Awards

The EU Sport Forum took place on 10 and 11 April 2025 in Krakow, Poland.

The annual EU Sport Forum is the European Commission’s flagship event shaping the future of sport at the European level. The EU Sport Forum is an annual event organised by the European Commission in support of the continuous dialogue with the European and international sport community.

As a powerhouse for policy debate and collaboration, the Forum featured European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, Glenn Micallef.

It was a unique opportunity to unite key players in defining EU sport policy together – from European institutions, European and international sport federations, Olympic committees, and sport national ministries to grassroots organisations, athletes, and volunteers.

The event explores a diverse range of key topics, among others

- Strenghtening our European Sport Model based on solidarity, values and competitivness.

- The role of sport in education and in the context of EU enlargement

- Artificial Intelligence in sport

- Rights and wellbeing of athletes

- the implementation of Erasmus+ Sport actions, in view of shaping future developments

- What is the role for sport in education?

- Piracy of live sports events

- Sport actions under the future Erasmus+ programme

- Building bridges the role of sport in EU enlargement

- The nature of foreign investments in European football

- Artificial Intelligence in sport. What is coming ahead?

The EFPM delegate was Kolë Gjeloshaj and Hannah Wawrowska, EFPM board member was also attending the event as staff member of the Polish Olympic Committee. It was the opportunity to present to the Commissioner Glenn Micallef, the Perpetual Calendar for a Fair Play World.

Amongst the high-level speakers, we noticed the attendance of :

Opening speech

Glenn Micallef ‐ European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport

Introductory remarks

Sławomir Nitras ‐ Minister of Sport and Tourism of Poland

Aleksander Miszalski ‐ Mayor of Krakow

Keynote speaker:

Thomas Bach ‐ President of the International Olympic Committee

Presentation of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games by Diana Bianchedi ‐ Chief Strategy Planning and Legacy Officer, Milano-Cortina

Panelists:

Matviy Bidnyi ‐ Minister of Youth and Sport of Ukraine

Sandra Bergqvist ‐ Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity of Finland