Sector stakeholders celebrate International Women’s Day 2023

With every new year comes a new edition of International Women’s Day (IWD). The day of observance has existed for over a century, with earliest reports dating back to 1909. The event celebrates women’s achievements in all different spheres and whilst remarkable progress has been made, the road is still long. IWD therefore remains a call to action to speed up gender equity. Today in Europe, only 8% of the EU’s large listed company-CEOs are women, and women continue to earn an average of 36% less than their male counterparts.

First ever Central and Eastern European Health and Fitness Summit takes place in Prague

On Wednesday 2 November, over 70 representatives from 15 different countries came together in Prague for the inaugural Central and Eastern European Health and Fitness Summit, organised by the Czech Fitness Chambers in collaboration with EuropeActive.   
 
The welcoming remarks of Jana Havrdová, president of the Czech Chamber of Fitness, where followed by some introductory words from Andreas Paulsen, EuropeActive’s executive director, who subsequently presented EuropeActive's

EuropeActive organises successful 6th and final Annual FAIR Forum

The 6th & Final FAIR Forum for Anti-doping in Recreational Sport took place on 8 and 9 November in Belgium. For this final edition, the FAIR+ consortium gave a twist to the annual forum by adding an extra first day for the benefit of future sport professionals and policymakers.  
 
In collaboration with the hosts KU Leuven, an exclusive expert discussion around anti-doping research, education and policy took place Tuesday 8 November.

New speakers announced for the 6th FAIR Forum programme!

 
Taking place on Wednesday 9 November 2022 in Brussels, the sixth and final edition of the annual FAIR Forum is delighted to now reveal the latest additions to the programme! 
 
The 6th FAIR Forum will be the opportunity to present and share the findings and deliverables of the FAIR+ project’s research conducted on:
 
  • recreational athletes’ use of

Join us for the International Standards Meeting in Prague!

We are eagerly anticipating the 13th annual EuropeActive International Standards Meeting which will take place next week on the 3 and 4 November in the beautiful city of Prague. This year’s theme of ‘Moving forwards together through professional Standards’ echoes EuropeActive’s new ‘Moving Forward Together’ strategy for 2022-2025.

ISM recognised under European Commission’s Vocational Skills Week and Pact for Skills

EuropeActive is proud to be a partner of the European Commission’s Vocational Skills Week and Pact for Skills and to have its International Standards Meeting (ISM), to be held in Prague on 3 and 4 November 2022, as an officially registered Vocational Skills Week event. 
 
The European Vocational Skills Week is a European Commission initiative to make Vocational Education and Training (VET) a more appealing proposit