15/07/2018
CSI at the PINFO Antidoping seminar in Sofia
On 24 and 25 of January 2018, Dr Barkoukis, a CSI team member participated in the “Preventing Doping in Professional and in Grassroots Sport through Education and Investigation” in Sofia, Bulgaria. Current developments on anti-doping education, was presented by Dr Barkoukis and he introduced the basic concepts of CSI project to European NADO’s and Ministries’ representatives.
On this high-level 2-day event, representatives from the European Commission and the European Parliament, the member states, the Olympic movement, the civil society organisations and further stakeholders came together. This event was opened by Tibor Navracsics, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport.
The first panel dealt with the investigation and data protection by presenting the Study on data protection and anti-doping which represents one of the many consequences of the new GDPR. Moreover, it has been showed the state of play of the fight against doping by the Interpol and WADA representatives and how the cooperation between law enforcement and anti-doping authorities should increase.
The second day focused on prevention through education.