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Switzerland will host the European Women’s Football Championship in July 2025. Eight cities will host the games: Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lucerne, Sion, St. Gallen, Thun BE and Zurich.
Originally, there was talk that the federal government would support the European Women’s Championships with approximately 15 million francs. Blick knows: Support of this magnitude was also the request of Sports Minister Viola Amherd (61). Only: she did not get her way in the Federal Council. At the end of January, this Federal Council announced the hammer: the European Football Championship for women may only be supported with four million francs. For savings reasons.
The Commission demands 15 million francs
This decision caused much criticism. In the associations, but also in politics. The responsible Commission for Science, Education and Culture of the Council of States unanimously decided on Friday that 4 million is too little – and now wants to continue to stick to the 15 million francs for the European Women’s Championship. Now Parliament will decide.
The money will be used for state communications, financing combined tickets and sustainable mobility, and for promoting tourism.
Euro 2008 was the last major football event
The committee further writes that it is aware of the current financial situation of the federal government. She therefore decided that the Federal Office for Sport must compensate internally at least three million francs from the EM funds. This amount must therefore be transferred elsewhere. The Federal Council’s plan currently stipulates that the four million amounts spoken must be fully compensated. Parliament will ultimately decide how the money is used.
In addition to the federal government, the European Women’s Football Championship is funded by the host cities and cantons. Individual service providers also contribute. The last major international football event in Switzerland was the 2008 European Championship. The contribution from the federal government amounted to 82.5 million francs. (oko)
Source:Blick
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