http://www.euractiv.com/Latests DocumentsUNEenSun, 6 Jul 2008 17:20:10 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss5editor@euractiv.comwebmaster@euractiv.comhttp://www.euractiv.com/cssea/logo.gifhttp://www.euractiv.com/10360http://www.euractiv.com/en/sports/footballers-clubs-get-eu-forum-tackle-labour-rows/article-173817?Ref=RSSA new European social dialogue committee on professional football was launched by the Commission this morning to support employer-player dialogue and help shape employment relations.Wed, 2 Jul 2008 06:35:00 GMTtcm:29-173817-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/sports/beijing-aims-smoke-free-olympics/article-173790?Ref=RSSThe Chinese authorities are joining forces with the World Health Organization (WHO), local groups and businesses to launch health promotion programmes around the Beijing Summer Olympics.Tue, 1 Jul 2008 06:30:24 GMTtcm:29-173790-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/sports/sport-integrates-excludes/article-173426?Ref=RSSWhile sport is a powerful factor for social cohesion, it can also exclude through nationalism, elitism or racism, argues French sociologist William Gasparini in a spring 2008 article published by the  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:01:23 GMTtcm:29-173426-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/sports/uk-announces-free-sport/article-173191?Ref=RSSIn the run-up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced a ï176 million government initiative to subsidise free sporting activities for UK citizens to pull them out of their increasingly sedentary lifestyles.Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:30:00 GMTtcm:29-173191-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/sports/euro-cup-kicks-amid-eu-fifa-dispute/article-173131?Ref=RSSJust before Euro 2008 kicks off tomorrow (7 June), the European Parliament's President Hans-Gert Pöttering met with FIFA and UEFA presidents Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini in a failed attempt to convince the world football governing body not to introduce national quotas on players - a move judged contrary to Community law.Fri, 6 Jun 2008 10:54:00 GMTtcm:29-173131-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/sports/sport-help-fight-gender-discrimination/article-172952?Ref=RSSSport can be a powerful tool to empower girls and women to achieve their full potential in society by creating an enabling environment for gender equality, argues the founder of an international fund supporting women's sport programmes in an interview with EurActiv.Wed, 4 Jun 2008 11:00:00 GMTtcm:29-172952-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/sports/interview-sport-help-fight-gender-discrimination/article-172957?Ref=RSSSport can be a powerful tool to empower girls and women to achieve their full potential in society by creating an environment conducive to gender equality, argues the founder of an international fund supporting women's sport programmes in an interview with EurActiv.Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:30:00 GMTtcm:29-172957-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/sports/slight-decrease-bathing-water-quality/article-172926?Ref=RSSThe Commission's annual report on quality of EU's bathing water shows a slight decrease in the quality of costal bathing areas in 2007.Tue, 3 Jun 2008 06:35:00 GMTtcm:29-172926-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/sports/football-fans-given-ethical-advice-euro-2008/article-172909?Ref=RSSSweden's football team was identified as 'ethically' the best to support during the upcoming Euro 2008 tournament, according to a ranking that takes into account each country's carbon emissions, military spending and corruption levels.Tue, 3 Jun 2008 06:30:00 GMTtcm:29-172909-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/sports/fifa-shown-eu-red-card-player-quotas/article-172786?Ref=RSSEU member states will face infringement procedures if their national football leagues apply FIFA's nationality-based quota on players, with the Commission saying it violates the principles of non-discrimination and freedom of movement of workers.Thu, 29 May 2008 07:00:00 GMTtcm:29-172786-16