27 Amendments of Seán KELLY related to 2011/2087(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 5 July 2011 on the Commission’s fifth Cohesion Report and the strategy for post-2013 cohesion policy1,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to its Written Declaration 62/2010 of 16 December 2010 on increased support for grassroots sport,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas sport is a key factor for health in modern society and is an essential part of a high-quality education, and it contributes to senior citizens’ personal fulfilment,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas high-level sport is a showcase for certain core sporting values and conveys those values to society generally, encouraging participation in sport,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas it is essential to prepare such athletes for their career change by enabling them to receive general education or vocational training alongside their sports training,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas sport plays an important part in the European economy, as it directly or indirectly employs 15 million people, i.e. 5.4% of the working population, and represents an annual added value of approximately € 407 billion, or 3.65% of Europe’s GDP, and an economically flourishing sports sector thus contributes to achieving the aims of the Europe 2020 strategy,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas transparency and democratic accountability at sports clubs can be improved by the involvement of supporters in the ownership and governance structure of their clubs,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas EU action in the field of sport should always take the specificity of sport into account respecting its social, educational and cultural aspects,
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas professional sport is vulnerable to financial instability, and it is the responsibility of the relevant federations to encourage clubs to adopt a culture of planning and sensible investment,
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. Whereas the regulation of player's agents requires concerted action between sports governing bodies and public authorities so that effective sanctions can be imposed against agents and/or intermediaries who break the rules,
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the importance of encouraging participation in sports activities in local communities, schools and universities;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the importance of education through sport and the potential of sport to help get socially vulnerable youngsters back on track and asks the Member States, national associations, leagues and clubs to develop and support initiatives in this respect;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the role of coaches in the development and education of young people, not just in sporting skills but also in life skills; notes that coaches can provide guidance for young people to develop a healthy lifestyle;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates the importance of volunteers in sport; is in favour of creating a legal and tax framework that is suitable for the activities of sports associations; is also in favour of sponsorship in sportrecognises the importance of sponsorship in the financing of sport, with respect for the financial fair play principles;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the fundamental importance of commercial exploitation of audiovisual rights for sports competitions being carried out on a centralised, exclusive and territorial basis in order to have a fair distribution of revenues that ensures solidarity between sporting clubs and between professional and amateur sport;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the fundamental importance of commercial exploitation of audiovisual rights for sports competitions being carried out on a centralised, exclusive and territorial basis, so as to ensure long-term financial solidarity between elite and mass-participation sport;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that sporting events which are regarded as being of major importance for society should be accessible to the widest possible range of people through free-to-air channels; welcomes the ECJ decision on the implementation of Article 3a of Directive 97/36/EC in this respect and calls on Member States who haven't done so, to take measures to ensure that broadcasters under its jurisdiction do not broadcast such events on an exclusive basis;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that betting on sport is a form of commercial exploitation of competitions and calls on the Commission and the Member States to protect betting from unauthorised activities, in particular by recognising organisers' intellectual property rights with regard to their competitions, guaranteeing a significant contribution from betting operators towards funding mass-participation sport and by protection the integrity of competitions; however such property rights should not prejudice the right of short reporting as stipulated by Directive 2007/65/EC (Audiovisual Media Services Directive);
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Urges the Commission and the Member States to provide the Union with a specific budget programme in the field of sport, as is now possible under Article 165 TFEU;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on Member States and sport governing bodies to actively stimulate the social and democratic role of sport fans who support the principles of fair play, by promoting their involvement in the ownership and governance structures at their sports clubs and as important stakeholders in sports governing bodies;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on FIFA to adopt a zero- tolerance policy on corruption, to create independent teams for internal investigation, set term limits for senior officials, address the lack of accountability and to establish close cooperation with law enforcement agencies;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Proposes the setting up by sports federations of a European register of sports agents, in which agents would list the players that they represent, and the amount they are paidso as to limit the risk of conflicts of interest, and the amount they are paid, which must come from the players themselves; takes the view that the payment of agents’ fees should be subject to the sportsperson actually playing for the club in question for the specified number of years;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls on sport governing bodies, namely FIFA, to enhance transparency with regard to players agents activities and to cooperate with member states authorities to eradicate corruptive practices;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Calls on the European Commissions to tackle the opacity of transfers and match-fixing, as announced in its EU anti-corruption strategy, by establishing minimum rules concerning the definition of criminal offences in this field;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Considers that these measures are helping to improve governance, restore long-term financial stability and sustainability of clubs and contribute to financial fairness in European competitions, and therefore asks the European Commission to recognise the compatibility of such rules with EU law;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to submit, by 2012, a proposal aimed at gaining a better understanding of the specific needs of the sports sector and taking practical action to address them, with full regard to the provisions of Article 165 TFEU;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 3
Paragraph 25 – indent 3
– to draw up a European map of local, traditional sports and support its disseminationsupport local, traditional, indigenous sports which are part of the rich cultural and historic diversity of the EU, symbolising the motto of "United in Diversity", by raising awareness of these games through, inter alia, the promotion of a European map and European festivals;