Ljubljana Declaration Adopted as Basis for EU Sport Policy

Brdo pri Kranju, 17 March - A joint informal meeting of EU sports ministers and chairs of national Olympic committees (NOC) closed at Brdo pri Kranju on Monday with the adoption of the "Ljubljana Declaration", which presents the basis for a joint EU policy for cooperation between the civil society and government bodies in the field of sports.

Brdo pri Kranju
From left to right: European Olympic Committee President Patrick Hickey, Slovenian Olympic Committee chair Janez Kocijancic, European Education, Culture and Youth Commissioner Jan Figel and Slovenian Education and Sport Minister Milan Zver at a news conference after an informal meeting of EU's sport ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
From left to right: European Olympic Committee President Patrick Hickey, Slovenian Olympic Committee chair Janez Kocijancic, European Education, Culture and Youth Commissioner Jan Figel and Slovenian Education and Sport Minister Milan Zver at a news conference after an informal meeting of EU's sport ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
From left to right: European Olympic Committee President Patrick Hickey, Slovenian Olympic Committee chair Janez Kocijancic, European Education, Culture and Youth Commissioner Jan Figel and Slovenian Education and Sport Minister Milan Zver at a news conference following an informal meeting of EU's sport ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
From left to right: European Olympic Committee President Patrick Hickey, Slovenian Olympic Committee chair Janez Kocijancic, European Education, Culture and Youth Commissioner Jan Figel and Slovenian Education and Sport Minister Milan Zver at a news conference after an informal meeting of EU's sport ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
From left to right: European Olympic Committee President Patrick Hickey, Slovenian Olympic Committee chair Janez Kocijancic, European Education, Culture and Youth Commissioner Jan Figel and Slovenian Education and Sport Minister Milan Zver at a news conference after an informal meeting of EU's sport ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
From left to right: European Olympic Committee President Patrick Hickey, Slovenian Olympic Committee chair Janez Kocijancic, European Education, Culture and Youth Commissioner Jan Figel and Slovenian Education and Sport Minister Milan Zver at a news conference after an informal meeting of EU's sport ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
From left to right: Slovenian Olympic Committee chair Janez Kocijancic, European Education, Culture and Youth Commissioner Jan Figel and Slovenian Education and Sport Minister Milan Zver at a news conference after an informal meeting of EU's sport ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
European Olympic Committee President Patrick Hickey at a news conference following an informal meeting of EU's sport ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
European Olympic Committee President Patrick Hickey at a news conference following an informal meeting of EU's sport ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
European Education, Culture and Youth Commissioner Jan Figel at a news conference after an informal meeting of EU's sport ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
Slovenian Education and Sport Minister Milan Zver and European Olympic Committee President Patrick Hickey arriving at a news conference following an informal meeting of EU's sport ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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