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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8409

27 February 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/sport
Council stresses crucial need for article on sport in upcoming Treaty (respecting subsidiarity) and jointly combating doping (before World Anti-Doping Agency conference in Copenhagen on 5 March)

Brussels, 26/02/2003 (Agence Europe) - At the informal Sports Council in Brussels on 25 February, chaired by Evangelos Venizelos and Giorgios Liannis (see Europe of 25 February, p.10), the EU agreed on the need to jointly combat doping in both amateur and professional sport, and the importance of taking account of the specific nature of sport in the future Treaty of the Union. After the meeting, Commissioner Viviane Reding said it was a very positive day for European sport that will help...

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