The REFS project is an ambitious three-year Erasmus+ Sport initiative designed to transform the engagement of young people in sport officiating across Europe. The third full partner meeting took place in Paris, France, on 29th and 30th October 2025 at the iconic...
Wojciech Waśniewski
New report available – challenges in sport employment and potential solutions identified
We are delighted to share with you the first deliverable of the IN-FORMS project – European Research Report on Employment Challenges and Innovative Forms of Employment in Sport. The report highlights the key sport employment challenges and potential solutions based on...
1.6m people working in sport in EU in 2024 – latest sport employment statistics now available
We are pleased to inform you that EOSE’s latest statistics on paid employment in the sport sector in Europe covering the years 2011-2024 are now available. Every year we compile, analyse and publish the available sport employment data collected from Eurostat and...
EOSE Members Explore EU Funding Opportunities for Sport
On 16th September 2025, EOSE hosted its latest Member Capacity Building Workshop, focused on “EU Funding Opportunities for Sport”. The online session brought together 30 participants from 21 member organisations across Europe and was co-led by Aurélien Favre...
EOSE 2024 Annual Activity Report now available
As is our yearly tradition, we recently published the EOSE Annual Activity Report covering the full year 2024. The report can be read below, or downloaded. Inside, readers can find: EOSE’s overview, areas of expertise, membership Overview of key projects, resources,...
EOSE presents key findings on New Volleyball Guide for Teachers and Coaches at Dublin PVGW 2.0 Meeting
The partners of the “Play Volleyball – Grow with It” (PVGW 2.0) project, coordinated by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) and funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ Sport programme, gathered in Dublin on 3–4 July 2025. Hosted by Volleyball...
EOSE consults on new occupational standards for football Supporter Liaison Officers
At the end of June, Malmö became the European city of football when over 250 representatives of club and federation supporters’ groups gathered in the historic Swedish city for the European Football Fans Congress 2025 run by Football Supporters Europe (FSE). With 50...
EmpowHER Volleyball Game Changer (EVGC) – second Partner Meeting
EOSE is proud to be involved in the Erasmus+ Sport project EmpowHER Volleyball Game Changer (EVGC), coordinated by the European Confederation of Volleyball (CEV), with the ambition to foster gender equality in leadership and decision‑making roles within volleyball....
Keeping Sport Clean – GLDF4CleanSport consortium meets for the last time
On June 4th and 5th 2025, partners in the GLDF4CleanSport project gathered in Paris for their last in-person meeting as guests of AFLD (France’s Anti-Doping Agency) to review progress and plan the project’s final steps. Doping is a major threat to clean sport, and...
Help shape the future of sport education in Europe – take part in STARS Training Needs Analysis survey
Help shape the future of sport education in Europe! The sport sector is evolving rapidly, and we need your views to shape its future! Complete the STARS Training Needs Analysis (TNA) online survey, part of the EU-funded STARS project – Shaping Talents and Achieving...









