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European Athletes & Players Association

European Athletes and Players Association was set up in 2008 as EU Athletes, and is the leading European multi-sport federation of athlete and player associations (sports trade unions) with 28 members in 15 different European countries and in a wide range of different sports.
More than 25,000 professional and elite athletes and players are represented through the membership.
The mission of the European Athletes & Players Association is to unite and support member associations to make them stronger, and to advance the rights and interests of the European athletes and players.

We stand for sport that respects the rights of all athletes and players.

EAPA: Athletes Deserve to be Paid

The European Athletes and Players Association (EAPA) notes with concern the recent comments attributed to...

Tackle Your Feelings Europe to Strengthen Mental Health Support for Athletes

A new European initiative is set to strengthen support for the mental health of professional and elite...

The Integration of the GPA

The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) have published a wide-ranging report into the process that led to the...

EAPA teams up with EPIC to launch eLearning Modules

A landmark year in the relationship between EPIC Global Solutions and the European Athletes & Players...

EAPA welcomes European Parliament’s Resolution on the European Sport Model

Last week, the European Parliament adopted its report on “The Role of EU Policies in Shaping the European...

Decent Work and Responsible Event Hosting in Women’s Sport

To coincide with the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025, the International Labour Organization (ILO), in partnership...

SOPROS Workshop & Commissioner Micallef Meeting

Last week, representatives of the European Athletes and Players Association (EAPA) were in Brussels for a...

EU Sport Integrity Day

Every year the 15th of April marks #EUSportIntegrityDay. First launched by the European Athletes and Players...

ERASMUS+ Project announcement: AGREE

Earlier this year we were delighted to kick off our latest ERASMUS+ project: Athletes for Good governance...

The Lasting Impact of #PROtectIntegrity Online

The European Athletes and Players Association (EAPA) is proud to announce the successful conclusion of...

Protect Integrity

Common Position Paper