Report on the EC’s White Paper on Sport” and as rapporteur of the European Parliament’s Resolution on “The Future of Professional Football in Europe”.

In his message to the EPFL, the EU Commissioner Jan Figel’ stated: “I feel greatly honoured to receive your special award tonight. As always, an award is about more than just one person. I see it as an award for the team work behind the Commission’s White Paper on Sport. I’m therefore very pleased that this award gives me the opportunity to thanks the EPFL for the constant engagement both in the consultation leading to the White Paper and the following up consultation for implementing its action plan”.

The EU Commissioner Vladimír Špidla stated: It was a great pleasure for me to be associated to the launch, last July in Paris, of the European Social Dialogue in the Professional Football sector. This new social dialogue will help to tackle issues that cannot be resolved at National level. It is therefore a very great privilege for me to accept you special award. I can assure you of my fair commitment to continue supporting the development of your Social Dialogue”.

The Member of the European Parliament Ivo Belet also praised the EPFL: “I would like to thank the EPFL for this special award. The European Parliament has been constantly engaged in the development of both the Resolution “The Future of Professional Football in Europe” and the Report of the EC’s White Paper on Sport. I’m therefore honoured to have contributed to their positive approval and committed to strengthen the constructive collaboration between the European Parliament and Sport Organisations, such as the EPFL”.

The Member of the European Parliament Manolis Mavrommatis also considered: “It is a great honour to receive this award from the Association of European Professional Football Leagues. After more than 30 years working as a Journalist in the Sport sector, I’m now proud, as Member of the European Parliament, to give my contribution to the development of Sport and Professional Football in Europe”.

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