The EPAS provides a platform for cross government co-operation, allowing for dialogue between representatives, sporting bodies, NGOs, athletes, coaches, officials, businesses and local authorities.

Set up in 2007 to provide a fresh approach to co-operation and address challenges facing sport in Europe, EPAS ensures the continued success of sport with a specific focus on integrity, governance, and fair play.

The Consultative Committee is composed of sporting and international organisations, alongside NGOs. It is one of three statutory bodies and provides advice for decisions made by the Governing Board.

Mohammed Ben Sulayem, FIA President, said: “I am honoured that the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile has been admitted into the Consultative Committee of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport, and I thank the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for our inclusion.

As we join 29 other European sporting organisations, I look forward to working together in the pursuit of ensuring ethical, inclusive, and safe sport.”

Sophie Kwasny, Executive Secretary of EPAS, said: “We are delighted to welcome the FIA as a new member of the Consultative Committee and are happy to be working alongside the Federation in promoting a values-based sport. These principles and values that EPAS represents are mirrored by our members.”

The FIA joins other prestigious global sporting federations, including Rugby Europe, and the World Snowboard Federation as new members of this committee.