Council of Europe Acts Against Manipulation of Sports Results, Notably Match-Fixing

At the 1122nd meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies on 28 September 2011, the Committee of Ministers adopted Recommendation CM/Rec(2011)10 to member states  on promotion of the integrity of sport against manipulation of results, notably match-fixing.  The Ministers recalled the work and conclusions of the 11th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Sport (Athens, 11-12 December 2008), in particular in the areas of match-fixing, corruption and illegal betting, as well as the Resolution No. 1 of the 18th Council of Europe Informal Conference of Ministers responsible for Sport (Baku, 22 September 2010) on the promotion of the integrity of sport against the manipulation of sports results (match-fixing).