Sport

Croatia currently holds the Presidency of the European Union and organised a highly successful International Sport Seminar in Zagreb on 27-28 February. The seminar had a focus on the skills and qualifications required by sport coaches and fitness trainers and was attended by over 160 experts from across Europe.

The European Commission and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) organised the third Cluster Meeting on Erasmus+ Sport on 4 to 5 December 2019 in Brussels. The theme of this meeting was on “The role of sport in education: enhancing skills development and dual careers perspectives”.

This meeting was an opportunity to monitor what is happening in a large number of projects awarded under the Erasmus+ programme. EuropeActive is coordinating a collaborative partnership project called BLUEPRINT for skills and employment cooperation in active leisure. The Cluster Meeting in Brussels took a closer look at project implementation, and especially in sharing information on best practices.

EuropeActive attended on Wednesday, 6^th March 2019 the conference on Sport & Regional development, an interesting opportunity to keep updated on the future of sport in European cities. The event’s focus was placed on the key role of local institutions and physical activity as a social link to connect cities and regions.