#TESDiplo final conference on How to enhance the European Union Sport Diplomacy

The final conference of the Towards an EU Sport Diplomacy (TES-D) project on How to Enhance the European Union Sport Diplomacy took place at the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS), in Paris, on Thursday, 8 December 2022.

The purpose of the conference was to propose the partners’ policy recommendations, as well as raising the question of the place of sport in the EU’s action plans and the direction of its sport diplomacy.

The themes of the two round tables were “French sports diplomacy within the European Union” and “Sport diplomacy and the European Union: how to move forward?”

You can find the recaps of the conference below:

 1. Presentation of the project and main conclusions, and Round table "French sport diplomacy within the European Union":

 2. Round table "Sport diplomacy and the European Union: how to move forward?" and closing remarks: 

During the conference, three interviews were also conducted with speakers. To watch the full interviews, please follow the links below.

 3. With Vincent Pasquini, Head of International Cooperation, Paris 2024 - Comité d'organisation des Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de 2024:

 4. With Thierry Zintz, Professor of Sports Organisations Management at the Faculty of Sports Sciences of the Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium:

 5. With Mogens Kirkeby, president of International Sports and Culture Association (ISCA):