Przegląd Europejski – European Studies Quarterly

From resolution to revolution? The role of the European Parliament in launching the European Union’s action on e-sport

2026, No. 2

Hubert Taładaj

0000-0001-7998-0803

University of Warsaw (Warsaw, Poland)

DOI

10.31338/1641-2478pe.2.26.8

Publication date

24.08.2026

Submission date

21.05.2026

Acceptance date

31.07.2026

Publishing model

open access

Field

Social sciences

Discipline

political and administrative sciences, international relations, sociology, law, economics and finance, management and quality studies, social communication and media studies

Language of publication

Polish

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Abstract

This article analyses the measures taken by the European Parliament in the field of e-sport and examines the significance of the Parliament’s legal output for shaping the European Union’s approach to the virtual competition sector. This study highlights a significant discrepancy between increased activity of the European Parliament and limited response of the European Commission to proposals put forward by MEPs. The research employing dogmatic-legal, systems analysis and critical discourse analysis methods has demonstrated that the European Parliament plays a pioneering role in defining e-sport at EU level and formulating proposals to strengthen this sector. However, the soft law instruments employed by the Parliament have not yet resulted in the establishment of a comprehensive policy in this area.

Keywords:

e-sport,European Parliament,European Union sports policy

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