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Minister of Europe, Jim Murphy, at CCPR European Sport Summit On Tuesday 10 June, Jim Murphy MP, Minister for Europe, will attend a European Sport Summit at the Oval Cricket Ground arranged by CCPR (Central Council of Physical Recreation). Mr Murphy will speak on "Europe and the role of sport after the Lisbon Treaty", in the latest of the Minister's series of "Global Europe" events. 13 June 2008
EU Commission ready to offer verdict on non-EU players The Head of the EU Commission’s Sports Unit used CCPR’s European Sport Summit this week to indicate that national governing bodies of sport have much greater powers to set player quotas for non-EU players than they have previously understood. 13 June 2008
Betting research exposes risk to sport 11 April 2008
‘Actions speak louder than words in obesity battle’, says CCPR Commenting on the Government’s publication of its obesity strategy today, CCPR says that further reviews of physical activity programmes will cause delays costing thousands of lives. 23 January 2008
CCPR Annual Conference - 7 May 2008 21 January 2008