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Conversations with Sports Safety and Service Experts – Katarzyna Gierak on the importance of fan experience
At sports events, providing good service and focusing on the fan experience can be crucial in improving safety and security. As Katarzyna Gierak, Head of Strategy and Integrity of Sport Unit in the Department of Planning and Strategy at Poland's Ministry of Sport and Tourism, states, “security...
Conversations with Sports Safety and Service Experts – Guy Theyskens on the importance of an integrated approach
In the second episode of our mini-series on safety and service, we learn from Guy Theyskens, First Superintendent of the Belgian Federal Police and Head of the Belgian National Football Information Point (NFIP). The NFIP brings together leading governmental and football policing experts from...
Balance S4 - Empowering Trainers to Champion Safety and Inclusivity in Sports Events
On 21 March 2025, the joint European Union - Council of Europe project “Balance S4: Strengthening the Safety and Service pillars of the Saint-Denis Convention” is organising a Training of Trainers session on Safety at sports events in Athens, Greece. The training takes place at the O.A.K.A Indoor...
New: Conversations with Sports Safety and Service Specialists
A series of nine interviews with sports safety and service specialists has been conducted as part of the European Union - Council of Europe joint project Balance S4. These interviews offer valuable insights into the concept of safety and service at sports events through the perspectives of...
Balance S4 Awareness Raising Workshop on Safety at Sports Events
On 5 December 2024, an awareness-raising workshop on safety at sports events was organised in the framework of the joint European Union - Council of Europe project “Balance S4”. The workshop took place at a unique location: the Stade de la Meinau, home of the Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace...
Call for tender: pool of international experts supporting the Council of Europe’s work to strengthen the safety and service pillars of the Saint-Denis Convention
The Council of Europe’s Sport Division is looking for international experts from Council of Europe member states to support the implementation of the joint project “Balance S4”, co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe’s Sport Division...
Launch event: “Balance S4 - Strengthening the Safety and Service pillars of the Saint-Denis Convention”
The Sport Division is pleased to announce the start of the new European Union and Council of Europe joint project “Balance S4 - Strengthening the Safety and Service pillars of the Saint-Denis Convention”. It aims to support Council of Europe member states in reinforcing the implementation of the...
Balance S4: data collection and the rule of law at the service of safe and welcoming sports events
Everyone has the legitimate expectation to attend sports events in a safe and welcoming manner. This entails the need to tackle violence and to uphold the rule of law inside and outside sports venues. Safeguarding these rights is essential, as is the important role that sport can play in...
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