As a first step, a coalition meeting was held in Brussels on 21 January 2015 to consider the steps that need to be taken to effect the change we need. The meeting was broadcast by live stream.

The programme is here. 

The Summit was co-hosted by EMP’s Ivo Belet and Emma McClarkin, and jointly organised by Ivo and Emma with Damian Collins, MP. 


Some of those involved include:

• Jens Sejer Andersen, Play the Game, Institute of Sports Studies (Denmark)
• Santiago Fisas Ayxela, EMP (Spain)
• Ivo Belet, EMP (Belgium)
• Jerome Champagne (Switzerland)
• Damian Collins MP, Member for Folkestone and Hythe; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary (England)
• David Davies (England)
• Jaimie Fuller, Chairman, SKINS (Switzerland)
• Szabolcs Horvath, Member of Cabinet of Tibor Navracsics, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth & Sport (Hungary)
• John Leech, MP, Member for Manchester Withington (England)
  
• Harold Mayne-Nicholls (Chile) – read Harold’s speech here
• Emma McClarkin, EMP (England)
• Bonita Mersiades (Australia) – read Bonita’s speech here
• Austin Mgbolu (Nigeria)
• George Paterson, Policy Officer, Sports Unit, Directorate-General for Education and Culture, European Commission (England)

• Remo Nogarotto (Italy)
• Gerry Sutcliffe, MP, Member for Bradford South; Opposition Spokesperson on Immigration (England)
• Marc Tarabella, EMP (Belgium)
• Lord David Triesman (England)