Brussels, 25/08/2008 (Agence Europe) - In a statement published on Sunday 24 August, the president-in-office of the Council of the European Union congratulates Europe for its great achievements at the Olympic Games in Beijing. With 280 gold medals, 101 silver and 92 bronze, the European Union ranks among the top participants, Nicolas Sarkozy notes, speaking of the “victory of sport and of its essential and shared values among the peoples of the Union”. The French president welcomes the...