The European Parliament approved a resolution in which calls on the EU to identify and eliminate all obstacles likely to prevent girls and women from doing sports. The Parliament also asks that supporters who are known to be violent or to engage in discriminatory behaviour be banned from all European stadiums. Furthermore, the regulation also asks for regulation the profession of sports agent.

MEPs approved a resolution in sport with 550 votes in favour, 73 against and 7 abstentions, in which calls on the EU to identify and eliminate all obstacles likely to prevent girls and women from doing sports. They also advise that a better representation of women in sports governing bodies, in proportion to the number of qualified women, could help to promote female participation in sport. The EP Committee in Culture approved this resolution in November 2011.

In addition, MEPs also ask to ban from all European stadiums the supporters who are known to be violent or to engage in discriminatory behaviour. A European data base should enable national authorities to ensure that the ban applies to any international matches played on their territory. They also propose setting up a European register of agents, which would also list the players for whom they work. The profession of sports agent should be regulated and subject to a proper official qualification, according to MEPs.

When the Lisbon Treaty's entered into force, it created the first legal basis for sports. Thus, MEPs now suggest that trafficking in illegal performance-enhancing substances should be treated in the same way as trafficking in illegal drugs. To combat match-fixing, money laundering and illegal betting, MEPs ask that any fraudulent activity be treated as a criminal offence and that a licensing system be put in place for betting operators.