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>>Sport, like music, is something universal, something that is understood all around the world, regardless of

social, ethnic or religious differences.  Not only sport is universal, but also its values.<<

(Dr. Jacques Rogge, IOC President)

 
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ACES assigns every year the recognitions of European “Capital”,  “City” and   Town” of Sport. The allocation of these recognitions is done by ACES, according to the principles of responsibility and ethics, being aware that sport is a factor of aggregation of the society, improvement in the quality of life, psycho-physical well-being and complete integration within social classes in a difficult situation.  ACES works with the European Commission, and above all on the initiatives presented in the “White Paper of Sport” (action point 50), thanks to the activation of the structured relationships with the most important European people practising  a sport, through the collaboration with the EU Members States et through the promotion of  relations in the field of sport.

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Video: Robledo de Chavela (Spa)
European Town of Sport 2010

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The Objective of the European Capital of Sports Award is an ethical commitment conscious of the social function that sport has as linking factor between the physical wellbeing of individuals, the general improvement in their quality of life and the harmonious integration of society.

The European Capital of Sports Award is an incentive for local administrations and their sport departments to fulfil a fundamental and decisive role in the making of the fabric that contributes to improving the general level of health of the inhabitants in a country, through the culture of healthy and physical exercise. Its tasks consist in the formulation of sport policies for the development of infrastructures and management models that favour sport to facilitate the development of social integration processes of the more disadvantaged groups of society: the disabled, the elderly, teenagers in risk situations and migrants.

The cities that have been awarded the European Capital of Sports title are positive and ethical examples of social policy that needs to be implemented in other contexts; its strategies, concept and programmes duplicated. In this way, the European Capital Cities of Sports will become part of a more complex European model that aims to protect its inhabitants and improve its cities.

This is an undertaking which, endorsed by many European cities as a common project, takes on the character of an institutional ethical responsibility.

Gian Francesco Lupattelli
Chairman ACES
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The Italian NOC has formalized and ratified the acknowledgement of ACES (Association of European Capital of Sport) as Meritorious Association for Sport Purposes on the last meeting of the Executive National Board on June 25th, 2010.
Because of the incompatibility of the two functions and considering that Mr Gian Francesco Lupattelli is also the President of the MSP (Popular Sports Movement), a Sports Promotion Body recognized by CONI, we wish to inform that the meeting of the associate partners to elect the new President of ACES will take place on Aug. 25th 2010 in Glasgow at 11 a.m.   

ACES in visit the Department of the Regione Lombardia (Italy) 

25th May, 2010  Aces's Italian Commission presided by its President Mr. Gian Francesco Lupattelli and its vice General Secretary Mr. Stefano Passa visited the  Sports and Youth Councillor Mrs. Monica Rizzi and
the Trade, Tourism and Services Councillor Mr. Stefano Maullu. It was a very significant meeting that will create the essential requirements for a collaboration between Regione Lombardia and Aces. 

ACES in Brussels at European Parliament, at DG Health and Consumers, at EACEA and new Headquarter

Last week the President Mr. Gian Francesco Lupattelli and his Vice General Secretary Mr. Stefano Passa visited the European Parliament to present the growth plan of the Association. Some members took to heart the work of the association in the last 10 years and decided to create a Group to support Aces that will be called EGFA (Europarliamentary Group Friends of Aces). There were four key days for the perpetuation of the work of the Association. Mr. Lupattelli and Mr. Passa also had the opportunity to meet the Director General of DG Health and Consumers Mrs. Paola Testori Coggi (in photo) and to know the representatives of EACEA (Education, Audiovisual & Cultures Executive Agency) that finances in part the 2010 livelihood of Aces. It was also the opportunity to make an agreement with the company Logos that will collaborate with Aces up to year-end to search for new projects that could be funded by the E.U. and it will provide a meeting room in its offices, near to the European Parliament.   

The Evaluation Committee have visited the candidate towns of San Lorenzo de El Scorial and Adra

The Evaluation Committee of ACES have visited the cities of San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Madrid-Spain) and Adra (Almería-Spain), both of them candidates to the award of European Town of Sport 2011. The two candidates showed to the committee their sport politic management, the facilities and projects. San Lorenzo de El Escorial has a 45% of the population who usually practice sport while in Adra have duplicate the number of facilities users in the last five years. “Two cities which are involved with the physical activity and be really good candidates for the award of European Town of Sport 2011” said G.F. Lupattelli, president of ACES.  

North Lanarkshire crowned European City of Sport

The prestigious European City of Sport (UK) title has been awarded to North Lanarkshire for 2011.
The award is for areas with fewer than 500,000 residents and exciting initiatives like Broadwood and Ravenscraig. The award also recognises North Lanarkshire’s efforts to encourage the disabled, the elderly, teenagers at risk
and migran communities to participate in sport. Scottish sporting stars Gavin Hastings and Yvonne Murray were on hand at Broadwood Stadium to announce North Lanarkshire’s success.  

IBERIAN ACES Comittee celebrates 10th aniversary of the association

All Iberian ACES members met last 20th of april in Madrid’s city council to celebrate the 10th anniversary of ACES which in the year 2000 gave to Madrid the award of 1st European capital of Sport. The most representatives of the Sport city council were with ACES and received a commemorative present from the president, Gian Francesco Lupattelli.
At the same time Iberian ACES team celebrated the second commission in where approved  new regulations, deadlines, the new magazine and official agreement between University of Pisa and Politécnica of Madrid for development of Quality Certificates.
“I’m very proud of our ACES’ family which is growing up working for Sport for All. Each day we are more members” said Lupattelli.

Iberian ACES Commission was created

The last 2nd of march in Valencia was created the Iberian ACES Commission (Spain and Portugal) by Gian Francesco Lupattelli, ACES’ President, and all ACES spanish members. Until now and following ACES Italian commission example this new group of work develop the Iberian issues with headquarters situated in Valencia. At the same time Hugo Alonso was named General Secretary of Iberian Commission by unanimously of the votes of Madrid, Alicante, Valencia, Boadilla del Monte, Lleida, Marbella, Salamanca, Puertollano and Robledo de Chavela. Salamanca and Puertollano will be the vicepresidents of the commission. The cities of Adra and San Lorenzo de El Escorial also participated in the meeting as observators because they are candidates to European Town of Sport award for 2011. The day finished with a visit to the city council of Valencia, a meeting with the Lady Mayor, Rita Barberá, and the live show of La Mascletá, Local and Popular Party.

 ACES acknowledged as Meritorious Association by CONI  

ACES Family thanks CONI, his president Giovanni Petrucci and the Board, for the sought-after recognition attributed during the meeting on 2nd February 2010.
From now on, ACES, acknowledged as a Meritorious Association for sport purposes by CONI, commits itself, and with all the necessary capacities, to accept all the challenges that come  with this mission, to carry all the values related to sport and its sport recognitions to Italian and European Towns, pointing out all the educative and common projects of civil and social promotion. 
ACES President, Gian Francesco Lupatelli, has already given an appointment to all the members of ACES Italy Commission and to all the candidate Cities and Towns to the title of “European City of Sport 2012” and “European Town of Sport 2011”, Monday 6th September in Rome, at the head office of CONI.
THANKS! 

Dublin has been named officially the "2010 European Capital of Sport" 

04th February 2010 - The title is awarded by the European Capitals of Sport Association.
The announcement was made this afternoon at the capital's Mansion House of Dublin.
Mr Gian Francesco Lupatelli said that Dublin is very important for European Sport. Ireland have given the possibility to create the possibility of sport within the EU giving it the scope to grow within the EU. --> 

Aces' website has been posted in European Commission Portal 

27th Jan 2010 - Starting from today Aces' website has been posted between the list of the most useful links of European Commission, sport division, in the section "European Organization" together with Council of Europe, European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation, European Olympic Committees and European Paralympic Committee--->  

Robledo de Chavela, headquarters for a General Secretariat of European Town of Sport

15th Dec 09 - The city council of Robledo de Chavela has presented this morning its designation of headquarters for a General Secretariat of 'European Town of Sport', award that grants ACES (European Capital of Sport Association) to the smaller cities of 25,000 inhabitants. In the presentation act they were present the president of ACES, Gian Francesco Lupattelli; the Dtor. of Valencia sport city council and ACES Vice General Secretary, Luis Cervera and numerous mayors of nearly municipalities. 

ACES in Brussels at European Union

11th Dec 09 - A delegation of ACES visit Brussels last Friday 11th of December for a meeting with European Union Sport General Manager, Pierre Mairesse. The meeting was for about one hour and ACES present in a extend brochure all information about the association, the awards and also the quality stars program.  Mr. Mairesse was really interested in ACES and will support all association’s activities, firstly in Dublin next February. Also confirm that financial infrastructure of ACES probably will be supported by European funds next January. “We are really proud of ACES and are optimist after this meeting with Mr. Mairesse because Europe believe in our project” said Gian Francesco Lupattelli, President of ACES. Rest of ACES delegation in the picture (from left to right): Luis Cervera (Vice General Secretary Area ACES Spain), Stefano Passa (Vice General Secretary of ACES), G.F. Lupattelli (ACES’ President), Pierre Mairesse (Director for Youth, Sport and Citizenship DG Education and Culture at European Commission), John Swanson (General Secretray of ACES) and Hugo Alonso (Secretray Area of European Town of Sports).

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European Capitals of
Sport Association

Italy: Víale Abruzzi, 15
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Tel: +39 02 29 40 90 59
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Belgium: ACES - c/o LOGOS Public Affairs
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Tel: +32 (0)2639 6230
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Email: aces@aces-europa.eu

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Email: gf.lupattelli@aces-europa.eu

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Published the official calendar
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Thanks and Congratulations from Giovanni Petrucci (President of CONI) to Gian Francesco Lupattelli (President of Aces) for his mission and to the Mayor of Milan Letizia Moratti for the award of Milan as European Capital of Sport 2009.

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Photogallery of press conference to the European Parliament in order to introduce the European Cities of Sport.

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