On 21 June, Jean-Michel Saive (President of the Belgian Olympic Committee), Cédric Van Branteghem (CEO- Belgian Olympic Committee) and Patrick Van Campenhout (member EOC commission EU and International relations) were in Brussels to attend the EOC EU Office's '6th European Evening of Sports'.
The theme of the evening was "The future of major sports events in Europe" or the current challenges of European and international sport.
Speakers were:
- Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee
- Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, responsible for Sport
- Spyros Capralos, President of the European Olympic Committees
- Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee
- Emma Terho, President of the IOC Athletes' Commission
- Glen Killane, Executive Director of Eurovision Sport, European Broadcasting Union
The panel was moderated by Olympian Sabine Appelmans.
Patrick has done a lot of networking in this European Olympic Family to promote Panathlon International.
The historic evening culminated in a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Olympic Committee represented by its President, Mr Spyros Capralos, and the European Union Sport Department represented by Ms Mariya Gabriel. With this document, an agreement was made for these two entities to work very closely together on all facets of the sporting landscape, such as, social environment, health, youth, education of the sporting environment.