Study on the funding of grassroots sports in the EU With a focus on the internal market aspects concerning legislative frameworks and systems of financing Final report Volume II – Country Reports 27 June 2011 Eurostrategies Amnyos CDES Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln ©Eurostrategies 2011 Study on the funding of grassroots sports in the EU Volume II of the Final Report Table of contents EUROSTRATEGIES.......................................................................................................................................... 1 AMNYOS........................................................................................................................................................ 1 CDES ........................................................................................................................................................... 1 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 14 2 AUSTRIA .................................................................................................................................... 16 2.1 Economy and demography.................................................................................................................... 16 2.2 Sport participation.................................................................................................................................. 17 2.3 Allocation of responsibilities for sport policy ..................................................................................... 17 2.4 Organisation of the sport movement.................................................................................................... 18 2.5 Legal framework ..................................................................................................................................... 18 2.6 Resources allocated to sport ................................................................................................................ 20 2.7 Solidarity systems in favour of grassroots sport................................................................................21 3 BELGIUM.................................................................................................................................... 22 3.1 Economy and demography.................................................................................................................... 22 3.2 Sport participation.................................................................................................................................. 22 3.3 Allocation of responsibilities for sport policy ..................................................................................... 23 3.4 Organisation of the sport movement.................................................................................................... 24 3.5 Legal framework ..................................................................................................................................... 25 3.6 Resources allocated to sport ................................................................................................................ 28 3.7 Solidarity systems in favour of grassroots sport................................................................................29 4 BULGARIA.................................................................................................................................. 30 4.1 Economy and demography.................................................................................................................... 30 4.2 Sport participation.................................................................................................................................. 31 4.3 Allocation of responsibilities for sport policy ..................................................................................... 31 4.4 Organisation of the sport movement.................................................................................................... 33 4.5 Legal framework ..................................................................................................................................... 33 4.6 Resources allocated to sport ................................................................................................................ 37 4.7 Solidarity systems in favour of grassroots sport................................................................................38 5 CYPRUS ..................................................................................................................................... 39 5.1 Economy and demography.................................................................................................................... 39 5.2 Sport participation.................................................................................................................................. 39 5.3 Allocation of responsibilities for sport policy ..................................................................................... 40 5.4 Organisation of the sport movement.................................................................................................... 41 ©Eurostrategies - June 2011 3 Study on the funding of grassroots sports in the EU Volume II of the Final Report 5.5 Legal framework......................................................................................................................................41 5.6 Resources allocated to sport.................................................................................................................43 5.7 Solidarity systems in favour of grassroots sport ................................................................................44 6 CZECH REPUBLIC ....................................................................................................................... 46 6.1 Economy and demography....................................................................................................................46 6.2 Sport participation ..................................................................................................................................46 6.3 Allocation of responsibilities for sport policy......................................................................................48 6.4 Organisation of the sport movement ....................................................................................................48 6.5 Legal framework......................................................................................................................................49 6.6 Resources allocated to sport.................................................................................................................56 6.7 Solidarity systems in favour of grassroots sport ................................................................................58 6.8 Sources and references .........................................................................................................................58 7 DENMARK .................................................................................................................................. 60 7.1 Economy and demography....................................................................................................................60 7.2 Sport participation ..................................................................................................................................60 7.3 Allocation of responsibilities for sport policy......................................................................................62 7.4 Organisation of the sport movement ....................................................................................................62 7.5 Legal framework......................................................................................................................................64 7.6 Resources allocated to sport.................................................................................................................69 7.7 Systems of solidarity in favour of grassroots sport............................................................................71 8 ESTONIA .................................................................................................................................... 72 8.1 Economy and demography....................................................................................................................72 8.2 Sport participation ..................................................................................................................................72 8.3 Allocation of responsibilities for sport policy......................................................................................73 8.4 Organisation of the sport movement ....................................................................................................74 8.5 Legal framework......................................................................................................................................75 8.6 Resources allocated to sport.................................................................................................................78 8.7 Solidarity systems in favour of grassroots sport ................................................................................79 9 FINLAND....................................................................................................................................