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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8590

22 November 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/sport
Eurobarometer survey shows that 46% of European practise sport at least once a week and three quarters of Europeans are worried about doping

Brussels, 21/11/2003 (Agence Europe) - At the European Sports Forum on 21-22 November in Verona with the central theme of European Year of Education through Sport 2004 (EUROPE 20 November p 16), the Commission has published the results of a Eurobarometer survey conducted last September among 16 000 people in the 15 Member States. the results are as follows

1) Practising sport: 46% of the people of Europe say they practice a sport or take some form of exercise at least once a week. There are...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The hypothesis of a two-speed Europe, should the Constitution falter, is being set out - Belgium makes an important step forward
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CANADA: Commission is willing to do everything it can to hold the summit cancelled due to Silvio Berlusconi's timetable problems greatly criticised by MEPs - Summit before 12 December in Europe?
(EU) EP/IGC: Constitution Intergroup insists on "minimal requirements"
(EU) EU/IGC/EPP: Extraordinary EPP summit on 4 December in Paris
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/SECURITY: Conference on concerted approach to terrorist threat
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GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2004: Council may finally agree to mobilise financial flexibility instrument for aiding Iraq in return for concessions from Parliament on "CFSP" loans and payments
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Little hope for agreement on Tuesday for reduced VAT rates
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission plans recapitalization of Bull
(EU) EU/EDUCATION COUNCIL/CULTURE: Political agreement expected on three programmes to promote "bodies active at European level" in the fields of youth, education and culture
(EU) EU/SPORT: Eurobarometer survey shows that 46% of European practise sport at least once a week and three quarters of Europeans are worried about doping
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA: Chris Patten meets government and LTTE
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/JHA/ITALY:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/UN: Meeting between Anna Diamantopoulou and Kofi Annan
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Countries of Central European Initiative (CEI) wish to maintain trade links after enlargement
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: First competitions in new Member States
(EU) EU/LEBANON: Meeting on economic dialogue on 24 November
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament takes stance at first reading in support of more radical review of regulation on transfer of waste to prevent tourism of hazardous waste
(EU) EP/EUROMED: Parliament insists on political and cultural dimension of Barcelona Process to be extended to Libya and Mauritania
(EU) EP/BUDGET/IGC: EP warns Ecofin Council it will not allow its budgetary powers to be seized
(EU) EP/NEW NEIGHBOURS: Verheugen stresses that action plans for new neighbours will be "negotiated" documents
(EU) EU/NORTHERN DIMENSION: EU enlargement to accentuate importance of EU Northern Dimension, EP stresses, welcoming second plan of action
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: Reactions vary on stem cell vote
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Polymeric light-emitting diodes and a better method for nutation calculation share EUR 1 million Descartes Prize 2003
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Electronic communications market is picking up, says Commission report
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Venice meeting to adopt recommendation for Naples Ministerial
(EU) EU/FISHING: Those in fisheries sector ask for renewal of current fishing possibilities for cod sole and plaice
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission adopts revised proposal on new status for officials
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Austria's appeal for jcounting transit journeys in Ecopoints is rejected
(EU) EU/REGIONS: general meeting of assembly of european regions in Poland
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Permanent committee in Maastricht
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