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"Mr President, I welcome the motion for a resolution on match-fixing and corruption in sport. Match-fixing poses a real and present threat to the integrity of global sport. The scale of what Europol’s investigation has uncovered is indeed concerning. Many of us were shocked by the finding that there is a criminal network involved in fixing football matches across Europe, with 380 matches deemed suspicious.
Match-fixing and corruption is not only affecting the high levels of sport, but many allegations also involve matches in the lower divisions around Europe as well. I have to say that I am very much in favour of sport autonomy. Normally, I do not think we should interfere too much when the sports organisations themselves have ways of solving problems. However, when corruption is as endemic and widespread as this investigation illustrates, we are duty-bound to consider what intervention is necessary in order to tackle this growing problem.
The people behind match-fixing are often linked to organised crime. It can, for example, be organised crime syndicates based outside of Europe who are operating with criminal networks inside Europe, but at our end, and inside our borders, we have to make sure that the involvement of organised crime in sport is not gainful in Europe.
I believe that the exchange of information is vital in the fight against match-fixing and corruption in sport. These discussions must also take place at a global level, as these issues are not simply an EU-internal matter.
Finally, the integrity of sport is also vital for the gambling industry. My ECR colleague, Ashley Fox, has also addressed this problem of match-fixing in his draft report on online gambling, and I also intend to raise this matter in the Opinion of the Committee on Culture and Education. We need enhanced cooperation to tackle this problem. We must all do all we can to protect the integrity of sport, which we all love."@en1
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