Sport

The EU and Sport: EU Commissioners are the new Referees Monday, 11 April 2005

Putting the boot in Chris Heaton-Harris MEP Introduction In the EU Constitution "sport" gets a special mention. In fact, it has a whole article to itself, allowing the European Commission...

Football is once again put at the EU's disposal Wednesday, 05 January 2005

A political football Dr Helen Szamuely Spain will be the first country to hold a referendum on the European Constitution on February 20. The vote is expected to be a resounding yes. Nobody can...

Sport: the Marathon to Integration Monday, 18 October 2004

Stealing our glory Dr Lee Rotherham Brussels' first foray into running Sports Policy happened back in 1988. It was after the Seoul Olympics; the athletes were returning home to...

The golf-ball as a symbol of integration Monday, 20 September 2004

A good walk ruined by the EU Dr Helen Szamuely For a long time now it has been obvious to all those yearning for the existence of one wondrous European state that there was one serious...

It's that game again Thursday, 05 August 2004

The EU will do more damage to football than Sven ever could Dr Helen Szamuely Yes, it's football again. Anyone would think I was obsessed with it. (Though I have noted that the English...