7 Amendments of Morten LØKKEGAARD related to 2011/2087(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas funding for sport is only secured if holders of the necessary national gambling licences, who pay taxes and finance other public interest objectives in Member States, are effectively protected against illegal competition, underlines at the same time the importance of an open market, that can lead to increased competition, for the benefit of consumers
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Respects the right of Member States to draw up penalising measures to repress illegal online gambling; calls for a regulatory principle whereby a gambling company can only operate (or bid for the necessary national licence) in a Member State if it does not contravene the law in any other EU Member State;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that intellectual property rights, such as the partial redistribution of revenue derived from the exploitation of IPR in sports and merchandising, are taken into account; as this in turn enables professional clubs to engage in charity work for the benefit of local communities and grassroots sports
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. underlines the importance of making sport available to all citizens in many different settings, whether at school, at work, as a recreational activity or through clubs and associations;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Points out that sport is an area of great potential for increasing the overall health level of Europeans is recreational or health-enhancing physical activity and therefore calls on the EU to actively promote recreational sport, throughout the union;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Acknowledges the right for journalists to access and report on organised sporting events of public interest in order to safeguard the right of the public to obtain and receive independent news and information on sporting events;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Proposes that the European flag should be flown at major sports events held on EU territory, and suggests that it should be displayed on the clothing of athletes from Member States, underlines that it should be entirely voluntary and up to Member States and sports organisations to decide, whether they will use this option;