European Week of Winter Sport

The European Week of Winter Sports (#BeActiveWinter), which is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union, concluded with great success, featuring two key events in Bulgaria – a snowboarding experience in Chepelare and a short-track skating session at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia. These initiatives not only inspired young athletes but also highlighted the importance of physical activity and making winter sports accessible to people of all ages.

After the spectacular start of #BeActiveWinter, Bulgaria keeps the momentum going with a series of exciting and accessible winter events. The first pilot edition of the European Week of Winter Sports unites eight European countries in an initiative co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union. Its mission is to promote an active lifestyle during the winter season and encourage sustainable sports practices.

On February 2, 2025, Bulgaria officially launched the first pilot edition of the European Week of Winter Sports (#BeActiveWinter) with a series of exciting and accessible initiatives for everyone. Co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union, this initiative brings together eight European countries in order to promote an active lifestyle during winter and encourage sustainable sports practices.

In the period 14–18 November 2024 in Rijeka, Croatia, an international training course under the "European Week of Winter Sport – EWWS” (#BeWinterActive) project was held. The event brought together sports organisations from eight European countries to discuss opportunities to promote physical activity during the winter season through sustainable sports practices and raising awareness on climate change.

In the period 08-10 July 2024, an international partnership meeting under the European Week of Winter Sport project took place in Luxembourg. The meeting brought together sports organisations from eight countries to discuss the promotion of physical activity during winter and raising awareness on climate change and sustainability through winter sports. The main objective of the project is to make winter sports more accessible and inclusive while raising awareness on climate change through winter sports which is in line with the EU Work Plan for Sport's goal of promoting sustainability in sport events.

“European Week of Winter Sport” is an Erasmus+ co-funded initiative, aiming to encourage the participation in sport and physical activity while raising awareness about climate change and promote sustainability through the creation and the implementation of the European Week of Winter Sport. The first meeting of the project, which brought together sports organizations from 8 countries, was held in Madrid, Spain on the 26th of January 2024 and was attended by Joanna Dochevska and Ivaylo Zdravkov, representatives of the partner organization from Bulgaria – Bulgarian sports development association.

“European Week of Winter Sport” is an Erasmus+ co-funded initiative, aiming to encourage the participation in sport and physical activity while raising awareness about climate change and promote sustainability through the creation and the implementation of the European Week of Winter Sport. The main project goal is promoting physical activity in winter, making winter sports more accessible and inclusive, and raising awareness about climate change and sustainability through winter sports.