Ms Florencia Van Houdt has been working for the European Commission for the past 25 years. Currently, she is the Head of Sport Unit (in charge of EU Sport Policy). Prior to this position, she worked on EU policies in the field of youth, research,...
On Wednesday, 28 April 2021, ENGSO and the project SPIRIT partners hosted an online seminar, entitled “Sport and Mental Well-being”. The seminar acted as a platform for discussing mental well-being with high level sport stakeholders in Europe, especially in the context of the current health...
The SPIRIT Project and partnership is delighted to announce the publication of Sport Coaching for Mental Well-being: A Systematic Literature Review. This research review provides a critical basis and foundation within which to develop further recommendations and coach education tools for the sector. ...
On Wednesday, 21 April 2021, ENGSO participated in the conference “Youth spaces after COVID-19 - sport in flourishing communities” which was hosted by the European Parliament Sports Groups and UEFA Foundation for Children. ...
Today, on Tuesday, 13 April 2021, ENGSO president Stefan Bergh, ENGSO Secretary General Sara Massini and ENGSO Policy Director Laurent Briel met with Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth....
On the 23rd and 24th of March 2021, the European Commission organised the Erasmus +Sport Info Day 2021. The day after, Erasmus+ Sport Call for Proposals 2021 and the Programme Guide were published. ...
Latvian School Winter Festival debuts in a virtual format and gathers a record number of participants; children cover 160,000 km doing #BeActive sports....
During the lockdown which lasted for 11 months, most of the grassroots clubs remained closed. The figures show that more than 80% of youngsters haven´t remained affiliated with their sport clubs and organisations. ...
Because of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty of the travelling regulations, ENGSO Executive Committee has decided to replace its in-person General Assembly 2021 with an all-virtual event. At this stage, our top priority is the health and wellbeing of our members, staff, volunteers...
International Women's Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. This year, ENGSO celebrates it with its Honorary President, the 2017 IOC Women and Sport World Trophy Award winner and a role model to sportswomen from all over the World, Birgitta Kervinen....