Steve Pope

PGAE presentation

December 2004

New European Union legislation & policies impacting on golf

PGAE presentation – Steve Pope

Key points

• EU opportunities & threats for golf

• Opportunities: fundingsingle European marketEU sports policy

• Threats:environment legislation

PGAE presentation – Steve Pope

Three key EU institutions

European Commission - proposesEuropean Parliament - amendsEU Council of Ministers - adopts

2004 change

EU enlargementnew Parliament & Commission

new constitution??

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Opportunity: funding

European Regional Development Fund

€13 billion p.a.

Need to spend by 2006

Priority areas will shift east

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Opportunity: ERDF

Ireland - €20 million total

Scotland – marketing & infrastructure

Portugal - €3.7 million per project

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Other EU funding opportunities for golf

e.g.

Research & Development

Agriculture reform / rural development

Environment

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Other EU funding opportunities for golf

LIFE environment fund

Rough management project on the West Lancashire coast

PGAE presentation – Steve Pope

Opportunity: single European market

Free movement in large market

EU legal competence:

free movement vs. education & training

PGAE presentation – Steve PopeOpportunity: single European

market

1970s -harmonisation

1979 - the Cassis de Dijon judgment

1980s - mutual recognition

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Opportunity: single European market

EU mutual recognition of professional qualifications

• Sectoral Directives for doctors etc

• General System Directives

• 2002 proposed new Directive:common platforms

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Opportunity: single European market

Is it a regulated profession?

Mobility – transparency – quality

EU grant aid for vocational training:

European Social Fund

Leonardo da Vinci Programme

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Opportunity: EU sports

policy

European Year of Education through Sport 2004

New Constitution article on sport

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Threats: environment legislation

EU / golf audit for R&A

• Priority: environment policywaterpesticides

• 31 EPQs

• Spanish Hydrological Plan:symbolic exclusion of

golf

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• EU opportunities & threats for golf

• Opportunities: fundingsingle European marketEU sports policy

• Threats:environment legislation

Conclusions

PGAE presentation – Steve Pope

EU opportunities & threats

Doonbeg, Ireland

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