City of Bern supports EuroGames with 385,000 Swiss francs
The city of Bern is providing 385,000 francs in support of the 2023 EuroGames in Bern. The city council approved this decision on Thursday. The multisport event is primarily aimed at the LGBTIQ community.
The city will transfer 40,000 francs to the sponsoring association as a contribution. In addition, fees in the amount of around 345,000 francs will be waived.
In the City Council, several speakers emphasized that the EuroGames offered the opportunity to make the LGBTIQ community visible and to promote equality and inclusion. The GB/JA faction failed with the demand to impose regulations on the catering offer and to prohibit commercial advertising.
The council majority also did not want to know about another proposal by the Greens, according to which a maximum of 25 percent of the people performing at the opening ceremony may be "white, non-disabled, dya-cis men". The city council finally approved the proposal by 59 votes to 0 with 14 abstentions.
The EuroGames have already taken place once in Switzerland: in 2000 in Zurich. At that time, the event was still called the European Gay Sports Games. Since 1992, the games have been held every year, with the exception of the years in which GayGames take place.
The EuroGames will be held in Bern from 26 to 29 July 2023. The city council expects between 3000 and 3500 participants, mostly from neighboring countries. As usual, there will be a Pride event at the end. (SDA)
