European Parliament Resolution Reinforces the European Sport Model

On 7 October 2025, the European Parliament adopted a joint resolution (enclosed) on “The role of EU policies in strengthening the European Sport Model” (2025/2035(INI)). The text, introduced by Polish Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Bogdan Zdrojewski, reaffirms the specific nature of European sport and its foundation on solidarity, open competitions, sporting merit, inclusiveness and integrity.

Key Provisions of the European Parliament’s Resolution

The resolution calls for the protection of sport’s autonomy while ensuring full compliance with EU Law, in particular competition and internal market law.

Parliament stresses that sporting bodies benefit from a degree of self-regulation, but that this autonomy cannot exempt them from the fundamental principles of EU law - especially transparency, proportionality and non-discrimination. In doing so, the text reaffirms the approach established by the CJEU in European Super League and ISU, according to which the “specific nature of...

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European Parliament Resolution Reinforces the European Sport Model

Key Provisions of the European Parliament’s Resolution

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