The sports associations and member states in general warmly welcomed the idea, but some member states had doubts about the real European added value of this project, since there are already a lot of similar initiatives in many member states.
Spordiliidud ja liikmesriigid suhtusid ideesse üldiselt positiivselt, kuid mõned liikmesriigid kahtlesid selle projekti tegelikus Euroopa lisaväärtuses, kuna paljudes liikmesriikides on juba käimas mitmeid sarnaseid algatusi.