Activities of Damien ABAD related to 2011/2087(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Explanations of vote
Amendments (16)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication on "Fighting Corruption in the EU" (COM(2011)308),
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas sport hais a very important social and financial impact in the EUdynamic growth sector and constitutes a real instrument of social cohesion, and whereas gambling services are excluded from the scope of the Services Directive (2006/123/EC) and the new Consumer Rights Directive (approved by the European Parliament on 23 June 2011), due to their specificity,
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission study on the implications of internal market policies on the funding of grassroots sports and calls for a bridging of the gap between ‘rich’ and ‘poor’ sports by means of financial solidarity mechanismsNotes that the risk of fraud in sports competitions – although present since the outset – is exacerbated by the growth of the online sport betting sector, and therefore constitutes a proven danger to the integrity of sport, which is a value that needs to be secured;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. IConsistders that the right to grant exclusive rights fore contributions made by lotteryies and other numbermoney games remain with the Member States, given that umbrella sports organisations in the EU consider the contributions made by national lotterieand sports bets to the financing of sport and especially grassroots sports to be indispensable;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that sport can make a worthwhile contribution to achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; adds that, as such, it must be fully incorporated into that strategy;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Respects the right of Member States to draw up penalising measureput in place penal sanctions 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 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of education in sport, and encourages initiatives by sporting organisations and games operators to teach sportspeople good sport betting practice;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls onReiterates its position that sports bets are a form of commercial use of sporting competitions, and recommends that the Commission and the 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 accountprotect sporting competitions from any unauthorised commercial use, notably by the introduction of a system for acquiring betting rights and the recognition of sports bodies’ intellectual property rights over the competitions they organise, not only in order to secure a fair financial return for their sectors, but also to combat match-fixing;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that, under the terms of Article 165 of the TFEU, the European Union has a duty to promote fairness and protect the integrity of sport; takes the view, therefore, that the European Union should establish structural cooperation at European level to coordinate the fight against fraud and corruption in sport; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to study the desirability of a legislative instrument based on Article 114 of the TFEU seeking to secure harmonised rules on sound financial management for European professional sports clubs;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the European model of sport is based on a federation for each sports discipline, and mechanisms for sports and financial solidarity are organisedcharacterised by open sports competitions within a pyramid structure, based on a federation for each sports discipline with autonomous territory based self-regulating sports governing bodies, as the result onf an autonomous, democratic and territorial basis and in a pyramid structur longstanding democratic tradition and grassroots support in the community as a whole,
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 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the very nature of competitions between national teams implies that federations can enhance the training of their national sportspeopleyouth development is essential for the wellbeing of each sport and should be a priority for clubs and federations,
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 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes the accession of the EU to the Anti-Doping Convention of the Council of Europe is a necessary step to coordinate a more uniform implementation of the WADA code in the Member States;
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 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reaffirms its attachment to the European model of sport, within which federations play a central role and which has clubs and volunteervarious actors, including supporters, players, clubs, leagues and associations at its base;