European Union News - 11 November 2011

New populations of breast stem cells that guarantee the creation, expansion and maintenance of the diverse cell lineages of the mammary gland during pregnancy and throughout life have been identified by European scientists. According to the researchers, this discovery opens new avenues to uncover the cells at the origin of the different subtypes of breast cancers.

The European Commission approved a Communication which highlights where the main double taxation problems lie within the EU, and outlines concrete measures that the Commission will take to address them. The objectives is remove one of the biggest tax obstacles to the Internal Market according to the Taxation Commissioner, Mr. Šemeta.

The Culture and Education Committee approved a draft resolution in which suggests to initiate strict, even penal, measures, against doping, match-fixing and violence in sports stadia. The text on the European dimension of sport stresses the urgent need to protect the integrity of all sports matches, and says that doping, match-fixing, illegal betting, money laundering in connection with professional sport and violence in stadia should be made criminal offences.

The European Court of Auditors published its 2010 Annual Report in which it confirms that the EU accounts reliable. However payments were still affected by material error. Cohesion, energy and transport was the most error-prone EU area of EU expenditure, with an estimated error rate of 7.7%.