The sixth EOA Congress will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 8 to 10 November 2023, as decided by the EOA Executive Board earlier this month. As always, the Congress will include the annual General Assembly meeting as well as a conference and opportunities for exchange between NOA members. Further details on the schedule and …
By Inga Galstian, EOA editor As part of the EOA Congress in November, the EOA hosted a conference in which several important issues were addressed. The three previous sessions on Politics & Peace, Sustainability and Integrity were documented in this Conference Logbook series. The final session of the day concerned credibility. Stefan Klos and Alexandre …
By Inga Galstian, EOA editor The EOA held its annual congress in Frankfurt in November 2022. During the congress, a handful of current challenges within the Olympic Movement were addressed in a series of conferences. Two conferences on the topics of Politics & Peace, and Sustainability have previously been reported on in the Conference Logbook …
Conference logbook pt. 3: steps to take for fair play and safe sport Read More »
By Inga Galstian, EOA editor Little seems as relevant as climate change and its consequences at the present time. Humanity finds itself in the midst of a so-called “triple planetary crisis”. It is not without reason that researchers call attention to the urgency of tackling this crisis and governments, institutions and politicians sit down to …
Conference logbook pt. 2: steering towards sustainability Read More »
By Inga Galstian, EOA editor In difficult times like the present, political issues permeate our everyday lives. The importance to fight for peace is becoming more and more prevalent, and consequently, roles are also being reconsidered and redistributed. This begs the question: how can such a social entity like sport contribute to peace or what …
Conference logbook pt. 1: politics & peace – the fine line that sport must walk Read More »
The FIFA World Cup in Qatar gets overshadowed by escalating human rights discussions; war breaks out in Ukraine whereupon Russian and Belarusian athletes are banned from competitions; more and more abuse cases in sport come to light; the world is facing a climate crisis and the questions about the credibility of sport and its values …
Within the framework of the EOA Congress, the EOA sets sail for its future strategic development across the “Stormy Waters of the Olympic Movement”, as echoed in the congress theme. The General Assembly approves Manfred Laemmer for his second term as President, adopts the EOA Strategic Plan and adds the Maltese Olympic Academy as its …
After three years of digital exchange, the delegates finally got the chance to meet and exchange with each other again during the official congress opening on Monday. Biebrich Castle is located only a few kilometres away from the venue of the 2012 Conference of European NOAs, which took place in Eltville and which it said …
EOA Congress: Here’s what happened on Monday and Tuesday Read More »
Next week, the national flags of European countries will fly at the House of German Sport in Frankfurt, the venue for this year’s congress of the European Olympic Academies. The event will be held in physical attendance again after two years of pandemic digital gatherings. The hosts, the German Olympic Academy (DOA) and the German …
After the first four years of the EOA’s existence, the General Assembly will elect a new Executive Board in November 2022. According to the Statutes, the Board holds the duty to make decisions on strategic orientation and content for the EOA. The Board consists of a President, a General Secretary, a Treasurer, two Vice Presidents …
