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"en.20120202.31.4-328-000"2
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"Our statement on the European dimension in sport paid tribute to the central role of sport in our society and its enormous contribution to human and social development. Most of the work done in sport is carried out on a voluntary basis. This is something that cannot be emphasised often enough. For this reason, it is important to me that we should support the great efforts being made by people at grassroots level, while it is a key task for the future to anchor support for sport as securely as possible in all relevant funding programmes. Unfortunately, there is as yet no reference to sport in the draft regulations for cohesion policy, even though other areas are mentioned where sport can make an important contribution. I would call for sport to be expressly mentioned. This would give the Member States a good basis for their operational programmes. The proposal for a sports programme within the ‘Erasmus for All’ programme is also a good idea. I particularly welcome the idea that we should foster sport at grassroots level and as a voluntary activity, rather than promoting top-level sport. This offers an opportunity to combat potential social problems, such as racism, social exclusion, drug dependency or crime, while also promoting the enjoyment to be had in pushing oneself to one’s physical and mental limits in a team."@en1
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