NEWS 2007.

Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) 

First Meeting of the EPAS Governing Board

Strasbourg, 8 October 2007 

Draft list of decisions of the EPAS Governing Board 

The Governing Board of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS), meeting in Strasbourg on 8 October 2007, having deliberated: 

1          welcomed the delegates from 15 member states of the EPAS (the list of participants can be found in Appendix 2); 

2          adopted the Agenda for this first meeting as it appears in Appendix 1 to this report; 

3          elected, by secret ballot: 

-        Mrs Krisztina Gönter (Hungary) to act as Chair of the Governing Board for a term of office of two years; 

-        Mr Jean-Luc JANISZEWSKI (France) to act as Vice Chair of the Governing Board for a term of office of two years; 

4          elected, in accordance with the Statute of the EPAS, Article 3.2: 

-        Mr Ilham MADATOV (Azerbaijan), Mrs Kalliopi NEDELKOS (Greece), Mr Per Kristian AASMUNDSTAD (Norway) and Mr John TUCKER (UK) to act as Bureau members for two years; 

-        confirmed the representative of ENGSO to act as Bureau member for two years, without the right to vote; 

5          took note of the tour de table of presentations of representatives appointed to sit in the EPAS; 

6          took note of the verbal report made by the Secretariat; requested that the Bureau and the Secretariat draft the paper on Rules of Procedure for the EPAS to be presented for the next meeting of the Governing Board of the EPAS; 

7          took note of the verbal report made by the Secretariat on the update of the EPAS membership and requests for observer status as presented in document EPAS (2007) INF 5;  

-        having taken note with satisfaction of the request made by the Russian Federation under Article 2.3 of the Statute of the EPAS, agreed to grant observer status to the Russian Federation for the EPAS, with immediate effect;  

-        supported the request made by UEFA for observer status to the EPAS as presented in Appendix 3. According to Article 2.6 of the Statute of the EPAS, the Governing Board asked the Committee of Ministers to invite UEFA to participate in the EPAS work as an observer without the right to vote;  

8          held an exchange of views on the programme of activities for 2008:  

-        acknowledged the progress made by the Working Group on the Programme of Activities for the future work and priorities of the EPAS in 2008 as presented in document EPAS (2007) 5 rev;  

-        agreed to propose three main activities for 2008: the 11th Conference of European Ministers responsible for Sport in Greece, the autonomy of the sports movement in Europe, and combating racism and discrimination in sport; 

9          took note of the verbal report made by the Secretariat on the preliminary draft budget for the year 2008:  

-        instructed the Bureau to work in close co-operation with the Secretariat in preparing the detailed budget for the programme of activities in 2008; 

10       took note of the organisational arrangements for the 11^th Conference of European Ministers responsible for Sport in Greece: 

-        noted the change of dates of the Conference to 6-8 December 2008;  

-        agreed on the main theme for the Conference “Autonomy and Ethics in Sport”; 

-        agreed on setting up a special Working Group to prepare the Ministerial Conference; 

11       took note of the verbal report made by the Secretariat on the Consultative Committee of the EPAS;  

-        invited the Bureau and the Secretariat to reflect upon addressing medium and long term strategies on how to increase the membership of the EPAS and attract new partners; 

12        appreciated the verbal report of the Secretariat on the graphic line of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport;  

13       noted that the Bureau will hold its first meeting in Strasbourg on 7 December 2007; 

14       agreed that the 2nd meeting of the Governing Board should be held on 21-22 April 2008 in Strasbourg. 

Appendix 1

Agenda
 

1.      Opening of the meeting

2.      Adoption of the agenda

3.      Presentation (tour de table) of representatives appointed to sit in the EPAS

4.      Election of the Chair and the Vice-Chair of the EPAS

5.      Election of the Bureau members

6.      General discussion on the Statute of the EPAS

7.      Update on EPAS membership including requests for observer status

8.      Work priorities and 2008 programme of activities of the EPAS

9.      Consideration of the preliminary draft budget for the year 2008

10.    Preparations for the 11^th Ministerial Conference of European Ministers Responsible for Sport in Greece in 2008: discussions on themes, working documents, working methods, draft agenda and other organisational questions

11.    Update on the Consultative Committee – interested organisations and federations

12.    Communication strategies: graphic line of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS)

13.    Miscellaneous

14.    Dates of the next meeting

Appendix 2

List of participants

ANDORRA / ANDORRE 

Victor FILLOY FRANCO, Secrétaire d'Etat de jeunesse et Sport, Avda Rocafort 21-23,

Edifici del Molí, AD600 Sant Julià de Lòria, Principat d'Andorra

Tel:                                                                                         Fax:

E-mail: victor_filloy@govern.ad

AZERBAIJAN / AZERBAIDJAN 

Ms Matanat GURBANOVA, Senior advisor of the international relations department,

Ministry of Youth and Sport, Azerbaijan

Tel: 00994124656514                                        Fax: 00994124656514

E-mail: gmatanat@mys.gov.az

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA / BOSNIE-HERZEGOVINE 

Mme Maja DIMITRIJEVIC, First Secretary, Permanent Representation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Council of Europe, 16, Allee Spach, 67000 Strasbourg

Tel:         03 90 22 92 59                                     Fax: 03 88 35 58 60

E-mail: maja.dimitrijevic@mvp.gov.ba

CYPRUS / CHYPRE 

Costas PAPACOSTAS, Director General, Cyprus Sport Organisation, P.O. Box 24804,

1304 NICOSIA

Tel: +357 22897230                                                           Fax: +357 22358222

E-mail: papacostas.koa@cytanet.com.cy

DENMARK / DANEMARK 

Hubert SVOLDGAARD, Deputy to the Ambassador Permanent Representative of Denmark, Permanent Representation of Denmark to the Council of Europe, 20, avenue de la Paix, 67000 Strasbourg

Tel:                                                                                         Fax:

E-mail: hubsvo@um.dk

FINLAND / FINLANDE 

Ms. Raija MATTILA, Head of Sports Division, Ministry of Education, PO Box 29

FIN-00023 GOVERNEMENT

Tel: +358 (9) 1607 72 78                                   Fax: +358 9 1607 7603

E-mail: raija.mattila@minedu.fi

Mrs Minna POLVINEN, Senior Advisor, Sports Division, Ministry of Education,

PL 29 / P.O.Box 29, FIN-00023 GOVERNMENT

Tel: 358 9 1607 6992                                                         Fax: +358 9 1607 7603

E-mail: minna.polvinen@minedu.fi 

 

FRANCE 

Jean-Luc JANISZEWSKI, Adjoint au Chef du Bureau des Relations internationales et des grands événements sportifs internationaux, Ministère de la Santé, de la Jeunesse et des Sports, 95 avenue de France, 75013 PARIS

Tel : (33) 1 40 45 96 36                                      Fax : (33) 1 40 45 96 04

E-mail : jean-luc.janiszewski@jeunesse-sports.gouv.fr

GREECE / GRECE 

Mrs Kalliopi NEDELKOS, Head of Sport Promotion Department, Secretariat General of Sport, Ministry of Culture, 7 Kifissias Avenue, 11523 Athens

Tel:         (30210) 6453 169                                               Fax: (30210) 6496 611

E-mail: gds@sportsnet.gr

HUNGARY / HONGRIE 

Krisztina GÖNTER, Senior Adviser, Ministry of Children, Youth and Sport, Hold u. 1,

1054 BUDAPEST

Tel : +36 13019293                                                             Fax : +36 13019383

E-mail : gonter.krisztina@otm.gov.hu

ICELAND / ISLANDE 

Pálína Margret RUNARSDOTTIR, Adjointe au Représentant Permanent de l´Islande auprès du Conseil de l´Europe, 67000  16 Allée Spach, Strasbourg

Tel: +33 388 24 76 90                                                        Fax:

E-mail: palina.margret.runarsdottir@utn.stjr.is

LATVIA / LETTONIE 

Linda GULBE, Deputy Director, Sports Dept, Head of Sports Institutions and Organisations Division, Ministry of Education and Science, 2 Valnu Str., 1050 RIGA

Tel:  +371 (67047) 995                                                       Fax: +371 7047 929

E-mail: Linda.Gulbe@izm.gov.lv

LUXEMBOURG / LUXEMBOURG 

Jean KRANTZ, Conseiller de Gouvernement, Département ministériel des Sports, BP 180,

2011 LUXEMBOURG

Tel: +352 247-83417                                                          Fax: +352 247-83440

E-mail: jean.krantz@sp.etat.lu

Karin SCHANK, Attachée de Gouvernement, Département ministériel des Sports, BP 180,

2011 LUXEMBOURG

Tel:         352 247-83423                                                    Fax: 352 247-83440

E-mail : karin.schank@sp.etat.lu

NETHERLANDS / PAYS-BAS 

Peter DE KLERK, Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, Postbus 20350

2500 EJ DEN HAAG

Tel: 31 703406372                                                              Fax: 31 703406318

E-mail: pc.d.klerk@minvws.nl

 

NORWAY / NORVEGE 

Mr Per Kristian AASMUNDSTAD, Deputy Director General, Department of Sport Policy, Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs, P.O.Box 8030 Dep, 0030  Oslo

Tel: +47 22 24 80 64                                                           Fax: +47 22 24 95 52

E-mail: per-kristian.aasmundstad@kkd.dep.no

Trond Jørgen GLASSER, Adviser, Department of Sport Policy, Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs, P.O.Box 8030 Dep 0030  Oslo

Tel: +47 22 24 80 64                                                           Fax: +47 22 24 95 92

E-mail: tjg@kkd.dep.no

Turid KONGSVIK, Ministre Conseiller, Delegation Permanente de Norvège auprès du Conseil de l'Europe

Tel :        0033388250965                                                  Fax :

E-mail : tjk@mfa.no

UNITED KINGDOM / ROYAUME-UNI 

Jason TRAIN, International Sport Policy Adviser, 2-4, Cockspur St, LONDON, SW1Y 5DH

Tel: +44 (0)20 7211 6087                                  Fax: +44 (0)20 7211 6539

E-mail: Jason.Train@Culture.gsi.gov.uk

OBSERVERS / OBSERVATEURS

ENGSO 

Predrag MANOJLOVIC, Secretary General ENGSO, Secretary General of the Olympic Committee of Serbia, Generala Vasica 5, 11040, BELGRADE, Serbia

Tel: + 381 11 3671 576                                                      Fax: + 381 11 3671 887

E-mail: gensec@okscg.org.yu , s.misic@eunet.yu

RUSSIAN FEDERATION / FEDERATION DE RUSSIE 

Mr Alexander TARASSOV, Deputy to the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation

to the Council of Europe, 75, allée de la Robertsau, 67000 Strasbourg, France

Tel:         +33 (0)6 31 74 08 62                                          Fax:

E-mail: tarasso@mail.ru 

APOLOGISED / EXCUSES 

Slovenia / Slovénie

COUNCIL OF EUROPE / CONSEIL DE L'EUROPE 

CONGRESS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES OF EUROPE / CONGRES DES POUVOIRS LOCAUX ET REGIONAUX DE L’EUROPE

Mr Alexander BARTLING, Bâtiment B, Avenue de l’Europe, 67075 Strasbourg 

DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND HERITAGE, YOUTH AND SPORT /

DIRECTION EDUCATION, CULTURE ET PATRIMOINE, JEUNESSE ET SPORT 

Mrs Gabriella BATTAINI-DRAGONI, Director General, DG IV

Mr Ralf-René WEINGÄRTNER, Director of Youth and Sport / Directeur de la Jeunesse et du Sport

Mrs Galina KUPRIYANOVA, Administrator, Youth and Sport 

Directorate General IV - Education, Culture and Heritage, Youth and Sport

Direction Générale IV - Education, Culture et Patrimoine, Jeunesse et Sport

Sport Department / Service du Sport

1 quai Jacoutot, F-67075 Strasbourg 

Fax: (33) 3 88 41 24 29

E-mail:  ita.mirianashvili@coe.int or claire.fraser@coe.int

Internet: http://www.coe.int