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"I voted for the report on the European dimension in sport since, in accordance with Article 165 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the EU’s aim is to develop the European dimension in sport by promoting fairness and openness in sporting competitions and cooperation between the bodies responsible for sport, and by protecting the physical and moral integrity of sportsmen and sportswomen, especially the youngest among them. Sport plays an important part in the European economy as it directly or indirectly employs around 15 million people (5.4% of the working population) and accounts for 3.65% of EU GDP every year. Sport contributes to the population’s state of health, and promoting physical activity and sport can help achieve significant savings in terms of public expenditure on health.
We call on Member States to incorporate physical education as a subject in the curriculum of schools of every kind, and underline the importance of participation in sports at all levels of education and in local communities, which should be encouraged to have sports facilities with suitable equipment.
I feel it is a good sign organising a European Day of Sport every year which promotes the social and cultural role of amateur and professional sport and the benefits of sport in terms of public health."@en1
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