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Invitation to EMPLOYS Conference in beautiful Rijeka

April 26, 2022 / EMPLOYS, EOA news

The European Olympic Academies is currently collaborating with the German Sport University Cologne on the EMPLOYS Erasmus+ project. The initiative explores employment relations of athletes in Olympic sports and the final aim is to provide policy recommendations to sport governing bodies, national legislators, and the European Union to improve good governance in athletes’ employment relations […]

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Members endorse the current course of development

April 25, 2022 / EOA Congress

On 21 April 2022, the European Olympic Academies held its Fourth General Assembly. The digital event was attended by approximately 50 representatives, including delegates from 24 EOA members and the EOC, IOA, EFPM, ICSSPE and IOC. The Executive Board and the staff received great encouragement by the members and partners for their work, despite the

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NOAs of Russia and Belarus temporarily suspended from EOA activities

March 23, 2022 / EOA news

On Monday, 21 March 2022, the EOA Executive Board decided to suspend the Central Olympic Academy of Russia and the Belarusian Olympic Academy from all EOA activities with immediate effect until further notice. The decision is the EOA’s response to the belligerent behaviour of the Russian and Belarusian governments. The official letter says “We do

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New date set for Fourth EOA General Assembly

March 22, 2022 / EOA Congress

The EOA Executive Board convened earlier this week and decided on a new date for the Fourth EOA General Assembly, which is now set for Thursday 21 April 2022. The online event originally planned for the end of February had to be cancelled at short notice due to the outbreak of war. More information will

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Liverpool conference yielded valuable learnings for EMPLOYS, ushered in the second phase of the project

March 21, 2022 / EMPLOYS

On March 16, 2022, the EMPLOYS team held its third conference at Edge Hill University in Ormskirk/Liverpool, UK to discuss the interim results of governing athlete employment relationships with a focus on Northern Europe. The EOA acts as a practice-oriented partner in this Erasmus+ supported programme. After completing the first stage of the project, which

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General Assembly postponed due to war in Ukraine

March 1, 2022 / EOA Congress

Due to the current developments in Ukraine, the EOA Executive Board, after careful consideration, has decided to postpone the Fourth EOA General Assembly, which was scheduled for Friday 25 February 2022, for a temporary delay. Members and Observers were informed by email on Thursday. The Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement are in the service

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IOC strongly condemns the breach of the Olympic Truce

February 24, 2022 / EOA news

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) strongly condemns the breach of the Olympic Truce by the Russian government. The respective UN resolution was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 2 December 2021 by consensus of all 193 UN Member States. The Olympic Truce began seven days before the start of the Olympic Games, on 4

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Save the Date /// Fourth EOA General Assembly

January 13, 2022 / EOA Congress

Save the date for our upcoming Fourth EOA General Assembly that will take place virtually on Friday 25th February 2022. More information will be shared soon via www.eoaolympic.org and the EOA LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter page at @eoaolympic

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EOA renews Memorandum of Understanding with European Olympic Committees

January 6, 2022 / EOA news

An updated Memorandum of Understanding has been agreed by the European Olympic Academies (EOA) and European Olympic Committees (EOC). The renewed Memorandum, which formalises the existing cooperation between the two organisations, was signed by EOA President Prof. Dr. Manfred Laemmer and EOC President Spyros Capralos in December 2021. The EOC played an instrumental role in

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The EOA has published its Annual Report for 2021

January 5, 2022 / EOA news

The EOA is pleased to share its first ever Annual Report with members, colleagues and friends in the Olympic Movement. We invite you to explore our interactive report and find out more about our organisation, members and activities. Thank you to all those who have contributed to this report. We hope you enjoy reading it!

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