2012 European Sportspeoples Forum
The ETUC, the European Trade Union Confederation, hosted the 2nd annual European Sportspeoples Forum in Brussels on February 6th. Members of EU Athletes and FIFPro division Europe engaged in discussions Anti Doping as well as Integrity in Sports. Pedro Velazquez, Deputy Head of Sport for the European Commission, gave participants an update on the EU's sport politics.
EU Athletes board members also had the opportunity for an exchange with Bernadette Segol, General Secreatry of the ETUC, and stressed the importance of collective organizing in professional sports.