Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea del 28/12/2022 - Comunicaciones e Informaciones
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Source: Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea - Comunicaciones e Informaciones
28.12.2022
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 494/1
I
Resolutions, recommendations and opinions
RESOLUTIONS
COUNCIL
Conclusions of the Council and the representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council on sustainable and accessible sports infrastructure 2022/C 494/01
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER
STATES MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,
RECALLING THAT:
1.
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of December 2006 promotes action to enable persons with disabilities to participate on an equal basis with others in sporting activities and invites States Parties to take appropriate measures to allow such possibilities.
2.
The European Commissions July 2007 White Paper on Sport calls for using the potential of sport for social inclusion, integration and equal opportunities and invites Member States and sports organisations to adapt sports infrastructure in line with the needs of people with disabilities.
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The Council conclusions of June 2018 on promoting the common values of the EU through sport stress that all people should be free to practise sport and to feel part of society, and different sectors related to sport can do what is in their capacity to foster integration as well as to provide equal opportunities to engage in sport and avoid discrimination and social exclusion.
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In the key findings of the December 2018 report to the European Commission entitled Mapping on Access to Sport for People with Disabilities, good personal health, individual development and social well-being are listed as benefits of sport participation for people with disabilities.
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The Council conclusions of June 2019 on access to sport for persons with disabilities emphasise that persons with disabilities have a higher probability of being subject to socioeconomic disadvantages and invite Member States to take action to ensure access of persons with and without disabilities to sports infrastructure, including attendance at sports events, training or participation in sports.
6.
The SHARE Initiative report of February 2020 by the European Commission on the Contribution of sport to regional development through sport 2021-2027 insists on quality infrastructural and spatial development of sport infrastructures as drivers for urban regeneration, employment multiplier and social inclusion.
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The Council Resolution of December 2020 on the European Union Work Plan for Sport for the period from 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2024 includes, as a guiding objective, awareness of the important contribution that sport can make to Europes socially and environmentally sustainable growth.
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The Council conclusions of June 2021 on Sport innovation recognise that innovative sport infrastructures, and the processes for their construction and maintenance, can, among other things, provide better and safer conditions for sport and physical activity, while being more sustainable, environmentally friendly, accessible and energy efficient.
