ENSE is pleased to announce that it is now an official member of the Consultative Committee of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS).

Created by the Council of Europe, EPAS provides a platform for intergovernmental sports co-operation between its member states. It also encourages dialogue between public authorities, sports federations and NGOs. This contributes to better governance, with the aim of making sport more ethical, more inclusive and safer.

An influential actor in the sector, EPAS recommendations have been later adopted by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers on issues of sports ethics, the autonomy of the sports movement, and the protection of young athletes  Older recommendations such as the European Sports Charter are regularly monitored via consultative visits in member states.

The 12th EPAS Governing Board meeting in Strasbourg on May 14 and 15th 2018. More information on the Council of Europe and EPAS can be found here.

Voices for Truth and Dignity (VOICE) is a timely, groundbreaking, continent-wide project that aims to combat sexual violence in European Sport through the voices of those affected. Led by ENSE member the German Sports University and featuring the University of Vienna and the University of Southern Denmark, this project has generated crucial research data for the European sport community by listening to the voices of those that have been affected by sexual violence in sport.

An ERASMUS+ funded project, VOICE is based on the principle that policy and initiatives generated from the accounts of those that have experienced sexual violence in sports settings will be highly valued and, therefore, most effective in ‘reaching’ the sports community and promoting knowledge-transfer, education and development.

On May 4 and 5 2018, in Cologne, a final project conference took place where study results together with new educational resources developed for the European sport community were presented and connected strategies for coach education in the participating countries (Germany, Denmark, Austria, Belgium and Slovenia) were discussed as well as key lessons for policy and prevention. Members from the three aforementioned ENSE members were present for the conference, as was ENSE president Karen Petry.

An important resource at an important time, more information about the project and the conference can be found here

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