Amb. Aleksandra Đurovic, in the presence of Bjorn Berge, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, signed the Council of Europe Convention on аn Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events, also known as the Saint-Denis Convention.

The Convention was signed at the Palace of Europe in Strasbourg on 17th of May 2021. So far, the Convention, which was opened for signature in Saint-Denis on 3rd of July 2016, has been signed by 36 states, including the Republic of Serbia, with 20 countries having already completed the ratification procedure.

The Saint-Denis Convention is the only internationally binding instrument to establish an integrated approach based on three interdependent pillars: safety, security and service.

The purpose of the convention is to ensure that football and other sports events provide a safe, secure and welcoming environment for all individuals through the implementation of an integrated approach on safety, security and service at sports events by a plurality of actors working in a partnership amid an ethos of co-operation.

It provides measures based on the highest safety, security and service standards developed in Europe and promotes co-operation between all public and private stakeholders in order to provide a safe, secure and welcoming environment at football matches and other sports events.