Welcome to European Elite Athletes Association

EU Athletes was set up in 2008 and is the leading European multi-sport federation of athlete and player associations (sports trade unions) with 32 members in 15 different European countries and in a wide range of different sports.
More than 25,000 elite athletes are represented through the membership.
EU Athletes brings the member player associations together to share best practices, form collective policies on behalf of players, and develop and deliver education and training programmes.

Player Associations team up to Protect the Integrity of Sport

EU Athletes is happy to announce that PROtect Integrity Online project is close to the start, scheduled for...

PROLead Guide to Help Player Associations Set up Leadership Courses

PROLead is a collaborative partnership project co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and...

ProMobility project concludes with the Good Practice Booklet

ProMobility project, financed by the European Union and focusing on exchanges and mobility between staff of...

EU Athletes strengthens the voice of organised European athletes with its new Common Position Paper

After several months of consultations and cooperation, EU Athletes is proud to publish the newest Common...

EU Athletes Statement on the Advocate General’s Opinion in the ISU Case

EU Athletes takes note of the Opinion of Advocate General Rantos delivered in the case Case C-124/21 P...

Leadership education for athletes at the centre of discussion during the PROLead Dissemination Conference

This morning, the Dissemination Conference of PROLead project has taken place online, gathering over 170...

Tackling Abuse in Sport in the Right Way: New Guidance On Establishing Effective Safe Sport Entities

As an affiliate of the World Players Association, EU Athletes supports today's launch of “Establishing...

Employment offer – Project and Policy Officer

EU Athletes is looking to hire a Project and Policy Officer. The offer can be found here.

Tom Parsons to represent EU Athletes during the launch of the European Week of Sport 2022

EU Athletes Board member Tom Parsons traveled to Prague earlier in this week to participate in the opening...

European athetes support the #healthylifestyle4all initiative

The HealthyLifestyle4All is the European Commission’s initiative that aims to link sport and active...