Could there be a European Olympic team?

The idea of a joint European team is resurfacing in the run-up to the Paris Olympics, however its realisation raises more questions that it answers.

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00:00Could the European Union form their own Olympic team?

00:11The question has resurfaced regularly, but according to the rules of the International

00:15Olympic Committee, which only allow flags from nation-states, it is unlikely.

00:20It was the case, for example, in Tokyo in 2021, where the Slovenian representative

00:30asked to parade the Slovenian delegation with a European flag, because they were at

00:38the head of the Presidency of the European Union at that time, it was refused by the

00:42EU.

00:47The European Union has always had a place for sports diplomacy, encouraging initiatives

00:52such as the joint organisation of competitions and the development of sports within the framework

00:57of Erasmus.

01:00However, founding a joint team is not in the best interests of the 27 nation-states, according

01:09to experts.

01:39The 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be hosted in Paris and will run until August 11.