Council of the EU (Education, Youth, Culture and Sport) met to discuss and approve important matters for Youth and Sport
On the 25 and 26 of November 2024, during the Hungarian Presidency, the Council of the EU gathered in its configuration “Education, Youth, Culture and Sport” to discuss the key features of a European Sport Model and the evolving demographic trends shaping opportunities for rural youth.
During the Youth session, on the 25 of November, Youth Ministers approved:
- Council Conclusions on “Glocal opportunities for young people in rural and remote areas”;
- Council Resolution on the “outcomes of the 10th cycle of the EU Youth Dialogue”;
- Council Resolution on the “EU Youth Strategy Work Plan 2025-2027”;
But what’s in it for Sport?
The Council Conclusions on “glocal opportinities for young people in rural and remote areas” recognise that young people in rural and remote areas might face more difficulties in accessing, among others, quality education and training at all levels, social services, healthcare or sport, cultural and leisure activities.
As such, the document invites EU Member States to “support intersectoral collaboration between local quality educational, training, social, health care, cultural, youth care, youth work, sport and leisure facilities that young people living in rural and remote areas can benefit from to ensure equitable conditions of personal development and well-being in their context while also foster physical and digital accessibility to these facilities and related services”.
The public session of the EU Youth Ministers meeting can be rewatched here.
During the Sport session, on the 26 of November, Sport Ministers approved:
- Council Conclusions on fostering the lasting legacy of major sporting events. These events are seen as opportunities for positive transformation, and the conclusions highlight ways to ensure their impact continues beyond the events themselves, including motivating young people to engage in sports and physical activity;
- Held a debate on the key features of a European Sport Model, focusing on those aspects that could preserve and promote EU values in sport.
The public session of the EU Sport Ministers meeting can be rewatched here.
ENGSO Youth welcomes the recently approved Council Conclusions and remains fully committed to working towards its successful implementation.