A European Strategy for Esports and Video Games

by name voted on 10.11.2022

Summary

This report calls for a long-term European strategy to support the video game and esports sectors, recognizing them as vital cultural and economic drivers. It emphasizes the need for better funding, talent development, and consumer protection.

9 10.11.2022

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Key points

Recognition of the video game industry as a major cultural and creative sector with significant growth potential.
The need for a long-term European strategy to reduce dependence on non-EU actors and support local startups.
The creation of a European Video Game Observatory to provide reliable and harmonized industry data.
A call to revise economic activity classifications to better represent video game developers and esports.

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REPORT on esports and video games Esports and video games

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