Role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 7 October 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- ✓ Referred to committee 13 February 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 16 July 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 28 July 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 7 October 2025
- ✓ Parliament’s position Final
How a file moves through Parliament
A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- CULT — Culture and Education
- Rapporteur
- Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI PPE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Hannes HEIDE S&DLara MAGONI ECRNikola MINCHEV RenewErik MARQUARDT Verts/ALENikos PAPPAS The LeftZsuzsanna BORVENDÉG ESN
The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.
The text, version by version
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The versions differ only in wording: a phrase is shortened in one recital. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: Adds provisions on athlete welfare, including social protection, dual careers, and safe working conditions. Expands calls for funding and infrastructure support, especially for grassroots sport and rural areas. Adds measures against online piracy, match-fixing, and doping, and calls for legislation and convention ratification. Strengthens governance and integrity requirements, including CJEU principles and stakeholder involvement. Other changes are mostly wording refinements and renumbering. see the changes →
Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.
Timeline
- Plenary stage
- 7 October 2025 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 552 Against 52 Abstained 35
Final vote — text as a whole at 13:27 · 86% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
- 6 October 2025 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 28 July 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 16 July 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
CULT (Culture and Education) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 23 May 2025 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of CULT (Culture and Education) proposed changes to the draft.
- 30 April 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in CULT (Culture and Education). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 13 February 2025 Referred to the CULT (Culture and Education) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.