Press Release: New milestone in the fight against match-fixing

The European Commission on the 18 September 2014 welcomed a new milestone in the fight against match-fixing, with the launch of the Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions. It also announced that the Convention would be declared open for signature the same evening at a Council of Europe conference of Sport Ministers in Macolin, Switzerland. Over the past two years, the European Commission has played a key role in the preparation and negotiation of the agreement.

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ESO: Background information: Commission will do all it can to help tackle match-fixing and corruption in sport, says Vassiliou http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-commission-will-do-all-it-can-to-help-tackle-match-fixing-and-corruption-in-sport-says-vassiliou/

European Commission: DG Education and Culture: Sport http://ec.europa.eu/sport/

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