Estonia with eight partner countries has submitted a request to the European Commissioner to suspend EU funding for the IOC
kul.ee
Estonia, together with its partner countries, has submitted a request to European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport Glenn Micallef, to exclude from Erasmus+ and other European Union funding programmes any sports or
  • Hamartia@lemmy.worldEnglish
    182·
    4 days ago

    So they can complain about Russia’s unwarranted war of aggression in which thousands have died but not America and Israel’s and all the countries that have been supporting them. Don’t they see that the IOC’s bans have been made to look ridiculous if they don’t also eject the two worst offenders on the planet, and all of their EU partners that have enabled them.

  • A_norny_mousse@piefed.zipEnglish
    7·
    4 days ago

    A few years ago I read up on the history of the modern Olympics, and since then I lost interest in it even more completely than before. I don’t think the EU should fund it at all.

  • Mihies@programming.devEnglish
    72·
    4 days ago

    We are annoyed only when it happens on our border, but support countries comiting war crimes and genocide otherwise.