http://www.euractiv.com/Latests DocumentsUNEenSun, 22 Nov 2009 00:24:27 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss5editor@euractiv.comwebmaster@euractiv.comhttp://www.euractiv.com/cssea/logo.gifhttp://www.euractiv.com/10360http://euractiv.com/en/sports/football-fever-beat-malaria-africa/article-187356?Ref=RSSThe 'United Against Malaria' campaign hopes to use the excitement of preparations for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa to help the continent win the fight against malaria, a preventable disease which kills a child every 30 seconds and nearly one million people per year.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMTtcm:29-187356-16http://euractiv.com/en/sports/expectations-high-future-eu-sport-policy/article-186970?Ref=RSSTaking stock of a consultation on the future EU sport policy, the European Commission said citizens expect a lot from the upcoming EU competence on sports. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:30:00 GMTtcm:29-186970-16http://euractiv.com/en/sports/eu-prepares-new-sport-powers/article-186954?Ref=RSSWith the final hurdles to ratifying the Lisbon Treaty overcome last week, the EU is starting major preparations for the successful introduction of Europe's new competence on sport and the development of a proper EU sport programme. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:45:00 GMTtcm:29-186954-16http://euractiv.com/en/sports/women-sport-network-hopes-pick-steam/article-186768?Ref=RSSThe Treaty of Lisbon, once it has entered into force, will give the EU a competence on sport, and the European Women and Sports (EWS) network wants to make sure that women's concerns are taken on board in all aspects of the policy. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:45:00 GMTtcm:29-186768-16http://euractiv.com/en/sports/parliament-asks-3-2010-sport-projects/article-186717?Ref=RSSThe European Parliament amended the EU's draft budget for 2010 last week to include �3 million for sport projects. This is �1.5 million more than proposed by the EU executive, but still less than the previous annual budget.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:15:00 GMTtcm:29-186717-16http://euractiv.com/en/sports/olympic-movement-goes-digital-engage-18s/article-186298?Ref=RSSThe XIIIth Olympic Congress last week approved a number of recommendations for using digital technology and the Youth Olympic Games as tools to boost interest in physical activity among young people.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMTtcm:29-186298-16http://euractiv.com/en/sports/rio-janeiro-host-2016-olympics/article-186068?Ref=RSSThe first Olympic Games to be hosted on the South American continent are expected to give Rio an economic boost and help transform the city into a safer place.Mon, 5 Oct 2009 10:30:00 GMTtcm:29-186068-16http://euractiv.com/en/sports/irish-mep-sport-bring-eu-closer-citizens/article-185952?Ref=RSSThe European Commission should use its upcoming sports competence to bring the EU closer to citizens by sports club twinning, cross-border exchange of minority sports and establishing an Erasmus programme for exchange of sportspeople, Irish MEP Seán Kelly told EurActiv in an interview.Fri, 2 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMTtcm:29-185952-16http://euractiv.com/en/sports/lisbon-treaty-seen-favouring-sports-erasmus-athletes/article-185955?Ref=RSSAs the Irish prepare to vote on the Lisbon Treaty today (2 October), MEP Seán Kelly told EurActiv in an interview what the treaty means for EU sports policy and how he expects the European Commission to use its potential new powers. Fri, 2 Oct 2009 06:50:00 GMTtcm:29-185955-16http://euractiv.com/en/sports/francophone-games-kick-beirut/article-185801?Ref=RSSThe sixth Francophone Games, inaugurated yesterday (27 September) in Beirut, bring together some 3,000 delegates from 42 countries to compete in six sports and seven cultural events over the next ten days.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:20:57 GMTtcm:29-185801-16