SAN MARINO – The Secretary of State for Sport, Rossano Fabbri, will participate on 3 and 4 November 2026 in the 19th Conference of Ministers responsible for Sport of the Council of Europe, scheduled in the Principality of Monaco. The event will bring together institutional representatives and European sports policy makers to discuss the main challenges of the sector and strengthen cooperation between states.
The Conference, organized under the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS), will address issues related to safety, health, the protection of people and the promotion of inclusive and accessible sporting environments.
One of the central moments of San Marino’s participation will be the signing of the Saint-Denis Convention, scheduled for Tuesday 3 November at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco. This is the Council of Europe treaty dedicated to the safety, protection and quality of reception of spectators during sporting events, with particular reference to football matches. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, will be present at the ceremony.
On Wednesday 4 November, at the Grimaldi Forum, Rossano Fabbri will take part in the work of the Ministerial Conference, which will be opened by Prince Albert II of Monaco and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
The Secretary of State will bring the contribution of the Republic of San Marino in the sessions dedicated to building a common commitment for a safer and healthier sport and to the transformation of shared objectives into concrete actions.
The day will end with the adoption of the Ministerial Resolution and with a limited meeting of the Ministers of the EPAS member states, dedicated to the exchange of experiences and the strengthening of international collaboration.
San Marino’s participation is part of the cooperation process with international sports bodies, with the aim of contributing to the definition of shared policies that recognize sport as having a central role not only in the competitive dimension, but also in health, in the education of young people and in social cohesion.
