORUM 2011 – Presentations/speeches now available
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  21 March - Final conference of the Dual Careers for Young Athletes project – Györ, 10/11 March 2011
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  18 January - EU Communication on Sport adopted
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  11 January - BECOMING THE HUB – Preliminary Recommendations

2010

• 13 December - EOSE General Assembly 2010: Stephen Studd re-elected as President
• 13 December - EOSE Working Conference 2010 (9/10 Dec. 2010 – Brussels, BE)
• 15 October - 2010 Annual EOSE General Assembly & Working Conference
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  30 September - New Leonardo Project: European Occupational Standards for Golf Project (GOLF STAND)
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  20 September - European Accreditation Fitness project (EA-FITNESS) – Final Conference
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  3 July - The 2010 European Outdoors Census Survey: CLO2 PROJECT
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  15 May - All for Sport for All project: Perspectives of Sport for People with a Disability in Europe
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  19 April - Referencing of the UK Frameworks to the EQF: Launch Event
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  12 April - EOSE Delegation in Malta
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  4 April - EU Sport Forum 2010 – 19/20 April 2010, Madrid (Spain)
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  15 March - OLYMPIC MOVEMENT: Position Paper “Sport & Lisbon Treaty”
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  20 February - Conference on sustainable funding models for grassroots sports in the internal market
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  8 January - “New Skills for New Jobs: ACTION NOW”: Conference

2009

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  2 December - Entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon
• 23 November - EOSE GA & Working conference 2009
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  29 October - European Parliament asks to double EU’s draft budget for 2010 Sport projects
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  30 September - Launching conference of ECVET & EQARF to be held in Brussels, 17/18 November 2009
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  2 September - Public Consultation: Green Paper on “Promoting the learning mobility of young people”
• 22 June - EOSE staff development
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  2 May - EOSE at the informal meeting of Directors General for Sport in Prague
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  9 February - EU Stakeholders Forum on cooperation in education and training

2008

• 22 December - Joint conference hosted by EOSE and the EQF-SPORT projects (LLL funds)
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  10 December - EOSE took part to the EU Sport Forum: Biarritz, 26-27 November 2008