Yves Kummer and David Howman (WADA) at "Play the Game" in Coventry

2009-06-15Yves Kummer, President of EU Athletes, made a plea for real and structured representation of athletes within WADA at the "Play the Game" conference in Coventry, U.K. David Howman also gave an overview of WADA's development over...

SP.IN represents athletes at EURO MEI General Assembly

2009-06-10EURO MEI, the section of UNI global union representing labor unions in the media, entertainment and the arts, held its general assembly the last two days in Rome. SP.IN spieler initiative, the first member of EU Athletes to join...

COMMENT: Athlete or Doping Expert?

2009-05-31Players are flooded with information about the anti doping rules. How can anyone other than an expert understand them and give informed consent?

Informal Social Dialogue in the European Sport Sector

2009-05-28Sport employer and employee organizations met in Brussels for an informal social dialogue meeting - a precursor to the setting up of an official European Social Dialogue Committee in the Sport Sector. The meeting was funded by a...

Players and Sport Employers meet in Brussels

2009-05-27At the initiative of E.U. Athletes a meeting took place in the offices of UNI Europa with the European Association of Sport Employers (“ EASE”). One of the key items on the agenda was the new WADA code and its constraints...