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 35 members in 17 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.

EU Athletes Response to the Lobby for a ‘European sport model’

EU Athletes reiterates that athletes have the same fundamental rights as every other person, citizen and...

EU Athletes General Assembly 2021

On the 7th of June, the EU Athletes General Assembly took place online due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic....

Statement on Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter

EU Athletes has noted the report and recommendations from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes...

#EUSportIntegrityDay to demonstrate our commitment to fight against match fixing

Every year since 2014, the 15th of April is an opportunity to show the commitment and make a stand against...

Internship opportunity at EU Athletes

EU Athletes is looking for an intern to support the team in management and implementation of ongoing...

EU Athletes concludes a cooperation agreement with Johan Cruyff Institute

EU Athletes is proud to announce its recently concluded cooperation agreement with Johan Cruyff Institute, a...

Statement on the Judgment of the General Court – International Skating Union Eligibility Rules

EU Athletes welcomes the General Court Judgment in Case T-93/18 International Skating Union v Commission...

Intellectual outputs of the Erasmus+ PEAK project published

PEAK is an EU funded international project under ICSSPE’s leadership aiming to develop coaching policy...

PROLead Erasmus+ project about to enter its next phase

PROLead is a collaborative partnership Erasmus+ project coordinated by EU Athletes. Partnership include...

Impact of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic on players and their associations

On 14th of October 2020, EU Athletes held an online exchange with the member player associations, in order...