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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-05-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:2004, European Year of Education through Sport2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020513.10.1-119"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-05-13-Speech-1-1202
lpv:speaker	lp:Mario Mantovani2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Forza Italia (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-03-07--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I would like to start by congratulating the rapporteur, Mrs Pack, on this report, which was adopted unanimously in committee. Indeed, we would like to take this opportunity to stress how important the initiatives and displays linked to the European Year of Education Through Sport will be, taking place as they will be in 2004, the year when the European Championship, the Athens Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games will all be held as well. It will also be an important year in terms of the Winter Olympics, which will be held subsequently in 2006 in Turin. A year or so ago, Commissioner Reding announced this event here in Strasbourg, stressing precisely the wider impact of sport, a dimension which is not just linked to its purely economic role but also – and, I would add, in particular – contains social and cultural added value for European society as a whole. However, there are still great disparities in the world of sport and we must therefore focus in particular on the small sports clubs and support their efforts in training young people. You will also remember, Commissioner, the meeting I had with you on football transfers in Europe, on which occasion I suggested creating a European Sports Agency. I feel that this is still a very relevant project, although it must first be included in the Community Treaties on the basis of the declaration on the specific characteristics of sport made by the Fifteen at Nice in December 2000. Indeed, I feel that such a body would aid the dissemination and promotion of healthy sporting activity and a European-level sporting culture while, at the same time, encouraging cooperation between sporting bodies to combat violence, discrimination, racism and even doping. The European Year of Education Through Sport will therefore be an extremely important event and we are ready to give it our full attention."@en1

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